The health care trust operating the home says it's too early to tell how many other staff or residents might have been close contacts.

Cases are up in the North Island and there are fresh worries in the South, but there's reason to hope as we look to the alert level announcement.

More bus journeys, supermarkets and medical centres are among the latest locations of interest added to the Ministry of Health list.

Further tests taken on Thursday could show if Covid found in Christchurch wastewater was due to three active MIQ cases.

All three tests will be played in Christchurch to minimise additional travel risks.

The incident at Karori New World unfolded after a man refused to wear a face mask.

Brazilian swimmer Gabriel Geraldo dos Santos Araujo won silver but is being celebrated like the champion he is.

Proposed winter grazing regulations deemed 'unworkable' by farming groups are being reconsidered by the Government.

From Angelina Jolie's finest turn to a dry run for The West Wing and some classic adaptations, these are the flicks to check out on the Kiwi service.

Lifelong friend and colleague David Hartnell remembers a man who was "showbiz through and through".

Witnesses came within seconds of being mown down by the car, which jumped a red light before hitting an oncoming vehicle and 'barrel rolling' down the street.

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Over the past seven days 6355 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered in South Canterbury.

Many complaints relate to grocery items but supermarket chains say specials still running.

With a new skipper, and a trio of key players staying behind, Ian Foster's men are ready for their long haul on the road.

People who thought a beach 25 minutes away was part of their neighbourhood were given a stern ticking off by police for breaking the "spirit" of lockdown.

Covid-19 cases are rising, but there's one reason for hope as we look to tomorrow's alert level announcement.

Invercargill, Southland and Gore councils have give residents a reprieve on paying rates in response to the nationwide lockdown.

The airport can now reclassify 15.6 hectares of former golf course land removing a noise buffer between the runway and the residents of Strathmore Park.

Fired up at being told he wasn't capable of playing, this inspirational Paralympian has gone on to stun the sporting world.