Heavy localised downpours are expected across Auckland and northern/western parts of Waikato.

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He's a confidence player, and Ian Foster's new first five says that won't change in just his second test start in the position.

The impressive US spin-off of Taika and Jemaine's hit mockumentary is back, while the former also has a hand in a bittersweet, new coming-of-age tale.

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The hospitality sector in the South Island must return to alert level 1 “immediately” as the financial situation becomes desparate for many businesses, a prominent industry insider says.

A 26-year-old man is facing serious assault and family harm charges after armed police cordoned off a street in Redwood, Christchurch.

An Auckland truck driver who travelled to Hamilton, Cambridge and Tauranga has tested positive for Covid-19.

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A low-sensory clinic has created a safe vaccination setting for people with special needs.

Police say they are satisfied the pair's flight aboard a private jet owned by an air ambulance company did not breach lockdown rules.

The patient, who had no symptoms but was tested due to widened surveillance swabbing, is as yet unlinked to a cluster.

The SailGP high-speed summer yacht racing event, expected to bring millions of dollars to New Zealand, has been cancelled.

The list was updated as the Ministry of Health said locations were due to be added relating to the movements of a truck driver who has tested positive.

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One case is a truckie who crossed the Auckland boundary, while Ardern says the rest of NZ will likely stay at level 2 even if Auckland drops to level 3.

Te Tapu o Tāne, a new iwi-led environmental charity, will receive funding to establish native plant nurseries and undertake restoration projects in Southland.

Awapuni School in Palmerston North has had a week filled with activities and learning words in te reo.

The NZ sharemarket fell 0.1 per cent, with strong pre-lockdown economic growth a reminder of the case for interest rate rises.

Judge asks how the entity behind most of the region's meth crime can be involved in a meth rehab programme.