The Ministry of Health has confirmed there are 104 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, including a case in the South Island.

Steve Smith was killed when his motorcycle collided with a car, not far from the gang's South Island headquarters, on Friday night.

And with no sign of a level change, some are wondering if the weak positive means the region has "dodged a bullet".

Police have closed the highway just south of Waihola after the fatal two car collision at 9.15am.

The Te Awamutu cases have all been linked to an exposure event in a household setting.

Health and disability workers now have more time to become fully vaccinated with a newly signed order extending the end date out until Janurary 1, 2022.

The girl was in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle on Boundary Road just before 2am.

Kristine Ford has lost sleep over the $2000 she paid Mark Morton for work never started. She's not alone, but the jack-of-all-trades says he's keen to make amends.

A helicopter was sent to the property, believed to be a farm, after police were called shortly before 9am.

Tyson O’Neill, 16, died when the stolen car he was driving at speed crashed into a tree. His mother says he paid the ultimate price for his mistakes.

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Wellington and Rotorua Airports are among the new locations of interest after the South Island recorded its first Covid-19 case since 2020.

The long weekend is about to get a lot better for a Whanganui Lotto player having won $1 million in Saturday’s draw.

NZ will shift to a new "traffic light" system once 90 per cent of eligible people in each DHB are double-jabbed. The plan is much more cautious than many other countries' approaches.

The North Shore suburb of Redvale has a Covid-19 test positivity rate of six per cent, says the Ministry of Health.

The Government will fund recreational drugs checks at festivals and concerts, giving $800,000 to a service that previously operated in a legal grey zone.

The Ministry of Education is advising Wellington East Girls' College after some students say a fight broke out at a party over the use of racist language.

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Countdown in Takapuna and Te Atatu and a dairy in Te Awamutu were visited by someone with Covid-19 in the last week.