Most of the country to start at 'orange' as Prime Minister reveals traffic-light setting for every area.

NZ's top cop is "concerned" at the rise in violence police have seen this year: “When I heard three officers had been shot, my heart sank."

National Party MP Jacqui Dean makes first public comment since the ousting of Judith Collins as leader.

Jamie Robin Laing, 29, was badly injured and has not been able to appear in court after he was arrested on Friday.

“I just got sick of starving,” says a Wellington City Council housing tenant unable to afford to pay exorbitant rents.

The missing 50-year-old Nelson woman Carole Marfell has been found, police confirmed Monday night.

A Waikato man is warning motorists to be careful after his close encounter with a dangerous driver on a winding road.

A number of people are facing charges over donations made in 2017 and 2018 to the two major political parties.

Battle to replace Judith Collins underway as senior figures push for a deal to be done that avoids a contested vote.

There's growing concern the New Year's festival should be pulled under the new Covid protection framework.

In a rare case for environmental offences, Adrian Neil Page was jailed for deliberate and repeated damage to wetlands on Kāpiti Coast property.

The pristine surface of a new skatepark in Masterton has been marred by skateboard marks. Skaters had jumped the fence and used the facility before the concrete had cured.

Interislander ferries will proof of vaccination and or a negaitve Covid-19 test for travellers from December 15.

Asked if he was vaccinated, Auckland man Rex Warwood said: "You're not sticking that s... in me." Weeks later, he was dead.

Some nurses may not see their pay rises before Christmas, despite a commitment made by health boards and the health minister saying the delays are "unacceptable".

A clutch of regions in the North Island with low vaccination rates will start in the “red” traffic light setting, but a Kawerau Mayor is wanting the ministry to take better control.

There are three cases in Waharoa, 5km from Matamata - the district's first community cases since the Delta outbreak began.

Here's what you need to know about how workplaces will work under the new Covid protection framework.

Dancing in nightclubs, going to music festivals, and hosting weddings without number limits. This is what the South Island and parts of the North have to look forward to.

Joe Pryor, 63, walked out of his workplace about 8am on Friday after writing “be back at 10.30” on a whiteboard. He hasn't been seen since.