REVIEW: This is a show where you can see the seams, but some scenes and lines are side-splittingly funny.

The man who has been charged with murder is the woman's neighbour, and police were examining his property for the past two days, Stuff understands.

The new infections are linked to passengers who arrived on a flight from Brisbane last week.

US tennis great Jim Courier has slammed the young Candian star for being 'out of order' over the outburst.

In amongst a match with more drama than Shortland Street, some high-quality tennis was played but a gutsy Kiwi came up short.

Hospice South Canterbury’s major fundraiser, the four-day Caroline Bay Rock and Hop has been cancelled.

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Many major events have been cancelled and more are expected following the move to the red traffic light setting and the 100-person cap on gatherings.

The response team has been halved as fire services get a tighter grasp on a fire that has blazed through the Far North for more than a month.

Omicron could force closures of restaurants and schools if too many staff have to isolate, industry leaders warn.

Dunedin Railways has announced a planned sale of surplus rolling stock has been withdrawn, pending a decision by its owner – the Dunedin City Council.

Medical radiation technologist Peter Dooley loaned his height to a social-distancing campaign. Now it will live on half a world away.

A severe thunderstorm watch that was issued for upper the North Island has been lifted.

Sport Manawatū’s holiday programme proved a hit with some of the region’s youngsters.

Omicron's arrival has put on hold important celebrations for East Asian and South East Asian communities in New Zealand.

Plan an isolation room, sort out your ventilation, and think about the logistics for the whole whānau, say the experts.

Parents should consider keeping babies and toddlers home when the ”inevitable” spread of Omicron happens, experts say.

The regulator is due to make its assessment of the Covid vaccine in about two weeks, but Cabinet will then need to decide if it will be used in the roll-out.

The Gaming Machine Association supports paying an additional $8m to the Problem Gambling Levy, but questions whether there's “good value for the money”.

One of the crucial parts of the response to Covid-19 has been the linking of the genomics of people who have caught the virus.