We are just two months shy of the two-year anniversary of New Zealand's first nationwide lockdown, but for some, the "team of five million" sentiment feels like years ago.

A New Zealander in Australia was forced to care for her premature baby in hospital alone after her attempts at securing an emergency MIQ room were rejected.

Parents have been able to "test-drive" educating their children at home during the pandemic and have seen the benefits of a different lifestyle, an advocate says.

Emergency services are responding to an incident in Cromwell where a ute and trailer have gone into the Clutha River off a bridge.

Opinion - New Zealand's position amidst tensions between Russia, Ukraine and the West is examined by international analyst Geoffrey Miller.

Residents and leaders in Hawke's Bay are making last-ditch attempts to stop lower speed limits on the highway between Napier and Taupō.

Bellis, who is stuck in Afghanistan, says her MIQ application has been met with "technicalities and confusion" and she has been asked to apply under a different category.

A man is dead after serious crash that has closed the main highway near Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington.

Te Tai Tokerau tourism and hospitality businesses are reporting a quieter Auckland Anniversary weekend than most.

Weather experts say New Zealand has had a near-record warm summer so far but they warn February could bring heavy rain.

About 2000 litres of oil have been recovered following a catastrophic factory fire in North Canterbury that left a toxic slick coating Kaiapoi rivers and workers facing an uncertain future.

There are 91 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today.

A midwife has been censured and fined nearly $15,000 for giving a woman in labour a placebo instead of a painkiller.

Albany Senior High School principal Claire Amos says teaching face to face would not be sustainable if at least 10 percent of staff are working from home and isolating.

A Wellington musician facing charges of sexual offending has had interim name suppression extended in a pre-trial hearing.

A teenager is in a critical condition and another is in a serious condition after being shot during an incident in Invercargill.

A rāhui is in place for the Whakatāne heads after a drowning there last night.

A Covid-19 modeller is forecasting 200 community cases a day of the coronavirus by Wednesday and 400 daily cases by the end of the week.