Key privacy issues were at stake over a legal battle with Whānau Ora over data on unvaccinated Māori, the ministry says.

A so-called grey area in the Covid-19 rules means bars and nightclubs have been hosting parties in the red light setting, free of masks or seated service.

Dividing cyclists from traffic on a small stretch of Palmerston North highway has split opinion among city residents.

Ukrainians trying to flee to New Zealand under a family reunification visa are being told they can come, but they will have to leave their relatives behind.

It's local elections year, and politicians up and down the country are hoping to be re-elected or pick up a seat for the first time on local bodies.

Inflation and Covid-19 being blamed - and with the price for 1000L of water will go up by about 12 cents, households with average water use will pay about $1.50 more a week.

There are 14,120 community cases of Covid-19 and 23 further deaths to report today.

Bones discovered during construction work on Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway have been aged to be at least 180,000 years old and possibly up to 345,000 years.

A hearing to determine whether a judge accused of misconduct should be investigated, despite the fact they no longer hold office, has wrapped up this afternoon.

More than $12,000 of road signage has been destroyed on a crime spree in the Motueka Valley.

Deputy Police Commissioner Tēvita Vailea said their bodies were discovered by police at their resort home in the village of 'Utungake on the afternoon of Saturday 2 April.

Chris Fleming will step down as chief executive of Southern DHB when it transitions to the new Health New Zealand authority on 1 July.

It is inevitable new Covid-19 variants such as the newly discovered XE strain will arrive in the country, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

The sole survivor of a car crash that left five teenage boys dead near Timaru has pleaded guilty to five charges of dangerous driving causing death.

Deeper and and more rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, an IPCC scientist has warned.

ACC mixed up the files of two people with similar names and sent the medical notes of one to the other.

Some principals doubt they can adequately ventilate their classrooms to reduce the spread of Covid-19 during winter.

The hunters walked out of the bush and are now being assessed by doctors.