Some resthomes are no longer requiring people to show vaccine passes before visiting loved ones after the relaxation of rules this week.

Getting parents on board with a ban on unhealthy drinks is vital, says a principal whose school already has the rule.

Some workers will be unaware they have contracts that mean employers can legally avoid making KiwiSaver contributions, Consumer's boss says.

One of the world's rarest wading birds has been counted at record numbers at a Christchurch estuary.

The law setting up a Matariki public holiday - set for 24 June this year - has passed in Parliament.

Nine young people - including an 11-year-old driver - have been caught after a dairy in Auckland was ram-raided early this morning.

A survey of tertiary students has found a third of students have mould larger than an A4 sheet of paper growing in their houses at least some of the time.

Another top health boss is resigning - the fifth in the last three days.

An investigation has found a KiwiRail employee thought he had applied the brakes on a remote-controlled shunt locomotive and went to make a call on his phone, before the engine fell into the sea.

The death of a woman who was found at a property in Christchurch is being treated as a homicide.

The final section of State Highway 35 in Tairāwhiti, north of Gisborne, that was closed by last month's severe weather event reopens to all traffic tomorrow.

There have been 11,634 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, with 13 further deaths - including three people in their 30s - and 639 people in hospital.

There have been cases of illnesses linked to the eggs overseas, but so far none in this country, MPI says.

The outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific data and the widespread use of masks have been critical parts of NZ's public health response. Watch today's Covid-19 briefing here.

A group of anti-mandate protesters who have been camping in Dunedin's Octagon for almost two months have been formally told to leave by Monday.

No action will be taken over the way donations were used during two of Phil Goff's mayoral campaigns.

Six fire crews and six helicopters have continued working to control a large fire south of Invercargill today.

A University of Auckland epidemiologist wants pharmacies to be doing RATs, to improve the accuracy of tests and better capture the results.