Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact on their workforce in ways they have not prepared for.

A group of antivax and anti-mandate protesters have been given an ultimatum by the Dunedin City Council - pack up and leave, or be moved on.

Two people have been seriously injured in a stabbing at a Hamilton secondary school, police have told Checkpoint.

Sam dives into the wizarding world this week with Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore.

All Black and Crusaders legend Dan Carter has just completed a 24-hour kickathon in an effort to raise funds for children across New Zealand and the Pacific.

A legal challenge questioning the lawfulness of the government's Covid-19 vaccination mandate for educators and health workers has failed in the High Court.

The much maligned process for prostate cancer testing may soon be ditched - thanks to the invention of a tiny tool that's showing promising results.

A huge new rail yard proposed for the outskirts of Palmerston North is a step closer to reality. Affected residents are unhappy, but KiwiRail says the yards are much needed.

Ten new deaths have been reported today - including someone aged between 10-19 - while the daily number of new community cases in New Zealand has dropped back below the 10,000 mark.

Two reports collating Covid-19 data on Māori and Pacific peoples have revealed an uptick in deaths in both groups in the week ended 3 April.

Electric vehicle owners are being warned to top up if heading over Transmission Gully, because the steep road will drain their batteries faster than the old coastal route.

Gisborne Police have charged a man with attempted murder after another man was found in a ditch with life-threatening injuries.

A sliver of land just a metre wide has sparked a call for recognition of historic land confiscation when council land is sold in New Plymouth.

Police are appealing for anyone with information about the death of Simon Bevers at a rural property in Hope, near Nelson, to disclose it to police.

A large fire that has been burning through conservation wetlands south of Invercargill is mostly contained.

Two people who tortured and murdered 17-year-old rough sleeper Dimetrius Pairama in 2018 have their appeals rejected.

Manurewa man Gary Cowley has died in hospital after being allegedly hit by a vehicle alongside multiple pedestrians at Westfield Manukau last month.

Car dealers are worried they will have to pay the bill for errors in the Clean Car Discount Scheme that could cost buyers hundreds or even thousands of dollars.