Twyford is the second Labour MP to test positive today, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier revealing she had also contracted the virus.

The spike in polytechnic enrolments seen last year has collapsed, leaving the institutes with about the same number of enrolments as in 2020.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and will miss Budget day Thursday.

One of the oldest bars in Auckland is celebrating its 125th anniversary today and despite the impact of Covid in the hospitality industry, its owner is determined to mark the occasion.

Sam is back with a look at the latest of Disney+'s Marvel series, the mind-bending adventures of Moon Knight.

There have been two more ram raids in Auckland overnight, with one shop targeted for the second time in 24 hours.

Eighteen new deaths of people with Covid-19 and 7068 new community cases have been reported in New Zealand today.

Otago police are calling for duck shooters to take care of themselves, their mates and their firearms, after opening weekend in the area was marred by a tragic death and an incident of unattended guns.

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has apologised for deleting an online post, sparking a backlash from survivors.

Tensions ran high and council workers were booed at a Christchurch community meeting last night over the area's ongoing "Bromley stench."

One person has died after a crash in Hastings this morning.

A funeral for an unknown Central Otago gold miner will be held this morning.

Researchers from more than 30 universities used standardised methods to assess policy settings, urban design and transport

Ukrainians in Nelson have been buoyed by the support they have received from the opposite side of the world to their war torn homeland.

Doctors and nurses organisations are not happy with the government's mmigration and border changes, saying it won't help a system under severe strain.

A student engineer posed as a structural expert for years, signing off on 30 earthquake assessments on buildings, even though she did not even have a degree.

A 47-year-old man will appear in court today after a stabbing in New Lynn.

A courier driver was in his second day on the job, after being given 45 minutes' notice to start work, when he crashed into an oncoming vehicle, killing a beloved wife, mother and grandmother.