Drivers' licence photos will not be run through the One Time Identity facial recognition system unless a person chooses it, the Transport Agency says.

The Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate to 2.5 percent and only time will tell what impact this will have on people trying to get into the housing market, the First Home Buyers' Club says.

The Solicitor-General says the investigation of all Crown lawyers involved in a significant miscarriage of justice is about ensuring public confidence.

Damage and disruption as a result of Tuesday's wild weather left some Canterbury residents with a strong sense of deja vu.

Researchers can now explain how long-term diseases chronic fatigue syndrome and long-Covid develop in the body.

An Auckland woman who was found dead in her car last week lost her home in a legal battle with her brother.

Canterbury film makers are hoping the premiere of a new movie filmed in the region will encourage more overseas productions to set up in the region.

The New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) has expressed disappointment with Tauranga Moana District Court's decision on a dog attack on a Bay of Plenty veterinarian.

A mother and daughter who bred German shepherds have been sentenced today after one of the SPCA's largest prosecutions.

A North Taieri resident who helped a man after an attempt to cross a swollen ford turned fatal says changes need to be made to avoid another unnecessary death.

The Human Rights Commission is urging police to address their treatment of transgender people after an officer broke a woman's ankle and misgendered her in reports.

Government agencies have a facial recognition system set up to share drivers' licence photos with the Covid-19 vaccine passport scheme.

The two people charged over the handling of donations to the New Zealand First Foundation have lost a bid for continuing name suppression.

The first national ice swimming championship will be held at an outdoor pool in Alexandra this weekend.

Another 29 people have died with Covid-19 and there are 11,464 new community cases in the country today, the Ministry of Health says.

Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitors, potentially increasing the risk of students catching Covid-19.

Police have charged a 34-year-old man with murder following the death of a woman in West Auckland.

The manager of a Brooklyn liquor store targed in a ram raid says thieves have "broken everything".