LGNZ is making a final plea for council candidates for this year's elections in what it's calling an "SOS for local democracy".

New Zealand has almost 100 earthquake-prone hospital buildings, with 35 in high-risk seismic zones.

Despite most universities goals to increase the proportion of Māori and Pacific students and staff, their numbers remain stubbornly low in research and STEM.

Almost 150 workers who are members of the Pulp and Paper Workers Union have today been locked out of a toilet paper factory in Kawerau over a pay dispute.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment says it will no longer accept equipment from a major Chinese surveillance camera maker.

A prominent 'buy now pay later' scheme provider says it supports any government moves to protect consumers.

A man just managed to avoid going down with a ship that sank in Wellington Harbour overnight, the harbourmaster says.

Rain and thunder rocked Auckland last night, flooding a small town up north.

The Ministry of Transport has sent the government its advice on changing penalties and fines for motorists. There's speculation there could be more use of demerit points, or fine sizes being linked to income.

The public is being asked to help name three new train stations planned for the fast-growing suburb Drury, south of Auckland.

Schools are reporting some success in getting their most serious truants back to class.

The country will remain at the orange Covid-19 traffic light setting while hospitalisations remain elevated and pressure on the health system continues through winter.

The company that ran a criminal history check on him says on its website it is connected to government databases, uses facial recognition technology and can share it with recipients in the US.

There are 5939 new community cases of Covid-19 to report today, the Ministry of Health says.

Despite the government's plea for everyone to wear face masks indoors, mask wearing is hit and miss around the motu.

Heavy rain inundated Puhoi overnight, causing flooding and at least one slip.

A New Zealand Air Force C130 Hercules has broken down in Vanuatu leaving the Defence Minister stranded in Honiara.

One person has died following a crash involving three trucks on State Highway 8 through Burkes Pass.