The principal of a Christchurch school where a convicted white supremacist failed to be elected to its board believes the outcome underlines what the school is about.

The flag at Government House in Wellington remains at half mast, but today was a day for celebrating those who have achieved the highest honours in New Zealand.

The mantle to the end of the squid's head measured about 4m long, not including its tentacles - and appeared to have been gnawed at while in the sea.

Christchurch City Council has voted against a government directive to introduce new housing intensification standards.

The Prime Minister has confirmed the full New Zealand delegation to attend the Queen's funeral in London.

The Pulp and Paper Workers' Union at Kawerau is to consider a pay offer from the mill owner.

The SPCA is looking for information about the death of a dog left hanging from a tree near Whakatāne.

Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker says we should not abandon all controls at the border and our infectious disease surveillance should be improved because pandemics are becoming more common.

Fewer than 60 percent of students attend school regularly across the country and the government has set a target for 70 percent of students to be back in the classroom regularly by 2024 and 75 percent by 2026.

A convicted white supremacist has failed in a bid to be elected to a Christchurch school's board.

A truck driver closing his cab door was probably all it took to dislodge a dodgy handbrake, sending the vehicle down Ngauranga Gorge and fatally striking a road worker.

Summer holidaymakers should expect disruptions during road trips as the transport agency begins the country's largest ever road renewal season.

Police have identified the woman whose body was found in a burnt-out car in Hawke's Bay's River Road reserve.

When Lorna Johnson was told the refugee sponsorship programme was being extended, she knew she wanted to get involved.

A new hotel in Kaikōura that has not even opened yet is already taking bookings from Marlborough, the region's tourism boss says.

A family with four disabled children had their long-planned holiday ruined as they were turned away from their Jetstar flight after waiting in line to check in their daughter's wheelchair.

A man who was meant to be providing staff for Managed Isolation Quarantine facilities has allegedly fraudulently obtained nearly $1.5 million from the Ministry of Health.

There are 1941 new community cases of Covid-19 to report today, the Ministry of Health says.