The Ministry of Health is not advising any restrictions or cancellations of events after a former Pullman Hotel guest who has been isolating at home in Hamilton for a week tested positive. Watch the latest update here.

Surf Lifesaving New Zealand is warning not all beaches are patrolled, and swimmers must take responsibility to keep themselves safe.

People are being advised against swimming at Muriwai Beach in west Auckland after sharks were spotted in the water.

Obtaining vital clues to the health and history of lakes in Aotearoa-New Zealand is the focus of research being carried out on three Rotorua lakes.

Police are reassuring residents of an Auckland suburb that they will maintain a presence in the area, in the wake of another firearms incident.

Thick black smoke spread across Lyttelton Harbour after a boat caught fire and sank earlier today.

Approval has been given to build the harbour-side walking and cycling link between Wellington and Lower Hutt.

Auckland swimmers are being warned to take care as several beaches experience jellyfish blooms.

The body of a man has been found in the Waimakariri River, north of Christchurch.

A Whakatāne school has lost eight classrooms as an entire block went up in flames last night.

Community events in Hamilton have been cancelled after a former Pullman Hotel guest who has been isolating at home for a week tested positive for Covid-19.

Residents in the coastal Otago towns where the water supply is contaminated with lead vented their frustrations at officials last night in a heated meeting.

Waka Kotahi is warning southern motorists to prepare for heavy traffic in the South Island over the next few days with the long weekend followed by the Burt Munro Challenge next week.

Part of Christchurch's red zone will take on a new use this weekend as racing drones speed through purpose-built obstacle courses there.

An industrial overflow may have contaminated a popular swimming spot in Napier, and people are being warned to avoid it.

Residents in two coastal Otago towns say they want answers about lead contamination in drinking water ahead of a public meeting where they will confront authorities.

Refugees will soon resume arriving in New Zealand for the first time since the resettlement programme was frozen last year.

Firefighters near Dunedin are busy battling a number of grass fires.