PM Jacinda Ardern says vaccinations will start for frontline workers from Saturday; meanwhile Dr Ashley Bloomfield says having no new community cases is "encouraging" but further testing of close contacts is needed to rule out any possibility of wide...

Emergency services were called to the crash at the intersection of Matai St and Deans Ave shortly after 9pm on Monday.

Traffic was blocked up for hours as commuters tried to flee Auckland at its southern border in north Waikato.

Phillip Takimoana drove off after an argument, not realising his partner was still clinging to the roof of his car to stop him from leaving.

A teenager has died on her way home from school after crashing into a power pole in North Canterbury.

The woman, who had Parkinson's and dementia, had ants crawling on her face and in her mouth while she lay in bed, niece says.

A Taranaki family’s day at the beach was turned upside down when their 3-year-old son was attacked by a dog, tearing a massive slice across his face.

A woman on trial for the way she treated her baby says the boy's father brushed off claims he hurt him, saying he was trying to make him strong.

A staff member is self-isolating and a section of the Whakatāne campus would undergo a deep clean.

Up to 150 walkers may have been on a popular track on Taranaki Maunga on the same day as two people who later tested positive for Covid-19.

Cafes face food wastage, conferences and events are being postponed, and Aucklanders are cancelling trips to Queenstown.

A mother says she stepped in the way of a man who allegedly shot her son to stop him from firing a second bullet.

The Tolaga Bay Races committee denies 'false accusations' after photos of dead horses emerge.

Is the re-emergence of a Covid-19 lockdown the key to INEOS Team UK's turnaround?

The makers of the coronavirus vaccine about to be distributed in New Zealand are under pressure to rapidly distribute worldwide.

Results from school contacts of an Auckland student with Covid-19 are due tomorrow – they're needed to "really rule out" any further transmission.

Between 10 and 20 Auckland Airport staff are being tested daily with saliva swabs - funded by the airport through a private company.

Acting fast against community cases of Covid-19 is the right thing to do, but tourism operators are paying the price for it, Queenstown's mayor says.

Funeral directors are classed as an essential service, but not as essential health workers. The sector says that is a problem.

Proposal put forward by mayor Andy Foster would see upgrade of Wellington's earthquake-prone library delayed until 2024 or 2025.