Officials are defending their Covid-19 communication amid mounting criticism about their effectiveness, MIQ fees are set to increase for temporary entry visa holders, and business leaders seek transparency.

To help you nagivate the alphabet soup of cases and understand how the suburb of Papatoetoe became the focal point of a major elimination drive by health authorities, RNZ has compiled a helpful guide.

After a damning IPCA report on the extent of the "boys club" within the police force, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says the behaviour is unacceptable and the organisation needs change.

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says he won't make any promises to struggling communities in Franz Josef and Fox Glacier.

A man who put a spy camera in an Auckland gym's changing room is trying to have his case heard in the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to keep his identity secret.

Although the government is doing a good job getting information out there, communication is not always clear, some students say.

A public meeting on the lead contamination of East Otago's water supply has been delayed due to Covid-19 restrictions.

No new cases of Covid-19 have been found in the community today, while four have been found in managed isolation and quarantine facilities, Ashley Bloomfield says.

New safety regulations on dams, setting limits on how high they can be and how much water they can hold, are coming in.

Temporary entry visa class holders coming into New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine facilities will have to pay more from 25 March.

One of two men arrested yesterday in relation to the discharge of a firearm in Napier at the weekend has been charged, police say.

Lake Ōhau Village residents have met with authorities to identify lessons from the fire which destroyed dozens of homes last year.

Police received calls about the gathering which involved a number of people who did not live at the house.

A small rural district in the North Island is facing rates rises like it hasn't seen in years as it grapples with an historic lack of investment.

The year-long review identified abuse and intimidatory conduct, and sexist and racist behaviour underlying experiences of bullying within police.

A panel of experts will assess Pharmac's performance and whether its objectives need to be changed.

A migrant worker who had his resident visa application incorrectly assessed is furious Immigration New Zealand's mistake will see him have to leave the country before the end of the year.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is backing the level of official communication with the South Auckland family at the centre of self-isolation scrutiny and public anger over the Auckland level-3 lockdown.