A young mum who fell off the back of a ute and sustained a brain injury faces a decade-long recovery.

The owner of a dog that killed a 1-day-old baby has pleaded not guilty to charges in Hamilton District Court.

John Frederick Dixon, who was involved in a fracas involving a marina, a boat and an oar, will have to wait for an end to his case.

Jonathon Brown says he felt compelled to light the fire that caused irreparable damage to the 105-year-old house after a “feeling came over him”.

“We're expected to hit the 100,000 doses administered milestone in the next couple of days," Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

A couple of hundred youths were seen brawling at the central Hamilton transport centre.

Anthony Baker lived near a popular burnout spot and admitted to firing at eight cars gathered near it.

“This is a tragedy”: Wellington City Missioner says baby could not be resuscitated after staff were contacted by the child's mother.

Kiwis will have to pay at least $3100 if there is a Covid-19 outbreak that prompts a lockdown longer than 72 hours in Australia.

The bones have been transferred to Te Manawa museum, where they will be tested to determine their age.

The former Mataura paper mill, where ouvea premix was being stored, is being converted into a medicinal cannabis and hemp mill.

A woman who used her mother's cashflow card to steal $1800 has caused "regrettable" consequences for her family, a judge has said.

The world is vaccinating its way out of the Covid-19 pandemic. To reach vulnerable people in remote areas, health workers are having to get creative.

One person has been treated for burns following a house fire in Blenheim.

Randall Dixon was intoxicated when he punched two staff members who denied him entry to a cocktail bar in the early hours of the morning.

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A Ministry of Health paper from January said that 274,469 doses should have been administered by this week in the Covid vaccination programme. Instead, as of midnight Tuesday, 90,286 vaccine doses had been given.

Stuff reporter Brittney Deguara spent 14 days in a managed isolation facility. This is what it's like.

A court hearing on whether New Plymouth District Council is owed money over the sale of its Australian farming interest is expected in the next few months, a report to councillors said.

Auckland DHB head says it wasn't "queue-jumping" for board members, who don't interact with patients, to get vaccinated for Covid-19.