Waikato DHB - which is still in the grip of a massive cyber attack - says its key focus is on cancer patients receiving radiation treatment, including some new patients due for their first appointment who are still to be identified.

Many gardeners were horrified last week when a 80-year-old tenant at a Christchurch social housing property had her garden ripped up by authorities without warning.

The Auditor-General has told the Tauranga City Council to sharpen up its project procurement process, following the failure of a $19 million car park building.

The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine for the wider New Zealand population has been moved back to the end of July.

A New Zealander who is associated with Islamic State will return to New Zealand after their passport or citizenship of another nation was revoked.

The response to the cyber attack on Waikato District Health Board has "stepped up", says Health Minister Andrew Little, with top government officials attending a crisis meeting in Wellington this afternoon.

South African born Margaret Richardson, who is 86, has finally achieved her big dream opening a hand-dyed knitwear store in New Zealand.

The Reserve Bank has shown no sign of taking its foot off the stimulus pedal as it holds the official cash rate at 0.25 percent, and reaffirms easy monetary policies to support the economy.

A space scientist is encouraging people to go out and see the blood moon eclipse tonight.

Thousands of people who have travelled to New Zealand from Melbourne since 11 May will need to keep a close eye out for symptoms, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

A controversial composting and worm farming operation in North Taranaki - which has been linked to health problems and environmental damage - has had its application to renew its resource consents declined.

A coroner has found the death of an Auckland woman was partially caused by using synthetic cannabis.

Staff at Waikato Hospital's Emergency Department are facing many challenges as they cope with life without any computer systems following the cyber attack on the Waikato District Health Board.

People in parts of the South Island woke to one of the coldest mornings of the year, with sub-zero temperatures in the centre and south.

The government and district health boards were warned last year the country's health IT systems are vulnerable to "significant" cyber threats.

A review of air quality at a controversial composting and worm farming business has found there's likely a relationship between illness and odours emitting from the site.

Random checks of 13 MIQ hotels in February and March found staff shortages, PPE supply problems, returnees left to mingle and bus drivers not complying with PPE rules.

IHC's legal team has started meeting with parents, educators and community groups ahead of a Human Rights Tribunal hearing.