"Rushed and anxious" activity on flight as passenger seen being carried to back of plane.

More than 8600 people receive Covid-19 vaccine, with one given every 90 seconds at the Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau.

Used to taking corners at the Pukekohe racetrack at speeds of up to 200kmh, no corner seemed too challenging for motor sport prodigy Thomas Boniface.

Middlemore Hospital worker not showing symptoms of Covid-19 after “PPE protocol incident” while managing a patient from Fiji infected with the virus.

“The sheer numbers of animals being pumped out ... it’s puppy milling, there’s no other word for it," vet says.

Immigration NZ's decision not to grant daughter a visa is "unfair" and "absurd", father says.

Whakapapa ski field forced to close temporarily after snow-making machine leaks ammonia.

Four Auckland security guards from across the criminal underworld have lost their security licences in a targeted police effort.

A boy who cut himself was flown by rescue helicopter on Friday evening from Tākaka to Hutt Hospital.

A hospital staff member has been placed in quarantine as a precaution after a 'PPE protocol incident' during the management of a Covid-19 patient from Fiji, Ministry of Health says.

The necklace claims to repell viruses, but experts call it "loony tunes stuff".

The 42-year-old, who has worked on X Factor and Jono and Ben, has admitted burglary and obtaining by deception.

Nine MIQ spots booked through a third party have been cancelled, while a further 120 registrations are under investigation or have been suspended.

The state has gone into a snap Covid lockdown, and health authorities are urging returned Kiwi travellers to check whether they might have been exposed to the virus.

A rescue operation was undertaken by a boat on Saturday afternoon, but efforts to revive the man were unsuccessful.

"I don't know how she survived," says Caitlin Blanch's dad, after the 17-year-old was found in the hills behind Alexandra.

He might be 86, but Gordon Dennis didn't let that stop him from building a giant shrine on the side of a state highway.

Where was Napoleon when he died?

Housing supply has kept pace with population growth, but there is less property available for owner-occupiers to buy, one property analyst says.

Residents support the state housing agency building high-rise apartments in Whangārei CBD, amid a housing affordability crisis.