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RATs to become main test for Aucklanders
Covid testing laboratories are already overwhelmed and can't cope with the large numbers.
Omicron surge - NZ could enter phase 2 within days, long queue at test site
Could the country be moving to phase 2 as Covid-19 cases are expected to rise further?
East Auckland restaurant and Rotorua fast-food joint named as latest high-risk locations of interest
Schools are being hit by new Covid-19 cases within days of opening this year.
74 new Covid cases, 1 death as Taranaki school cluster emerges
The person who died was being cared for at Tauranga Hospital.
Museums discover potential explosive in collections
The potentially explosive acid has been sitting in museum displays.
Intermediate principal resigns after three-year mystery absence
The school's statutory manager couldn't explain why the principal had been absent.
'Treat it like it's Covid': Mum fighting for daughter's life as RSV soars
A Napier mum is terrified of losing her four-month-old daughter who is in ICU with RSV.
Blustery day for upper North Island, Gisborne to be drenched later tonight
Batten down the hatches - it's a windy day in the north.
Weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds for North Island
It will be wet in most of the North Island over the next two days.
Dad reveals why he trusted woman who was later alleged to have abused children
Texts show how Rose helped Williams spend time alone with the young victims.
Equestrian says partner 'compelled' her to help him in child sex acts
Cambridge equestrian Laken Rose is defending 61 charges relating to child sex acts
'I'm not going to die today': Sucked 9km out into surging sea
Father and son reunited after being separated by the surging seas.
Cross-regional bus ticketing system balloons to $14.5m
Regional bus system costing $14.5m is due to be replaced by a national one by 2026.
Live: Wild weather moves north after washing out bridge, roads, cutting power
The Waiho Bridge has been destroyed as a major autumn storm edges north.
Road trip: Petrol pump relief just in time for summer
Petrol prices could continue to fall below $2 - just in time for the summer road trip
Battle at the beach: Surfers dodge gunshots - 'Locals think they own the sea'
Boaties share similar accounts after trio shot at off remote break.
Carnage at cemetery after headstones smashed
A cemetery lies in pieces after a heartbreaking attack on 16 headstones at the weekend.
Artist wins with nod to Stone Age ingenuity
The thinking behind Kiwi ingenuity was tipped on its end by artist Ben Pearce with his Stone Age Eight Gauge entry in the annual No8 Wire competition.