'Mum's been crying and singing and crying again.'

There has been a steady decline in new case numbers in recent days.

Businesses will be able to download an app that will verify their customers' vax status.

Police are reviewing just how much PPE gear the officers were wearing.

The alert level 3 boundary in Waikato could be extended if more Covid cases show today.

A newborn baby has tested positive for Covid at Auckland's North Shore Hospital.

Chris Hipkins: 'We've still got to hold our nerve here'.

Today marks the 40th day of Auckland's lockdown.

Twenty two of today's cases are linked to the rest of the outbreak.

More details about the new virtual MIQ booking system revealed.

Umu Cafe says it is shocked after news that a Covid positive man visited their cafe.

Thousands of homes left without heating in the depths of winter overnight.

More details are expected about a Covid outbreak on a container ship off Tauranga.

Public health officials continue to monitor the situation in Australia.

Sixteen of 18 crew members on the Spanish-flagged Playa Zahara are infected.

Testing continues on board another ship with mariners experiencing flu-like symptoms.

Police are executing "a number of search warrants" across the country.

Health officials are expected to continue a travel bubble pause with Victoria.

More Covid positive cases in Melbourne have been reported in the city overnight.

It was the once-in-a-lifetime event many stayed up late to see.

The wife of infected Sydney man in his 50s has also tested positive for Covid.

Will there be any new cases in managed isolation?

All new cases tested positive on arrival into New Zealand.

The first of three massive quakes struck in the dead of night - about 2.30am.

Auckland is now in alert level 3, while the rest of New Zealand is in alert level 2.

Father of five Tino Tagiilima died when the van he was in crashed with a truck on SH5.

The seasonal worker killed in the SH5 crash yesterday was a father of five children.

There are four people still in hospital with Covid-19.

"I think it's great - I hope it becomes a trend," says flattered Collins.

Vaetasi Asiata was to return home to Samoa on Friday when he died in a crash on Sunday.

Cluster family bullied online: 'The comments on social media have turned nasty'.

Members at a church in Māngere are urged to get tested after a family tested positive.

A no tsunami threat was made known about 50 minutes after the 7.4 mag quake struck.

PM says review is under way, and more information will be released this afternoon.

One area has more than double the number of breaches than other region.

Anyone travelling at Easter, breaking lockdown rules, could be arrested.

The Teaching Council which represents 100,000 teachers has written to Ardern.

White Island survivors Rick Reed and Ivy Kohn Reed may soon be okay to fly home to the US.

Waihī Beach residents evacuated after hearing sirens starting about 9.30pm.

Two people on a yacht had to be rescued a second time this week.

Search and rescue crews are looking for a vessel after two mayday calls last night.

The bodies of Rick Elzer and Karla Mathews were to travel home together.

A Kiwi tour guide is one of two people still missing on White Island.

Heavy rain watches are in place for many parts of the North Island today.

Occupants of the house shared a video showing smashed windows, and graffiti on the wall.

A house in Taupō has been left completely trashed by vandals.

Thunderstorms might still occur in parts of the North Island early today.

Severe thunderstorm watch in place from Taranaki to Northland until midnight tonight.

Cold fronts are expected over New Zealand, bringing cold, wet and windy weather.

Exactly what was seen over New Zealand skies remains somewhat of a mystery.

Some parts of the country set to reach in excess of 30C and to continue until Thursday.

Resident Doctors at DHBs will strike twice this month.

American star said she couldn't wait to 'enjoy the country and explore the culture'.

The Duchess of Sussex wore a Karen Walker Banks trench coat when she touched down today.

Interactive NZ map shows how many Maori place names there are - or could be.

Isaia Vuki, 24, died in Fiji yesterday following a sudden illness.

The stripper in the Chiefs scandal says rugby's drinking culture should be discouraged

World Cup heroes show off their trophy.

Jaedyn Randell, 16, has been cast as Disney's Moana in the Te Reo version of the hit film.

Ian and Frances Jenkins were out fishing in Taupo when they noticed the skies change.

In what can only be described as true Kiwi spirit, scores of reggae fans in Tauranga put on a spontaneous show of harmony as they sang a Maori waiata together.

Valerie Adams visited her mother's grave today, after news she has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

What sort of weather will usher in the new year?

A misguided dive onto a bed has left a former top volleyball representative not knowing if she will walk again.