Could the country be moving to phase 2 as Covid-19 cases are expected to rise further?

Schools are being hit by new Covid-19 cases within days of opening this year.

The person who died was being cared for at Tauranga Hospital.

The South Island is expected to get drenched today.

Marchers have been told they are not welcome in Waitangi by local Māori leaders.

A Napier mum is terrified of losing her four-month-old daughter who is in ICU with RSV.

The Government must intervene to protect sick patients, Waikato cancer doctor warns.

Waikato DHB has called in external experts and the government's spy agency to help.

Girl in tears after being told she couldn't play rugby league with her male teammates.

It will be wet in most of the North Island over the next two days.

Dunedin City Council spent $42,714 investigating complaints about elected members.

Auckland could get falls of 25mm of rain an hour today.

Good news for snow lovers - the North Island ski areas plan to open this year.

Can you go and visit your boyfriend at level 3? We tell you how.

Pre-schooler has undergone more than 25 surgeries.

Major changes to competitions and development opportunities in kids sport on the way.

Another snowfall overnight means crew are busy with de-icing the lifts and buildings.

Eighty per cent of Taupō's wastewater poured straight into lake.

Kids playing too much sport can be just as harmful as too little, experts warn.

Rock climber 'very lucky" after falling 7 metres at Tongariro National Park this morning.

Rival mayors say people are going to Hamilton for the events, and not much else.

The Waiho Bridge has been destroyed as a major autumn storm edges north.

Kiwis have been feeling the heat - and some places had a heatwave.

Former MP said she felt in danger when she drove over the legal limit.

Petrol prices could continue to fall below $2 - just in time for the summer road trip

The musician is in Hamilton to inspire students.

Arteen Mosaferi had a cheeky smile, large brown eyes and loved to laugh and cuddle.

Primary teachers and principals will go on strike on August 15.

The remaining funds raised for the family poisoned last year to be released within a week.

Torrential rain that flooded parts of the North Island is expected to ease.

Police are investigating whether two separate acts of vandalism in Auckland are linked.

The latest proposal would see 18m litres of NZ water a day sent offshore.

NZ Pure Blue Springs reveals Chinese and Australian investors own 61 per cent between them

Crown prosecutor Aaron Perkins gave his opening address today.

The trial for Rhys Warren continues with just 11 jurors after one was discharged.

Rhys Richard Ngahiwi Warren denies charges relating to an armed stand-off in Kawerau.

A wife watched in horror as her husband's truck bounced off the road, flipped and then skidded about 30m on its side as smoked poured from it.

Whether to accommodate out-of-towners or for residents struggling to find a house to put over their heads, the need for houses is strong in Taupo.

Tokoroa job went viral in February but no one suitable has come forward.

Stress of running own clinics seen as putting doctors off working in isolated country areas.

"Exiting a plane at low altitude to get out and activate parachutes and have them open normally and land safely is amazing."

The Australian teenager critically injured in a crash which killed two people near Rotorua is awake and talking to his parents, while his classmates mourn the loss of a fellow student and....