The cyclist has been taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The shops will shut as usual on Good Friday.

Decision on whether supermarkets would open over Easter to be made tomorrow.

The new cases brings the total since the pandemic began to 589.

He survived nearly three days on meat from a deer he'd shot earlier, and limpets and paua.

The Covid-19 lockdown of New Zealand started at 11:59pm 25 March 2020. This is what it was like on the first morning.

All police officers have been told to report for duty after prison breakout.

The vehicle caught fire shortly after the crash in Karapiro.

The country's alert level is still at two, Director-General of Health says.

The conscience vote on the polarising legislation passed its final reading 68-51.

There are currently 20 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, as of Wednesday.

School closures are currently not on the horizon.

The impact of coronavirus on the oil market is a major factor behind the fuel price drop.

A major police operation is unfolding where they are hunting a speeding vehicle.

Two men are undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds at Middlemore Hospital.

Decontamination of all sites, including the Rotorua courthouse, will take place.

Emergency services rushed to the accident at Countdown Auckland City.

The inmate died after being attacked by a fellow prisoner inside Paremoremo Prison.

An ex security guard opened fire and took dozens of people hostage in Manila.

Residents have been told to stay indoors, close windows and avoid using air conditioning.

All remaining Australian shows will go ahead as planned.

At one stage the blaze threatened up to 10 homes.

Police received reports of a firearm incident at McLaren Falls near Tauranga.

The 24-year-old was charged with assault of a boy, 5, who later died.

Information is limited but emergency services are at the scene in Flaxton, Waimakariri.

Two people have been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty at Karioitahi Beach.

A chopper has been called to take one seriously injured person to hospital.

The crash was reported just after 3pm.

The quake struck 30km east of Tauranga.

The remains were found on Friday in the upmarket Auckland suburb.