'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'
Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.
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Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?
Find out how your suburb's vaccination levels compare.
Local Focus: Gisborne's peaceful picnic of discontent
Freedoms and Rights Coalition's Gisborne protest picnic drew a crowd of 150.
The 90% Project: Who will be Top Town of the Covid vaccine rollout?
How does your town compare with the rest of the country on vaccination?
Local Focus: Actor's path from Gisborne to the world
Te Ao o Hinepehinga's mum is the secret to her acting success.
Local Focus: 20km of slashed road closed
20km of Mangatokerau Rd in Gisborne will be permanently closed due to 2013 storm damage.
'It was a bad night': Five vehicle thefts and at least five thefts from vehicles
Top cop says for as little as $34 a steering wheel lock could deter car thieves.
Three Aucklanders referred to health authorities after Tauranga trip
The Bay of Plenty DHB has been contacted for comment.
Hawke's Bay flooding: River blockage floods Haumoana properties, Wairoa River breaks its bank
Further 50mm to 70mm of rain expected to accumulate on top of what has already fallen.
East Coast hapū set up checkpoint after authorities refuse
Tairāwhiti communities have been offered 'less protection' during the Delta outbreak.
East Coast hapū call for 'regional emergency' declaration
Ngāti Porou want police-led checkpoints at the boundaries of their area.
'Better than lockdown in a house': Hawke's Bay's nomads on life in level 4
"This is way nicer than being locked down in a house," says Francois Thorne of van life.
Holidaymakers sent packing, iwi considers Covid checkpoints
Two vehicles had driven close to 500km before being told to turn around and go home.
One step closer to solving mystery of missing mother
Gisborne police accepted there were unanswered questions about the investigation.
Two large house fires in Gisborne and Upper Hutt overnight
Fire crews have been kept busy with two infernos.
Bingo night heist: 'Bugger this' - hero grannies as old as 87 use handbags to fight thieves
A group of 30 "nannies" playing Housie defended their $700 from thieves using chairs.
Pharmaceuticals company fined $28,000 for modifying, taking water from wetlands
Tairāwhiti Pharmaceuticals convicted of modifying and taking water from Te Whare Wetlands.
Northland's meth epidemic and the new approach making a difference
Drug experts call for a Northland initiative tackling meth use to be rolled out across NZ.
Wild weather: Tornado, thunderstorm warning for Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Coromandel
Warning of 120 kilometre per hour winds or a small tornado.
About 50 border workers in Gisborne yet to be vaccinated
Covid vaccine hesitancy still a factor among Gisborne's port workers.
School uniforms out, brollies and winter woollies in: Wet, windy, cold start to school holidays
"Severe gales" expected for Northland and Auckland, snow for parts of the South.
School holidays weather: Unsettled week ahead
Tekapo was the coldest spot this morning at -7 with Manapouri and Timaru close behind.
Frosty start to school holidays, severe in South Island
Severe frosts are expected for South Island locations including Alexandra and Queenstown.
Disposing of mortuary waste to be more in line with tikanga Māori
Council votes for mortuary waste to be separated from the public wastewater system.
Watch: Armada of ships off Gisborne the biggest in a century
Red hot demand for logs, shipping and weather disruption means big queue.
Temperatures set to rise across the country
The North Island, Te Ika-a-Māui, might see frosty conditions tomorrow.
'Respect and dignity' mortuary waste bylaw passed in Gisborne
The bylaw bans the culturally abhorrent practice of sending mortuary waste to sea.
Our 'broken' divorce system: Trusts targeted as relationship property
Hidden treasures: how to get a fair share of relationship property.
'Put the gate back at your peril': Access dispute bubbles over
Wairoa's mayor says the gate was in a 'grey area'. Its installation has been met by fury.
Caravans and shipping container swept away in East Coast flooding
Heavy rain caused a deluge that flooded the remote Tairāwhiti settlement on the weekend.
Bank closures in the provinces: Finance Minister pressed companies to extend 'hub' trial
Pressure from mayors sees Finance Minister press banks to extend bank hub trial.
Road to nowhere: Flooding hits East Coast, families forced to evacuate homes
There's flooding in the North Island today and snow expected down south overnight.
Campers claim proposal to close Turihaua Point a breach of rights
Camper says proposal to close Turihaua Point is a breach of rights.
Wood revolution: New factory aimed at NZ domestic market
Gisborne plant a world-first and the structural lumber solely for the domestic market.