Fall of Kabul: Five Eyes military intelligence never saw it coming
Sudden collapse of Afghanistan military caught everyone out, says NZDF chief.
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Local Focus: Getting into The Gullies, Auckland artist chosen for Rangitīkei's first artist residency
Offer to reward artist and local farming community. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Afghanistan falls: Last-ditch NZ legal action by trapped Afghans fails
Judge accepts "lives are at risk" but nothing could be done by courts.
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: You shall not pass - airports promise strict checks on travellers as L3/4 divide comes into play
Aviation Security in place to make sure those travelling have permission.
One dead, one in hospital after car hits power pole in Foxton
The single-vehicle crash on Foxton Shannon Rd was reported at around 3.30am.
Pharmacy's 'director of entertainment' prescribing lockdown laughter
Pharmacy running double shifts to get through tsunami of lockdown prescriptions.
Better against Delta? New vaccine trial in NZ set to start
Could this vaccine be an effective protective measure against the Delta variant.
Wellington's rough sleepers vaccinated at special clinic
More than 100 doses have been administered over two clinics, one of which was in lockdown.
Escape from Kabul: NZSAS in dramatic rescue outside airport perimeter
Elite soldiers pull off remarkable rescue outside the wire.
Iwi border control group re-assessing plans after police shut down checkpoint
Group re-assessing plans after bid to set up checkpoint on Saturday shut down by police.
Third person sought in relation to theft of Auckland school's chickens
Two people have been arrested but Whitey, Mighty, Tweety and Bluey have not been found.
One supermarket chain has nearly double its rival's Covid hotspots
One supermarket chain dominates Covid hotspots with 32 listings as location of interest.
Ongoing financial support needed for business during alert level 3
Business groups are asking for an ongoing government support during level 3 lockdown.
Last refinery customer gives green light to convert to fuel import only terminal
Marsden Pt Oil Refinery has moved a step closer to being an import only terminal
Level 3 countdown: Travel restrictions to stay tight as country readies to divide
NZ set to divide in the fight against Covid-19 - and travelling will be severely limited.
Wellington City extends rates payment date
Council gives people a little bit more time give to deal with lockdown challenges.
Small Business: Mission Ready a educational Institute to help career shift
Management trainee and an accountant come together to start a tech company, Mission Ready.
Live: MIQ worker tests positive; 73 essential workers infected; experts at odds over rising cases - 'some people are seeing all sorts of dragons'
With another 82 cases on Saturday, expert wants to see cases start coming down now.
Live: 28 locations of interest added as lockdown day 12 begins; 82 new Covid cases with tough week ahead
The curve is bending, says one expert, but not fast enough.
Your weather: Get out the lockdown board games, rain and possible thunder coming
It isn't just lockdown giving you an excuse to stay indoors today. Rain is coming.
370 evacuees coming to NZ from Afghanistan, says MFAT
"The situation in Afghanistan remains highly volatile and dangerous."
Revealed: Inside the extraordinary NZ mercy mission to Kabul
Herald senior journalist Kurt Bayer reports on a 'digital Dunkirk'.
After 53 years together, a man will watch from road as wife buried under lockdown restrictions
He has been told he could be removed from the burial grounds if he tries to enter.
Wipeout: Level 4-breaking surfer bails as police launch nears; fishermen given warning
It was less Point Break and more point escape for a rule-breaking surfer this morning.
Jack Tame: It's too late to set vaccination records
OPINION: The Government can't shirk responsibility for our woeful vaccination rates.
NZ faces a sodden lockdown weekend: Heavy rain notices for Auckland, Northland, BOP, Coromandel
It will be a good few days for boardgames and other indoor pursuits.
Lockdown may have helped stamp out RSV outbreak, says immunologist
Long-term lockdowns also leave us vulnerable to future infections by reducing immunity.
Wellington Police receive more than 1000 lockdown breach notifications, one charged
By day nine of lockdown, Police had received 1079 breach notifications in the region.
'Someone knows': DNA testing next step in identifying baby dumped at recycling plant
Cop in charge of Operation Deer speaks candidly about the hunt for abandoned baby's mum.
Opinion: Is saliva testing the answer?
What would you prefer - a swab up your nose or drooling onto a teaspoon?
Woman threw her dog to safety before perishing in house fire
Police are seeking information about a suspicious fire at the property.
Let us test: Saliva testing provider's plea to Ministry of Health
Would increased saliva testing have reduced wait times at testing centres last week?
Local Focus: Whanganui DHB say we're not out of the woods yet
Over 44,000 vaccines given so far. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Business groups disappointed over lockdown extension
Another weekend of lockdown for NZ, with Auckland and Northland in level 4 longer.