Police are seeking information about a suspicious fire at the property.

David Seymour has criticised the Government's response to the latest outbreak.

It's a week since Wellington's first cases; two were added yesterday but none today.

Experts want an extension to further stamp out any risk of spread.

The road had been closed since Saturday after a large washout.

Rain is expected to hit most of the country tomorrow, and it will be heavy in parts.

The highway will remain closed until at least Friday.

'They have to provide the necessities for people over this time.'

Additional testing facilities have been set up in Castlecliff, Raetihi and Taihape.

Case numbers surge as details emerge of the spread among four families.

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Its workers nationwide will receive a bonus to their hours worked while in alert level 4.

Crews had to remove the roof of the shearing quarters to extinguish the fire.

The PM received her second dose of the vaccine in July.

A Horizons officer was back on the beach on Tuesday to "assess any ongoing affects".

The southbound lane was closed from 1am this morning.

Image of forlorn Kiwi WWII soldier captures attention of amateur historian.

Up to 40cm of snow fell in parts of the resort.

Police are trying to determine how the person fell from a vehicle.

The crash occurred just after 5pm on No 2 Line.

Many areas lost power about 6pm as lines toppled and companies reduced load on grid.

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A wind warning has been in place for Auckland overnight.

And don't forget to rug up for the rugby in Auckland tonight.

Thunder and gales forecast, "pretty much everyone is getting rain" and there's snow, too.

Thunderstorms will light up North Island skies across the day before a wild weekend.