D-Day for Auckland alert level 1 decision
Positive community cases of the virus last reported in the city on September 23.
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Five new Covid cases - all in isolation; new rules for air crew; PM's big level 1 call
There are five new cases today, but they are in managed isolation, not the community.
NZ's 'national shame': Labour's plan to end rheumatic fever
Labour promises extra $55m to make disease "vanish", by bolstering Healthy Homes policy.
Ardern casts early vote – calls on supporters to do the same
Ardern was one of the first New Zealanders to cast their vote this election.
One new Covid-19 case in managed isolation
The last community case was reported on September 24.
Reeferendum: Public Health Association throws weight behind 'yes' vote
"Prohibition not effective and in some cases is directly increasing harm and inequities."
'Two ticks Labour': Ardern one of the first Kiwis to vote in election
The Prime Minister was one of the first people in NZ to vote as early voting opened today.
Grant Dalton dismissed warnings over America's Cup cost-cutting
Team New Zealand boss dismissed warnings that cost cutting could risk injury or death.
City of Fails: Two decades of Auckland's broken bridge, rail tracks and water supply
Aucklanders face the prospect of severe water restrictions this summer.
Euthanasia referendum: All you need to know before the vote on October 17
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Air NZ welcomes partial transtasman travel bubble
"The fish are biting and the beers are cold", says the Northern Territory First Minister.
Transtasman travel: Two Aussie states to open to Kiwis in fortnight
NSW and Northern Territory will welcome Kiwi travellers - with no quarantine required.
Peters shifts campaign tactics, tones down attacks on Labour
NZ First leader Winston Peters has emphasised unity over division with Labour today.
Watch live: Winston Peters fronts media after street corner meeting
NZ First leader talks to reporters after addressing the public in Auckland's Aotea Square.
The Covid-19 puzzle: Communal rubbish bin blamed for virus spread
Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of the Christchurch returnees cases.
Labour vows to dump RMA and make it easier for first-home buyers to get on ladder
Both major parties have promised to repeal and replace the RMA during the next term.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Expert calls for pre-departure test and quarantine following 10 cases on flight
Michael Baker wants pre-departure measures: a negative test and a week in quarantine.
Revealed: Drug law change sees sharp fall in drug users prosecuted; bias against Māori remains
Impact of drug law change: Fewer prosecutions for drug use, but more Māori facing court.
Campaigners clash over End of Life Choice referendum in debate
ZB debate: Should a teen be able to choose to end life without telling parents?
Judith Collins in vogue in the Far North
National's leader was keen to keep the momentum from her debate with Ardern going.
$13 cauliflowers no more? Supermarkets in Jacinda Ardern's cross-hairs
Labour pledges action that could see building supplies and supermarket food prices fall.
Use Ōhakea airbase for quarantine: Expert's plea to ditch hotels
Professor Nick Wilson is renewing his call for the Government to use Ōhakea Airbase.
Pike River mine re-entry: Finding human remains possible, recovery boss says
Recovery mission has reached critical point underground.
Covid-19: Clever NZ model can predict virus' spread - by suburb
A clever new model quietly developed with Govt may change how NZ responds to outbreaks.
The surprising leaders' debate promises
Promises covered gender neutral bathrooms in every school and a Kate Sheppard statue.
Labour promises to investigate supermarkets over grocery prices
Labour is taking aim at the supermarkets over grocery prices.
Watch: Tense Winston Peters interview
The interview on Q&A featured tense exchanges between Peters and TVNZ's Jack Tame. Video / TVNZ
'I'm not insane': Collins rules out working with Advance NZ
National also announced their $600 million water infrastructure policy.
New poll: Kiwis back euthanasia, support for legalising cannabis going up in smoke
It's a far cry from poll results in March, when more Kiwis were in favour of the bill.
City Rail Link: Mining continues at Karangahape Station site
But people on the busy street won't hear the construction, thanks to a massive 'silencer'.
Questions still linger after SFO's probe into NZ First Foundation – expert
An expert says Peters' comparison to Hilary Clinton's email saga was 'apples and oranges'.
'Malice behind it': Winston Peters on SFO charges; NZ First's failed attempt to gag
Public interest in SFO announcement outweighs potential damage to party - High Court.