March 3 2022 A total of 100 people have now been arrested in relation to the Parliament protest's violent end, with charges including arson, rioting and inciting violence.

March 3 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern said yesterday's violence on Parliament grounds was a sight she never expected to see and the area today was something akin to a "rubbish dump".

March 3 2022 There are 23,183 new community cases of Covid-19, director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced.

Further arrests have been made outside Wellington Railway Station Thursday morning. Video / Mike Scott

2 March 2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has addressed the "misinformation and conspiracy theories" among protesters as NZ hit a record 22,152 new community cases of Covid-19 today.

March 2 2022 There are 22,152 new community cases of Covid-19 today and 405 people in hospital with the virus.

March 2 2022 An "escalation in concerning behaviour" among protesters was behind the police's move on those occupying the area outside Parliament today, New Zealand's top cop says.

March 1 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Chris Luxon debate the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Parliament as casualties rise and a humanitarian crisis looms.

March 1 2022 There are nearly 20,000 new community cases of Covid-19 today, with 373 people in hospital, nine of whom are in ICU, and just under 100,000 active cases.

February 24 2022 New Zealand will move to phase 3 of the Omicron response at 11.59pm Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today.

February 23 2022 The Reserve Bank has lifted the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 1 per cent.

February 22 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has described the behaviour of protesters and attacks on police in Wellington as "disgraceful".

February 22 2022 Police are "appalled" by the behaviour this morning of protesters in Wellington that has seen three officers hospitalised after being sprayed with a "stinging substance", possibly acid.

February 22 2022 Just over $140 million will be given to Māori and Pasifika health providers to help those communities hit the hardest in the current Covid outbreak.

February 21 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has provided details on the conditions under which vaccination mandates could be eased as protests continue around Parliament's grounds.

February 21 2022 New Zealand has become a "society divided" under the Labour Government, National leader Chris Luxon claims.

A Parliament protester warns "the country is coming".

Covid-19 Omicron convoy protest: Govt in crisis meeting over protest, police increase tow capacity.

February 15 2022 Police Commissioner Andrew Coster has today activated the Major Operations Centre at Police National Headquarters, to support the Wellington District operation.

February 15 2022 Covid-19 testing centres across Auckland are under pressure as Omicron continues to spread across the country.

February 15 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern said the right to protest needed to be balanced with keeping people in Parliament safe.

February 14 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand will move to Phase 2 of our Omicron response from 11.59PM Tuesday.

Speaking to media outside Parliament in Wellington, police give updates on illegal protest occupation. Video / NZ Herald

February 10 2022 A state of emergency has been declared in Buller and people are being forced to evacuate after a deluge of rain on the already soaked West Coast.

February 10 2022 Protesters at Parliament to not represent most of the country's views and evicting them from Parliament is a decision for police, PM Jacinda Ardern says.

February 9 2022 Protesters have tried to breach the gates of parliament, prompting a wall of police to make arrests. Video / Mark Mitchell / NZ Herald

February 9 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Christopher Luxon faced off this afternoon in Parliament's first Question Time of the year.

February 8 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern and National Party leader Chris Luxon deliver their first Parliamentary speeches of 2022.

February 5 2022 Westport residents have been given the all clear to go home, after heavy rain forced them from their homes.

February 4 2022 Buller district mayor Jamie Cleine said heavy rain is expected to pass through overnight and ease to just passing showers by tomorrow afternoon.