Christopher Luxon will be sworn in as Prime Minister and his new coalition Government with Act and NZ First can get rolling.

Home and hosed: Auckland water rules relaxed just in time for summer. Video / Will Trafford

Auckland Zoo Director Kevin Buley talks about the 'heartbreaking decision'. Video / Dean Purcell / Auckland Zoo

PM Jacinda Ardern said that '2021 will be the year of vaccine' while discussing NZ's plans for a Covid-19 vaccine. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Jacinda Ardern reacts to ‘disturbing’ reports from Auckland Women's prison. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Jacinda Ardern reveals plans for the primary sector facing drop in foreign labour due to Covid-19. Video / Mark Mitchell

PM Jacinda Ardern unveils new job-creating fast-tracked projects. Video Mark Mitchell

Christopher Luxon gives update on coalition deal

Former Prime Minister John Key had a staunch message to any National MPs who continue to leak against the party: "If you can't quit leaking, quit the party". Video / Mark Mitchel

BNZ plans to close eight of its branches on Christmas Eve and a further 30 before the middle of next year. Video / Will Trafford

'Seat-only' flights are for early 2021 between major centres and go on sale at 3pm.

PM says there is "good cause to look at whether or not NZ is being treated fairly".

The Government is ordering the country's competition regulator to probe the supermarket industry to ensure Kiwis aren't paying too much for their groceries. Video / Mark Mitchell

"Please wear a mask. We're all in this together, we all need to keep safe."

The new additions to the Alert Level 1 rules start on Thursday.

Sinead Corcoran and Ricardo Simich greet nominees on the toned-down red carpet at this year's Aotearoa Music Awards.

US President Donald Trump vows to avoid any Covid-19 lockdown and refuses to concede in the Rose Garden of the White House. Video / AP

New Zealand will remain at alert level 1 after the source of the latest community Covid-19 case was found. The case - an AUT student aged in her 20s - has been genomically linked to the Defence worker who was infected at a quarantine hotel.

RBNZ also plans controls to require larger deposits from March 2021

Judith Collins has promoted Michael Woodhouse to be her finance spokesman after Simon Bridges rejected the position because of Collins' plan to split the usual finance portfolio into two roles.

Hello Fresh is advising consumers not to eat the Trevally fish meal.

Tauranga Police have named the person found dead on Pāpāmoa beach who has been missing since Saturday. Video / Will Trafford

Joe Biden says he is already preparing to assume the presidency even though he has not been declared the winner in his race against President Donald Trump. Video / Joe Biden

Police update media on unexplained Ellerslie death.

PM Jacinda Ardern reacts to final election results after meeting with cabinet. Video / Mark Mitchell

Jacinda Ardern and her newly appointed cabinet ministers have today been sworn in. Video / Governor-General of New Zealand

A confident Joe Biden says the Democrats remain on track to claim the White House, telling America: "We believe we will be the winners."

Political reporter Jason Walls speaks to US Ambassador to NZ Scott Brown. Video / Mark Mitchell

Police have seized around $6 million in assets including houses, apartments and high-end vehicles following a major sting across Auckland. Video / Alex Burton

There are five new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, including one community case and four people in managed isolation.