Mayor Jamie Cline has declared a state of emergency for the Buller District due to extreme weather. Video / George Heard

The government has announced that people can now get their COVID-19 booster only three months after their second jab, in a bid to stay ahead of Omicron. Video / Dean Purcell / Jed Bradley / Michael Craig

Finance Minister Grant Robertson released the proposed New Zealand Income Insurance Scheme discussion document in Wellington. Video / Mark Mitchell

Millions of rapid antigen tests secured, how the OECD plan to cool the property market and Ukraine boosts its armed forces in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

A body has been recovered from a ute that was found submerged in Lake Dunstan, with police now working to officially identify the deceased person. Video / George Heard

Health experts expect to see a surge in cases of COVID-19's Omicron variant in New Zealand this week. Video / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Jed Bradley / Getty

Pt Chevalier School principal Stephen Lethbridge says while some teachers, parents and kids may be nervous about returning to school, they have measures in place to overcome any Covid challenges. Video / NZ Herald

Workers being told to hunker down, house prices breach the million-dollar mark and a new twist in the Boris Johnson lockdown parties saga in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

In celebration of New Zealand's National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai, Six60 play on the Jubilee Stage. Video / Expo 2020 Dubai

There are 103 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Video / NZ Herald

Their September wedding postponement won't be repeated, a couple vow.

A ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.

January 29 2022 There were 97 cases of Covid-19 in the community today, including 11 new confirmed cases of the Omicron variant.

The situation shows the Government is more inhumane than an extremist regime, MP says.

The new record inflation figures come as no shock to many, with rising housing, fuel and construction costs putting the pinch on even those with means. Video / NZ Herald

Daily case numbers in New Zealand have returned to the triple digits today. Video / NZ Herald

Transport Minister Michael Wood reveals details of what’s ahead for Aucklanders with the new light rail projects announced Friday morning. Video / NZ Herald

How Omicron could stamp out Delta, music industry sings out for support and inflation still on the rise in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are 23 new community cases of Covid-19. Video / NZ Herald

All you need to know about the new mask-wearing protocol as Omicron cases increase and the country settles into the orange setting of the traffic light system. Video / NZ Herald

The Pukekohe Indian Community Centre is the second Auckland wedding to be hit by an Omicron exposure, sparking fresh fears of a long list of close contacts that will require testing and isolation. Video / Jed Bradley

New mask mandates, schools prepare for teaching under red and Russia massing troops on the Ukraine border in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

There are 10 new Omicron cases to report today. Video / NZ Herald

A new vaccination centre opens in Auckland's Westgate Tuesday morning to meet the demand for boosters and child jabs. Video / NZ Herald

Brian Tamaki has been in Mt Eden Prison since Monday last week.

Kiwis stay welcome in the Cook Islands, Australia offers testing advice and Upper Hutt fire under control in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

There are eight new cases of Omicron to report today. Video / NZ Herald

Supermarket shelves have been stripped empty in many supermarkets across the country following Sunday's announcement. Video / NZ Herald

As the hunt to find the source of a community outbreak of the Covid Omicron variant continues, authorities say there could be "tens of thousands" of community daily cases in a few weeks. Video / NZ Herald

New Zealand back in red, calls grow for a health workforce emergency and the new routine police are instilling as facing firearms callouts rise in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald