All pools have been blessed and closed until 10am tomorrow as a mark of respect.

The seasonal worker killed in the SH5 crash yesterday was a father of five children.

Workers were turning into a cafe carpark at the time of the smash, police say.

Taupo Mayor says "it's so unusual two would die together".

Two women and a man were seen at the lakeside pools where two people died overnight.

Don Corrie Lake lost a bid for interim name suppression today.

New Zealand will become a funky town when the popular Summer Concert Tour rolls in.

It's a bitterly cold start to the day across the South Island and parts of the north.

A second stormy day is in store for much of the country.

Spring snow means ski season extended. Local Focus is made with funding from NZ On Air.

Anyone who was at these locations is considered a casual contact, health authorities say.

New Zealand's second current cluster includes six people and 31 close contacts.

Skydive instructor isolated after jump with someone who later tested positive for Covid.

It has been revealed Auckland family met up with a group of more than 10 people in Taupō.

Helicopter company and pilot both fined for landings in Rangitikei Remote Experience Zone.

Search was related to the recovery of a quantity of methamphetamine early today in Taupō.

Emergency services were called to the scene at 4.15pm.

Meiha Teepa's passenger died in a crash while Teepa was fleeing police.

Skiers have been left out in the cold after level 2 caps were reached on snowfields.

Regional council says its Navigational Safety Bylaw can't ban people swimming in dams.

Motorists are asked to be patient while crews worked to reopen the state highway.

Both parties had accepted there had been a breach of the council's Code of Conduct.

'Parole is declined. There is much work for Mr Broughton to complete.'

The incident happened on Kahurangi Drive.

Here's what is known about the community cases.