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Quarantine diaries week five - what's changing?
New Zealand is still in lockdown - how are our groups finding it?
SPCA warns of parvovirus outbreak in Lower Hutt
"One walk has cost these puppies their lives."
'Ripped apart': Covid cruise tragedy - Kiwi husband dies, wife left delirious
Bob James was "always happy" and had travelled all over the world, his son said.
Wellington's Convention Centre: The awkward middle child
Mayor Andy Foster backs construction at full speed ahead despite questions amid Covid-19.
Thousands more masks found with crumbling elastic
More face masks deemed unfit for purpose in the fight against Covid-19.
Freak wave fiasco: 'I don't want to be picking up bodies on the beach'
Failed systems left residents scrambling to protect their properties from freak waves.
Wellington healthcare workers test negative for Covid-19
79 staff were swabbed after coming into contact with a nurse infected with the virus.
Council pay cuts: Who's taking them, who's not
Some have jumped to take voluntary cuts, others have called them 'morally indefensible'.
Residents criticise communication after freak waves flood road, properties
The 6 metre waves appeared to come out of nowhere on a fine, calm day.
Technicians leave families, brave pandemic to fix sludge pipes
Five experts have travelled across the world from Germany to fix Wellington's water woes.
Cafe still sold coffee to police during lockdown
The police headquarters cafe closed down after clarification from the MBIE.
Day trippers ordered back home: 'Boredom not a valid excuse!'
One family's excuse for driving was that they were bored at home.
Video captures empty capital as lockdown announcement looms
The pigeons have taken over Wellington's Midland Park.
Fears SPCA centres will overflow under extended lockdown
Centres around the country are filling up as the lockdown continues.
Nurse caring for Covid-19 patients tests positive
Health authorities are attempting to trace any community contact.
'Deeply upset': Air NZ flight attendant speaks out as Bluff wedding cluster nears 100 cases
Ninety-two infections are now linked to each of the two significant clusters.
Quarantine diaries week four: silver linings of the lockdown
Our isolators reflect on the good things the lockdown has given them.
Wellington Airport jobs on the line
Wellington Airport expects to cut about 40 positions as Covid-19 bites.
Wellington's $650 million funding request for projects
Wellington City Council has 10 key projects on its list.
Wellington homes evacuated after huge waves hit
Five houses have been evacuated as waves smash over the road.
Kāpiti Coast resident dies of Covid-19
The man in his 70s had been in Wellington Hospital for three weeks.
Wellington Covid-19 death was father of groom at Bluff wedding
The Wellington man was the father of the groom in the Bluff wedding cluster.
Childcare seen as 'greatest risk' for virus
Expert calls for restrictions on reopening daycares to avoid more Covid-19 outbreaks.
Hunker down in lockdown: Easter weather to deteriorate across NZ
The golden weather is coming to an wet and chilly end for some.
100,000 deaths globally; UK reeling after deadliest day; 2 NZ fatalities
"We continue to endure great pain … We feel this loss deeply."
Canterbury's low rate of Covid-19 testing revealed
MOH reveals details on Covid-19 tests throughout the country
Wellington City Council throws out rates freeze
Lower rates increases will instead be worked on amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
Councils warned rates freezes could cripple economic recovery
The cost of rates freezes could hit just as people are getting back on their feet.
Court denies appeal to woman who stalked, harassed ex for 13 years
Woman was convicted after 13-year-long campaign of intimidation and abuse.
Wellington DHBs find 100,000 masks in deteriorated state
A repair operation is now underway to replace the corrupted elastic in the masks.
Quarantine diaries: Week three - what's the rush?
The Herald takes a look at how others are handling the lockdown.
'Community idiots': Trail bikers snapped hooning in lockdown
Kapiti's mayor has called in police over the blatant and continuous breaches.
Your weather: Last of the sun before Easter storms hit and Cyclone Harold hammers Pacific
Fine few days ahead before stormy weather ushers in the long weekend.