Covid-19 spreads further in Auckland plus breaking news of two additional unlinked cases in Northland and a positive case in Tonga that arrived on a flight from Christchurch. Video / NZ Herald

Building more houses means the pipes, roads, and power must be in place

Thirteen other close contacts have been identified in Christchurch.

Questions have been raised about how a young couple in Kāwhia caught Covid.

'The [MIQ] changes are at best a small step forward and at worst woeful' - Grounded Kiwis.

Hub offers opportunities to learn through workshops, events, and entrepreneurial support

Official documents reveal how day of IT drama unfolded at hospitals.

Many questions over how changes fit into the growth city already has planned

The person is understood to be a close contact of the existing Ōtorohanga cases.

Rotorua and Waikato values indicate brakes being applied on prices as headwinds bite.

The Ministry of Health has released two new locations of interest this morning.

85 per cent of Waikato residents have had one jab as the region's Covid cases rise.

Cafe operators Jenny and Craig Fraser donate $75,000 to the gardens towards 2022 upgrade.

Tentative plan for Year 1-8 schoolchildren to return to class on November 15.

Concerns due to Te Awamutu's local outbreak of Covid-19 still however loom.

Marchers have been told they are not welcome in Waitangi by local Māori leaders.

The self-proclaimed Sovereign Hīkoi of Truth (SHOT) was stopped by police at Mercer, south of Auckland, thwarting their attempt to breach Auckland's border restrictions. Video / Mike Scott / Michael Craig

After his three-month "surgery" the iconic sculpture is still looking a bit green.

Experts say Covid community cases will continue to grow over the next few days.

An Auckland man without an exemption travelled to Hamilton on Saturday.

'We are not gangsters, neither have we been in contact with any gang members.'

The International Day of Rural Women recognised the critical role of women in rural areas.

As Delta spreads to the Waikato, we look closer at cases rising in Te Awamutu.

33-year-old Joshua Terrey was found dead in a Hamilton community centre garden.

DoC's new electronic infringement system led to 250 notices and 200 warnings

Julian Svadlenak, 24, has learnt te reo for three years and has no intention of quitting.

WasteMINZ is on a mission to encourage people to rinse, recycle and repeat their waste.

Visitor spend remains 'healthy' amid successive lockdowns

Covid-19 made a return to the South Island on Saturday as 104 community cases of Covid-19 were reported including two under 12's in Northland. Video / NZ Herald

People are being urged to regularly check the locations of interest list.