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An online petition is calling for the end of pets for sale in pet shops following backlash against an Auckland shop which kept two puppies instore throughout lockdown.

The two puppies were unable to… Read more Video, Audio

The government's been under attack in Parliament over its plan to transition New Zealand into the traffic light system.

The pressure's on with more than 220 cases today, and people wanting to know… Read more Audio

It's not just teachers and healthcare professionals that could be out of a job if they don't get the Covid vaccination.

Professional athletes are also facing the prospect of limited career… Read more Video, Audio

There were some missing faces in school staff rooms today as the government's vaccine mandate kicked in.

Principals estimate fewer than a thousand teachers have refused to get a covid vaccination… Read more Audio

The National Party is distancing itself from a former MP who has questioned the effectiveness of the Covid vaccine in a lengthy video that has been labelled dangerous.

Matt King was National's MP in… Read more Audio

Anger stirred up by Covid-19 has some MPs facing an increase in threats and abuse and looking for more security.

Those opposed to Covid vaccinations, mandates and restrictions are increasingly… Read more Audio

The owner of the helicopter company at the centre of a flight that killed six tourists and a pilot in 2015 today pushed back against claims the company wasn't up to scratch at the time of the crash.

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Whangārei's mayor concedes Tai Tokerau wont make the 90 percent double vaccination target by the time the government makes its decision on moving to the new Covid traffic light system.

Sheryl Mai… Read more Video, Audio

The Delta outbreak has nibbled away at Labour's popularity, but National is not exactly benefitting from it.

In the latest One News Colmar Brunton poll, Labour is at 41 percent - down two points -… Read more Video, Audio

Waikato will drop back to alert level 2 at 11:59pm Tuesday, despite new cases popping up in the region. And the government's announced the booster dose will be available from the end of the month, for… Read more Video, Audio

Testing sites in Woodville were busy today following the discovery of two cases there yesterday.

Manawatū reporter Jimmy Ellingham and camera man Angus Dreaver have more.

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