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The Waiheke ferry terminal in downtown Auckland has become a close-contact location of interest for Covid-19.

Christchurch's Ballantynes department store has closed for three days because of the Covid-19 risk, as the city braces for spread of the highly-transmissable Omicron variant.

Authorities in Tonga are working with local telecommunications companies to expand network capacity in the kingdom following a volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Gisborne District Council's commercial arm has sold its vehicle testing station, handing the keys over to Vehicle Testing NZ.

The Hotel St Moritz Queenstown and Queenstown Airport during times on 22 January are the latest locations of interest posted on the Ministry of Health website.

The Ministry of Health says a number of people who attended a festival in Hamilton over the weekend have been confirmed as having Covid-19.

Waimakariri MP Matt Doocey is imploring North Cantabrians to engage with a national suicide prevention initiative so people are better equipped to talk it out.

One of the country's major banks says it is finding a concerning number of instances of economic abuse, including people being saddled with someone else's debt, or having no control over their…

Flights, airports, supermarkets, and the Sky Tower are among new locations of interest linked to the confirmed community Omicron cases.

A cluster of Covid-19 in Hastings has grown to 13, with six new cases added to the official tally today.

The second day of a drive to receive emergency supplies to be sent to Tonga starts in Auckland at 9am this morning.

A Tonga response donation drive at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium has been overwhelmed with hundreds of people showing up in support.

Three shipping containers are being set up at Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium to be filled with donations for Tonga today.

Testing has found 39 new community cases of Covid-19 and one new possible Omicron case in Palmerston North.

Marlborough Mayor John Leggett has been asked what will happen if the community "overwhelmingly" rejects a "significant-proposal" to lend Port Marlborough $110m.

The government is being urged to make the mental health of Asian New Zealanders more of a priority, with suspected suicides among Asians more than doubling. Audio

Genome sequencing has confirmed the Auckland Airport worker who tested positive for Covid-19 has the Omicron variant, the Ministry of Health says. Audio

Whanganui iwi Tūpoho is opening the region's first Covid-19 saliva testing clinic tomorrow, as part of a community approach it hopes will be picked up around the country.

In today's sports news - Otago win in the SuperSmash, Kiwi driver Liam Lawson on the move, and Arsenal request to postpone clash with Tottenham.

In today's sports news - Halberg Sporting Moment finalists announced, Liverpool held by 10-man Arsenal and Alice Robinson second at European Cup.

Thousands more people will be allowed to return to work despite being a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case, Australia's government has announced.

The body of a child has been found in Solomon Islands and police say he's one of nine children who went missing at sea on New Year's Day.

Explainer - With the roll out of Pfizer's paediatric Covid-19 vaccine for children beginning next week, RNZ helps parents and caregivers answer some of the basic questions they might have.

A new public health order in NSW mandating the reporting of positive Covid-19 rapid antigen test results has had a major impact on case numbers, with close to 100,000 new cases reported.

In today's sports news - Rafiq asks for Yorkshire ban to be lifted, Klopp confident Salah will stay at Liverpool and India claim momentum in final test.