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Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai says problems with people being able to exit the gridlocked city centre during this morning's tsunami evacuation will be looked into.

About 500 people evacuated to Whangārei Primary School today, among them were about 100 Whangārei District Council staff and central city workers.

Three earthquakes off the coast of New Zealand today has meant threat of tsunami for many on the coast, prompting towns to be evacuated with people sheltering on high ground.

A magnitude 8.1 quake is very large and could trigger considerable aftershocks each of which could pose a tsunami threat as well, says a geophysics professor.

Communities in tsunami zones on the east coast of the North Island have been scrambling to move to safety, with civil leaders urging residents keep up-to-date with news alerts.

An 8.1 earthquake has struck near the Kermadec Islands, the third severe quake this morning, prompting an order to evacuate to higher ground. Here's what you need to know.

Wellington Airport is seeking an urgent meeting with the councillors after it accused them of making a decision based on the "wrong information".

One video clip showed police beating an unarmed volunteer medical crew. Another showed a protester being shot and probably killed on the street.

Two people from managed isolation facilities have been taken to hospital, Ashley Bloomfield says, but it is not known if this is related to Covid-19.

Thousands of Aucklanders left the city on Sunday, between lockdown being announced and the change coming into force.

To help you nagivate the alphabet soup of cases and understand how the suburb of Papatoetoe became the focal point of a major elimination drive by health authorities, RNZ has compiled a helpful guide.

Police received calls about the gathering which involved a number of people who did not live at the house.

One of the latest people to test positive for Covid-19 met with a woman from a different household during Auckland's last lockdown two days before she tested positive. Follow for live updates.

No new community cases and one new case in managed isolation have been reported by the Ministry of Health today.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is urging people to stay home and for anyone with symptoms to immediately get tested. Video

One year on from the first Covid-19 case announced in New Zealand, RNZ takes a day-by-day look back at the unfolding of the pandemic in this country.

Several thousand pastries and loaves of bread were destined for the bin until an Auckland bakery put out a call to the community to help.

A sibling and the mother of a Papatoetoe High School student, who was a casual plus contact of the recent Auckland community cases, have tested positive for Covid-19.

Auckland is back at alert level 3 this morning, while the rest of the country has moved to alert level 2 following two new Covid-19 community cases that could not be directly linked to earlier cases.

Auckland will tomorrow morning move to alert level 3 for a week after two new Covid-19 community cases announced this evening could not be directly linked to earlier cases.

An evening shopping trip has ground life to a halt for more than 1200 shoppers, yet the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion. Audio

Tourist attractions or industrial sites? The future rules for West Coast ports have come under close scrutiny this week from the Tai o Poutini Plan Committee.

Epidemiologist professor Michael Baker says the spectrum of symptoms experienced by people with the UK variant of Covid-19 is quite broad - and can include muscle aches and fatigue. Audio

A proposed 5 percent rates rise and increased water charges will be too much for many South Auckland residents, a councillor says.