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National leader Judith Collins is doubling down on trashing a recent poll that put her party on 25 percent support and on saying her comments about prison escapees were a joke. Audio

Protesters have blockaded the entrance to a Ballance Agri Nutrients factory in Taranaki, saying they are preventing the distribution of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser.

Tonga are looking to forward to a new home away from home at next year's Rugby League World Cup in England.

It's the third to last sitting week before Parliament dissolves ahead of the election and it's going to be a busy one with sittings extended and happening under urgency.

Tow trucks are being used to get people across a closed part of State Highway 1 in the Far North.

In her first interview with Morning Report as National Party leader, Judith Collins outlined a minor reshuffle, said she's not particularly worried about diversity, and said Michael Woodhouse's fate… Audio

In today's sports news - NRL revert back to biosecurity protocols, United drop points, Warriors players may have to stay in Australia and Chicago marathon canned.

Analysis - The National Party has been thrown into utter confusion by Todd Muller's resignation and now the caucus has to find someone prepared to take a hospital pass, writes Peter Wilson.

The government will next week look at the reinstatement of compassionate leave for those in managed isolation. Watch the latest briefing from Minister Megan Woods and Air Commodore Digby Webb here. Video

Large swells and powerful wind hit parts of the lower North Island overnight, but are starting to ease.

Some Cook Strait ferry crossings are cancelled as large waves are forecast in Cook Strait, while severe gales or snow are expected in parts of the North Island.

No one could have predicted the End of Life Choice referendum would be held against the backdrop of a deadly global pandemic, Graham Adams writes.

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there are still no cases reported from the community. Video

Stuff published the first edition of its climate change initiative The Forever Project in late March - the very day we went into lockdown. Understandably, it didn't make much impact but this week it’s…

Families who were on the cusp of gaining residence when coronavirus struck are in despair that they may lose their immigration dream at the final hurdle.

The general election is looming on the horizon and the Government will use urgency to try and get through a long list of bills before that takes place.