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Retirement village operator Arvida is to buy a group of privately owned villages in a major expansion of its business.

Among today's Covid-19 developments: Details on how the health system will cope with more coronavirus, new cases hit 71, the deputy PM issues a warning over gatherings at home in level 3 and vaccine…

The number of New Zealanders eligible for legal aid has plummeted from an estimated 1.2 million in 2007 to 400,000.

Some of the country's biggest businesses have been granted an exemption to import and introduce rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 on work sites. Audio

The plan for people with Covid-19 to isolate at home suggests the government believes the spread is wider than had been thought, epidemiologist Rod Jackson says. Audio

Aged-care facilities say their Auckland residents are isolated and lonely as they head into their ninth week in lockdown. Audio

The coroner faulted the driver for not using the bus gears properly but found other factors contributed to the crash including that the bus was operating at its design limits.

People with Covid-19 will soon be asked to quarantine at home, rather than being ushered to a managed isolation facility.

The government has acknowledged in a discussion document it may not hit its target to drastically cut emissions without help from business and the wider community.

Approval of two domestically produced CBD oil products may provide new hope for patients on cannabis prescriptions, after some feared they would need to turn to the black market.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has introduced stricter controls for the poultry industry in a bid to control an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis.

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded 1571 new cases and 13 deaths - the highest single-day death toll of the current outbreak.

Property developer Winton Capital is looking to raise up to $400 million and considering a stock exchange listing to fund ambitous expansion plans.

National Party leader Judith Collins wants the government to release the advice it received that prompted Auckland's move to alert level 3. Audio

Returnees were caught escaping MIQ hotels, attempting escape or venturing into out of bounds areas 117 times in a 10-month period.

The UK's failure to do more to stop Covid-19 spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says.

School principals are confident their staff will comply with the government's order to get fully vaccinated before 1 January. Audio

Mandatory vaccinations have been introduced for health and education workers as 35 new community cases are reported and the government confirms there will be no immediate changes to alert levels.

In today's sports news - Female governors on the rise, Chennai into IPL final, Lawson pipped for title and England pick Ashes squad.