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New South Wales has recorded 1029 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, the highest daily number in any state or territory since the start of the pandemic.

Opinion - Charlie Watts was the drummer everyone tried to play like and the reason the Rolling Stones remained a vital live act into their seventh decade together, Simon Sweetman writes.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says the majority of links between cases are in households or workplaces, and there are some cases that have been at a location of interest.

The number of MIQ rooms available for regular New Zealanders has been falling since earlier this year, as hundreds are empty at any one time due to a "cohorting" system.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern needs to explain why, in the absence of Parliament, the Epidemic Response Committee is not taking place, National's leader Judith Collins says. Audio

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who helped them become one of the greatest bands in rock 'n' roll, has died at the age of 80.

New Zealand Football is copping flak for being overly woke after putting the 'All Whites' moniker up for discussion. 

No 8 wire and "a lump of wood" are being suggested to stop rubbish flying away rather than plastic in Marlborough.

The Tokyo Paralympics get under way tonight, with Covid-19 cases rising in Japan and all parties acknowledging that there is still a challenge ahead.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has fronted to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, defending the government's planning and use of the Covid-19 Response and Recovery fund.

A South Island festival organiser says they are scrambling to work out how to enforce mandatory scanning before being inundated with thousands of visitors.

Confusion reigns for businesses trying to get to grips with mandatory scanning and record-keeping for "busy places and large gatherings". Audio

A search is on for people who were near an MIQ facility at a crucial time, 1 million Kiwis are fully vaccinated and sign-ins will become mandatory for most events and businesses.

Contract tracing will be enforced much more strictly under new guidelines announced today, including possible fines.

Tens of thousands have backed a campaign to save a NZ-born alpaca condemned to death by the UK Government, and after a failed high court case they are making a last-ditch effort to save its life.

People are being urged to only get tested if they are a contact, visited a location of interest or have cold and flu symptoms.

French Polynesia is grappling with a new surge of Covid-19 infections, the delta variant.

A coastal cop in Mahia has been sending holidaymakers home as an iwi trust considers road checkpoints if the lockdown is extended.

In today's sports news -Webster leaves Breakers, Hartley second quickest at Le Mans, solid start for Ko and top European football finalists named.

Former Wallaby Peter Fitzsimons believes the parties involved will find a way to ensure next weekend's third Bledisloe Cup test goes ahead.

The lockdown prompted a rash of alcohol purchases at some university hostels followed by an exodus of students moving home.

Formula E champions Mercedes will withdraw from the all-electric series as a factory team at the end of the Gen2 era in 2022 to focus on Formula One.