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New variants of Covid-19 has led the government to introduce a third test for people travelling from high risk countries.

An analysis of historical records by expert Gemma McGrath shows now-dwindling native dolphin species were abundant and ranged through much of NZ's waters until recently.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says New Year's Eve celebrations are being wound back to "avoid super spreading events".

New variants of Covid-19 has led the government to introduce a third test for people travelling from high risk countries like the United Kingdom and United States.

A widespread, temporary liquor ban has kicked in throughout the Gisborne area ahead of New Year's Eve.

A programme designed to unclog waterways in the Manawatū Whanganui region has set its sights on freeing up more than 1000km of habitat for migratory fish.

Many Defence Force staff are experiencing Christmas Day a long way from family reports Karoline Tuckey who talked with staff in South Sudan and Florida.

A group of tourism industry heads and mayors want more power to manage freedom camping, including a national vehicle track and trace database.

National says the government needs to front over concerns about a new strain of Covid-19 in the UK, thought to be up to 70 percent more contagious.

KiwiRail's project for two new InterIslander ferries is progressing, with the operator signing a letter of intent for them to built at a South Korean shipyard.

More women are expected to come forward to the police now it has been revealed Grace Millane's murderer was a repeat sex offender.

Masterton will likely face water restrictions over Christmas as recent dry weather caused a dip in river water flows.

An investigation into a near-miss between two passenger trains last year has found concerns about Wellington Railway Station were raised with KiwiRail before.

Papua New Guinea is mourning former prime minister Mekere Morauta, who has been credited with saving the country from economic collapse at the turn of the century.

A number of European countries have banned, or are planning to ban, travel from the UK to prevent the spread of a more infectious Covid-19 variant.

The World Health Organisation says it is in "close contact" with UK officials over the emergence of a new variant of Covid-19.

Residents in Sydney's northern beaches have been ordered to stay home until Wednesday, after a cluster of Covid-19 cases grew by 13.