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Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that the new Cabinet will be named on Monday and sworn in on Friday.

Opinion - The preliminary voluntary euthanasia vote result has been feared by a significant section of the disability community for some time, writes disability advocate Chris Ford.

The euthanasia referendum has passed the public vote, with 65.2 percent voting in favour, but the cannabis question has 53.1 percent voting 'no' so far, preliminary results show.

Lion, which owns popular brands such as Speights, Steinlager and Wither Hills, says it has felt the economic shock of Covid-19 as it's the largest supplier to the on-premise market.

The provisional results of the recreational cannabis referendum from ordinary ballots - which make up the majority of votes - will be announced at 2pm today. Audio

The number of young women with the highest risk of developing cervical lesions that can lead to cancer has halved.

Analysis - The election has fallen somewhat short but made good progress on its goal for all eligible New Zealanders, regardless of disability, to be able to participate, Áine Kelly-Costello writes.

Wellington sports groups are pushing the city council to scrap a proposal to ban new pokie machines in the capital.

Hoskins Sotutu will make his starting All Blacks debut at No.8 for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in Sydney.

A new online job service hopes to get students into summer fruit picking work as growers continue to warn of a dire shortage of pickers.

Military analysts think Labour's victory at the general election will put some Defence Force changes and purchases on the backburner.

Auckland schools have recorded their fastest growth in more than a decade, with figures showing the region had more than 4000 more students than at the same time last year.

Shipping crews transiting through New Zealand could be tested for Covid-19, even if they're only in the country for 24 hours. Audio

The location of some highway crashes near New Plymouth have been incorrectly entered into records by NZTA to locations hundreds of metres away from where police say they happened.

France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and Russia have accounted for the majority of cases in Europe which increased by a third, the WHO has said.

West Coasters are worried their rivers may be closed to whitebaiting as part of a proposal about to go to the incoming Minister of Conservation. Audio

International music artists are creeping back onto summer festival line-ups, after getting government exceptions to enter the country.