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A fatal crash has prompted the closure of State Highway 1 near Kaiwaka, north of Auckland.

An online threat against Auckland Council development agency Panuku, amid a backlash against road closures in Pukekohe, has led to a police complaint.

Many employers have had to let their post-study work visa holders go - or have kept their job open, but some cannot work remotely.

A series of road closures and measures to reduce speeding traffic in parts of Papatoetoe have been welcomed by a number of residents, but the changes have also led to some bad behaviour by frustrated…

The first flight from New Zealand to Rarotonga has landed successfully in Rarotonga, marking the start of two-way quarantine-free travel. Follow live updates.

Chris Bush's family have been patient as they waited 33 years for the men responsible for his murder to be held to account, Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward says.

Six months out from the biggest Rugby League World Cup in history organisers are forging ahead with the event, while other codes have got cold feet.

Auckland Council is giving thousands of kauri trees in the Waitākere Ranges a full health check, in the latest bid to tackle kauri dieback disease.

Two managed isolation hotels will remain closed to new arrivals until their ventilation systems are reviewed. Audio

The opening of the trans-Tasman bubble marks a significant step in reconnecting with the world, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Doctors at Auckland Hospital have been told they cannot fly to Australia for business or continuing education when the bubble opens later this month.

Conditions for quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand have been met, and a bubble will start in less than two weeks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Audio

Fewer businesses are operating across the country than there were before the nationwide lockdown a year ago.

Take a look at when New Zealand entered alert level 4 lockdown in March 2020, and comparisons to today.

Minister Kelvin Davis says systemic issues in the Department of Corrections need to be changed along with an apology, counselling and possible compensation to those inmates who have faced inhumane… Audio

The ACT Party says the closure of a large strawberry farm in Auckland reflects the government's failure to protect the horticulture industry.

In today's sports news - Youth Netball World Cup cancelled, Rebels beat Waratahs and Brown leads NZ Strokeplay champs.

New Zealand should not take in more travellers from high risk countries and should consider closing some of its managed isolation facilities, a leading epidemiologist says. Audio

Tourism firms and business groups want the government to get on and rubber stamp a travel bubble with Australia. Audio

Auckland University of Technology has denied claims that the Pacific Media Centre is being dumped or sidelined.

PNG reports five more Covid-19 deaths, two people die as dozens break out of a PNG jail, Banabans seek heavenly help to ease drought and Kiribati extends border closure.

Spectators watching the America's Cup have filled some Auckland waterfront hotels this weekend, as hoteliers call for an end to the council's bed tax.

China offers help with Samoan bodies awaiting autopsies, Tongan repatriation flight just carries cargo, Samoa's polling date is confirmed and there's another round of funding for Pasifika education in…