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Kāpiti Coast mayor K Gurunathan has written to the Prime Minister asking the government to clarify how critical the local airport is in the event of a major earthquake.

ARPHS has found some centres with norovirus outbreaks have been cleaning with ammonia-based products because these were marketed as inactivating Covid-19.

Auckland local boards hope to avoid closures to public facilities like toilets and playgrounds, as they help Auckland Council to slash its expenses.

The fire in a 141-year-old landmark is almost out.

New Zealand has a lax attitude towards health and safety and the Whakaari/White Island prosecutions are a wake-up call, a law expert says.

The Auditor-General is warning that hundreds-of-millions of dollars of school income is at risk because of the pandemic and schools must budget carefully to avoid financial problems.

People in the Pacific are missing out on life-saving treatments from New Zealand medical staff due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The huge increase in traffic on State Highway 10 is causing serious crashes, a Far North-based local government leader warns.

Billions of dollars will be spent on infrastructure projects to help rebuild the nation's economy but the construction sector is in dire need of skilled workers to make these happen.

SkyCity has been forced to close its Adelaide casino due to new Covid-19 restrictions in South Australia.

A debt-ridden Auckland society is being accused of refusing membership applications from people who might question its plans.

Jucy's New Zealand and Australian campervan and rental car operations are being bought by Polar Capital.

Auckland Council's projected budget blowout could more than double to $1 billion, a new forecast suggests.

The labour market has fared better than expected during the Covid-19 pandemic but has still recorded the biggest quarterly rise in the number of unemployed in more than 30 years.

It follows acrimonious debate between Team New Zealand and challenger Luna Rossa, who copped the blame for a decision that effectively scrapped using the inner Waitemata Harbour.

Analysis - This inquiry into historical abuse continues to reveal the differences between the abused, and their representatives, David Cohen writes.

Not one cent of the $18 million set aside for community pharmacies in June has been given out, with pharmacy owners saying the criteria to get the grants is too tough.

A top Auckland doctor was warning the government in January that people were at "serious risk" because the city's public health service was at risk of failing, even as Covid-19 was knocking at the…

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, both in managed isolation, with the Health Ministry also announcing the closure of the Christchurch returnee cluster.

Mandatory testing of international replacement maritime workers will begin rolling out next week, the Health Minister says.

The Cook Islands cabinet has decided to lift the requirement for incoming travellers to spend 14 days supervised quarantine on arrival.