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A Gisborne district councillor wants a climate emergency to be declared for the region following severe weather events in Tairāwhiti.

Nine people have died with Covid-19 and another 6000 cases have been detected in the community, the Ministry of Health says.

The number of new community cases has dropped below the 5000 mark today, but the seven-day rolling average is still up on last week.

There have been six further deaths and another 6635 community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today.

A group of angry East Coast farmers descended on Napier today to protest against carbon forestry, which they say is destroying their towns.

There have been another 7800 new community cases of Covid-19 and another 17 deaths with the virus reported by the Ministry of Health today.

There are 9091 new community cases of Covid-19 and five further deaths being reported today.

A shotgun blast has left glass strewn through a child's bedroom in what police say is the latest example of gang-related violence in the Tairāwhiti region.

There have been 9570 new community cases of Covid-19 and another 32 deaths with the virus reported today, bringing total deaths in Aotearoa to 1017, the Ministry of Health says.

A pay equity settlement that will mean some health administration staff getting a $20,000 raise will be "life changing" for the mainly women workers, a union delegates says. Audio

There has been mixed reaction from Māori to the government's Emissions Reduction Plan, with some arguing there are still gaps that the report does not address. Audio

Another eight people have died while 9843 new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in the community, the Ministry of Health says.

Five people have died with Covid-19 and another 7061 cases are confirmed in the community, the Ministry of Health says.

Fifteen more deaths of people with Covid-19 have been reported today, with another 5745 new community cases also recorded.

Eighteen new deaths of people with Covid-19 and 7068 new community cases have been reported in New Zealand today.

There have been 7441 new community cases of Covid-19 and another 29 further deaths reported today, including five people aged under 40.

The government has partnered with Toitū Tairāwhiti in a bid to deliver 150 new homes in the region in the next 15 months.

A union says nurses are deeply frustrated as a four-year fight for a gender pay equity agreement stalls again. Audio

Another variant of the Omicron strain has been detected in New Zealand, as 5647 new community cases and three further deaths are reported.

There have been 7347 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 24 further deaths reported today.

The government is increasing support for people who struggle to access driver's licence testing and training.

There have been 20 Covid-19 deaths and 9109 new community cases in New Zealand today.

Time is running out for hāpori communities in low lying coastal areas, with calls for a hapū-led solutions to be front and centre to reduce the impacts of rapid sea level rise.