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More than 50 Christchurch residents living in mouldy and damp social housing finally have warmer homes this winter.

Debate is heating up over plans for up to 700 homes off part of the tree-lined Maitai Valley, a few minutes east of central Nelson.

At 7.30am, Andy Moles was told his left leg would have to be amputated below the knee, or his life could be in danger.

The slack quarantine arrangements revealed in Auckland and Christchurch over the last 24 hours are mind-boggling, a prominent epidemiologist says. Audio

A school principal says his students, locked out of the country by border closures, are trying their best to keep up with their schoolwork - despite living in a shed in South Africa.

Thousands of new homes could be built in Rotorua as a result of a proposed new strategy for housing in the city.

West Coast communities who rely on coal to heat their homes will suffer if tougher government rules for air quality go ahead, the regional council says.

The SIS minister will not say if he has been asked to sign off on warrants allowing the SIS to break in to foreign embassies in New Zealand.

In today's sports news - Jordan makes big donation, Storm outlast Rabbitohs and former 'Canes lock discharged from hospital.

Air quality sensors have been set up every 100 metres in Arrowtown, in what is believed to be the world's densest air monitoring network.

When the Census was taken in March 2018, 35.5 percent of Māori and 37.3 percent of Pacific people were living in damp houses.

Hot weather is enticing many in the Northern Hemisphere to emerge from lockdowns as centres of the outbreak from New York to Italy and Spain gradually lift restrictions that have kept millions indoors…

The US House of Representatives has narrowly approved a $3 trillion ($NZ5t) bill crafted by Democrats to boost a faltering economy rocked by the Covid-19 pandemic.

A $50 billion rescue fund sits at the centre of 2020's "once in a generation Budget" as the country braces for the economic carnage promised by Covid-19. Video

The government has unveiled a $50 billion recovery package as part of today's Budget. Here's a breakdown of where Budget 2020's money is going.

Trade Me has reported a spike in people between the ages of 18 to 29 browsing listings, putting it down to low interest rates and the temporary scrapping of the loan-to-value ratio.

Monday brought news that many people have been waiting to hear - you'll soon be able to interact with people outside your bubble. Here's what else happened.

The Green Building Council is proposing a housing plan it says would be a quick-fire way to stimulate the economy in the wake of Covid-19.

Extreme heat and humidity are increasing across the globe, threatening millions of lives and economies in places where it could become fatal to work outdoors, scientists say.