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A pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in the main street of Thames and a cyclist has died in Christchurch.

Boosting security at Hamilton's Covid-19 isolation hotels has become a reality with a pōwhiri for 57 defence force personnel in the city on Thursday.

The school at the centre of an historical sex abuse investigation says it has previously reported allegations of sexual abuse to the police which have resulted in convictions.

The Waikato A&P Show, due to get underway late next month, has been cancelled due to the uncertainty around Covid-19.

Hamilton is up for the prize of New Zealand's most beautiful city - and far from scoffing, one Auckland architecture expert says the crown would be well-deserved.  

Police have made a number of arrests after shutting down four commercial scale methamphetamine labs in the wider Waikato area.

Members of the Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church group are being asked to be re-tested and an Auckland bus driver has tested positive. Video

There's huge concern about low aquifer levels around many North Island regions, and snow is blanketing Otago.

A man found injured on the road in the Waikato town of Ngatea has died. Police say initial indications suggest the man had come off a motorbike.

As Auckland prepares to move to "alert level 2.5" from midnight, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warns New Zealanders to expect more cases for some time.

Police want greater legislative powers for dealing with terrorism, following laws in place in the United Kingdom. Audio

Police are reviewing their investigation into the death of a baby in a hot car in light of a coroner's findings.

A police boat will search the Waikato River today for a person missing there since last night.

Police have arrested and charged two men with breaching Auckland's level 3 restrictions and another five people have been warned for breaches.

A least a dozen non-disclosure agreements over sexual harassment and bullying complaints have been imposed by New Zealand universities in the last decade.

Police have seized houses, vehicles, firearms, cash, and cannabis plants valued at $3.2 million in busts around the Bay of Plenty today.

The Police Assistant Commissioner says waiting times at Auckland checkpoints are down and more motorists are turning up with the documents needed. Audio

Some residents in northern Waikato are having to break Covid-19 border restrictions in order to buy food.

Monday has seen the start of the first full week back in alert level 3 for Auckland, and the impacts of the return of Covid-19 in the community are starting to become more pronounced.

A Waikato police officer is isolating after being in contact with a Covid-19 positive case. And in Auckland a disqualified driver fled from one of checkpoints but was not chased after.

A Waikato police officer is isolating after being in contact with a Covid-19 positive case. And in Auckland a disqualified driver fled from one of checkpoints but was not chased after.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is more information needed to find the source of the Covid-19 outbreak. Video