New Zealand

It appears the capital has dodged a bullet - another day with no community Covid-19 cases means a return to alert level 1 from midnight.

Wellington, Wairarapa and the Kāpiti Coast shifted to level… Audio

It's the multi-million-dollar trade expo to promote New Zealand business that NZ businesses cannot really get to.

The government has sunk close to $60 million into creating a pavilion at the Dubai… Video, Audio

A question mark hangs over former National leader Todd Muller, with his successor Judith Collins saying his political future is in the hands of the caucus.

Muller has announced his retirement from… Audio

Parts of Queensland will go into a three-day snap lockdown starting tonight after two new local cases have been detected.

The lockdown comes in the first week of school holidays there but the Premier… Audio

A substantial amount of sensitive Waikato DHB data has been released online.

The documents - which contain both staff and patient information - have been posted on the dark web following last month's… Audio

Whangarei District councillors have rejected the government's three waters reforms after a heated debate today.

The government has so far put $760 million aside for the overhaul, that will take… Audio

The government is demanding answers after a video showing a boy being tackled and put into a headlock at an Oranga Tamariki care facility was leaked to media.

Newsroom.co.nz published footage taken… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6261490638001 Video, Audio

The government is mulling the idea of mandatory QR scanning in "high-risk" locations, but Cabinet is seeking advice on the move after daily scans fell from a high of two million every day at the… Video, Audio

The government needs to ring fence spots for business in MIQ and look at shortening isolation for fully vaccinated people if it wants to grow the post-Covid-19 economy, according to one business… Video, Audio

A polar blast has brought wild weather to much of the country today. Snowfall from the bottom of Te Waipounamu to central parts of Te Ika-a-Māui has caused massive disruption.

Our reporter Timothy… Video, Audio

Wellington's mayor has declared a state of emergency for the south coast as big swells and a storm are expected to hit on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Cook is at Breaker Bay with the details.

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Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.

The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio

Two Kiwis are riding the Olympic wave, as surfing makes its debut at the Games. It's hoped Ella Williams and Billy Stairmand's appearance at the Tokyo games will inspire even more Kiwis to get on… Audio

Horowhenua residents and businesses have been warned the district will run out of clean drinking water if they don't drastically reduce or stop using it altogether.

Heavy rain over the weekend has… Audio

Compulsory QR scanning and more mask wearing could be on the cards as Cabinet weighs up its options.

The government has been under pressure to make more Covid-19 measures mandatory, after an… Audio

Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Brett O'Riley is calling for some Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for exporters in NZ.

"Not to the front of the queue, but … the vaccination… Video, Audio