The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed New Zealand's first case of the Omicron variant. The case is in Managed Isolation in Christchurch... Read More

There was an abundance of smiles, exuberant singing, and energetic dance moves at StarJam's end of year concert, which took place last month. With 35 jammers... Read More

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland and all other red regions, excluding Northland, will move to Covid-19 framework setting orange at 11.59pm... Read More

A tropical depression today will likely turn into a tropical cyclone by Sunday, says WeatherWatch.co.nz. The storm looks likely to intensify next week into a... Read More

UPDATE: The government has purchased 60,000 courses of Pfizer's oral antiviral medication to treat early infections of Covid-19, subject to Medsafe approval,... Read More

Local democracy, civic leadership and the new Covid-19 traffic light system are all topics of discussion in this month's Matt Chat. Each month, Tauranga... Read More

Several hundred people gathered at Memorial Park in Tauranga on Saturday morning to protest the government's mandates. From 11.59pm on December 2, New Zealand... Read More

9.10am update: A crashed crane truck has now been removed from Tauranga Harbour Bridge and one westbound lane has been reopened. One lane remains closed while... Read More

As the country heads into the new traffic light system today, Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay are providing... Read More

With summer now here, WeatherWatch.co.nz takes a close look at the weather and climate trends for NZ across December, January and February now that La Nina is... Read More

There are 146 new community cases of Covid-19 reported by the Ministry of Health across New Zealand today. Of these 146, 124 are in Auckland, 14 are in Waikato,... Read More

UPDATED: The Western Bay of Plenty will enter the new Covid protection frame work on Friday at the orange setting. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced... Read More