02:45pm Wed 03 Feb, 2021
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has welcomed Medsafe's provisional approval of New Zealand's first COVID-19 vaccine. 'The provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech... Read More
01:02pm Mon 01 Feb, 2021
UPDATE 2.43PM: There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand. One previously reported case has now recovered. In addition, yesterday's confirmed... Read More
07:25am Mon 01 Feb, 2021
A busted toe and limited training couldn't stop Joe Wilson breaking through for his maiden ironman win at surf lifesaving's Eastern Regional championships. The... Read More
03:30pm Sat 30 Jan, 2021
7.30pm Update: The fire that has been burning in scrub and pines in Hairini has now been contained. Fire Emergency NZ shift manager Paul Radden says that a helicopter... Read More
02:59pm Fri 29 Jan, 2021
Emotion ran high at a public meeting discussing the implementation of Maori wards in Tauranga this afternoon, with opposing views on racism and approaches that... Read More
12:55pm Fri 29 Jan, 2021
There have been no new community cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand today, but there are two more possible cases at the Pullman Hotel. COVID-19 Response... Read More
01:21pm Thu 28 Jan, 2021
All returnees in managed isolation will stay in their rooms after receiving their day 12 test until the end of their stay in quarantine, COVID-19 Response Minister... Read More
12:58pm Thu 28 Jan, 2021
Ecological and ground investigations required for Stage Two of the Takitimu North Link project, between Te Puna and Omokoroa, are now underway. Starting in late... Read More
12:55pm Wed 27 Jan, 2021
UPDATE: All of the close contacts to the Northland COVID case have tested negative so far. Minister for COVID Response Chris Hipkins says all contacts of the... Read More
12:55pm Mon 25 Jan, 2021
UPDATE: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the new COVID-19 community case is the South African strain. The COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins and... Read More
03:50pm Sun 24 Jan, 2021
There is one new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand. She is a 56-year-old woman who tested positive for COVID-19 after being released from managed isolation... Read More
09:10am Sat 16 Jan, 2021
People are being urged to make the most of the fine weather today, before the forecast Southern Ocean storms move over New Zealand. WeatherWatch.co.nz says a... Read More