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Tornado rips through Papamoa causing mayhem

A tornado has ripped through Papamoa this morning sending roof tiles, trampolines, and road work signs flying and bringing down fences. "It's mayhem!" says... Read More

Flood warning near Bayfair

Heavy rain is causing some chaos in the Bay of Plenty today. SunLive has received reports of flooding in the Mount area. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson... Read More

New study tracks humpback migration from space

A new international study has discovered paikea humpback whales stick to old migration routes despite ocean changes associated with climate change. Understanding... Read More

Three new COVID cases, one in Rotorua

UPDATE: There are three new cases of COVID-19 being reported in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Two of the cases are in Christchurch and one is in Rotorua. Director-General... Read More

One new case of COVID-19 in isolation

There is one new case of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says the new case is a woman in her 60s, who is in managed... Read More

LIVE: Two new cases of COVID-19 today

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says both of the people are in managed isolation at... Read More

Nine active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand

UPDATE: There are now nine active cases of COVID-19 following the announcement of two new cases at the border today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield... Read More

LIVE UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19

UPDATE: There are no new cases of COVID-19 today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says this is good given that laboratories carried out 6273 tests... Read More

LIVE: One new case of COVID-19 at the border

One new case of COVID-19 is being reported today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the new case is a man in his 60s who is in quarantine in... Read More

Lane restrictions removed from Te Puke Highway

Te Puke Highway is now fully open after five months of one lane traffic. The restricted traffic flow was to allow for construction of a water trunk mains along... Read More

PM address Govt response to new COVID-19 cases

UPDATE: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the incident that saw two new COVID-19 cases leaving isolation "should never have happened and cannot be repeated". Speaking... Read More

New COVID-19 cases from same family

The Ministry of Health has confirmed there are two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. The two cases are women in their 30s and 40s from the same family who... Read More