With a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius forecast in Christchurch today, residents are being urged to keep hydrated and stay sun-smart, while and firefighters have helicopters on standby.
Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.
Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.
Southern health officials met yesterday to ensure the region’s Covid-19 defences were at the ready following the confirmation of New Zealand’s first community case of the disease in two months.
Getting caught taking an apple off a tree in Christchurch as a young boy led to four decades of sniffing out the bad guys, illicit drugs and cash with man's best friend for a celebrated police officer.
Businesses and attractions are closed from Waikato to Northland after discovering they are at the centre of a new Covid scare that emerged in New Zealand's northernmost region.
The Ministry of Health has revealed the list of locations visited by a Northland woman who tested positive for Covid-19 after leaving managed isolation.
Experts are optimistic the latest rogue case of Covid-19 won't lead to a repeat of Auckland's August outbreak, thanks to the person's small number of close contacts and their vigilance at scanning...
The latest community case in NZ travelled across Northland before her positive test result, but was scrupulous about using the Covid Tracer app, health authorities have revealed.
The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury.
A Christchurch milk factory worker will not get his job back after being sacked for drawing a swastika on his overalls in the days after the Christchurch mosque attack.
An Otago University public health expert is urging the Govt to seriously consider temporarily closing the border to arrivals from the UK and review the border system, with the new strain rife there thought to be more deadly and infectious.