Chch teacher aide mistakenly receives vaccine text
A Christchurch schoolteacher aide is bemused at being contacted by the Auckland DHB "confirming" her unsolicited Covid-19 vaccination.
Kiwi who fought for emergency MIQ place dies
Kiwi who fought for emergency MIQ place dies
A terminally ill New Zealander who had to fight for an emergency spot in managed isolation has died in Christchurch.
Dame Valerie takes one for the team
Dame Valerie takes one for the team
Four-time world champion shot putter Dame Valerie Adams has received her first Covid-19 vaccine in Auckland.
Specialist police team formed to tackle gang violence
Specialist police team formed to tackle gang violence
Police have introduced a specialist Firearms Investigation Team as gang tensions escalate across the country.
Fine hiked for cellphone use while driving
Fine hiked for cellphone use while driving
Getting pinged for using a cellphone while driving will soon cost motorists nearly double.
Man charged with threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern
Man charged with threatening to kill Jacinda Ardern
An Auckland man has been charged with threatening to kill Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Employer reveals vaccine delay for staff working in MIQ and hospitals
Employer reveals vaccine delay for staff working in MIQ and hospitals
An employer whose staff routinely work in Auckland's managed isolation facilities and hospitals is expressing frustration at not being able to get her workers vaccinated.
Covid update: No new community cases, one in MIQ
Covid update: No new community cases, one in MIQ
There are no new community cases of Covid-19 and just one case in managed isolation, according to the Ministry of Health.
Patients having to wait in ambulances at ED
Hospital overload: Patients having to wait in ambulances at ED
The sick and injured are being forced to wait for help in the back of a ambulances at several emergency departments at the country's biggest hospitals as demand skyrockets.
NZ to donate vaccines for 800,000: Ardern
NZ to donate vaccines for 800,000: Ardern
New Zealand will donate Covid-19 vaccines for 800,000 people via the COVAX dose-sharing facility that aims to protect health workers and other vulnerable people in lower-income countries.
Rural areas won't get left behind in vaccine rollout - Bloomfield
Rural areas won't get left behind in vaccine rollout - Bloomfield
People will be able to walk in to a clinic and get the Pfizer vaccine jab from July, when the Government plans to be able to roll out an average of 280,000-odd doses a week for six months.
Park pigeons ‘reminiscent of horror film'
Pigeon numbers in Christchurch park ‘reminiscent of horror film’
A Memorial Ave resident says the number of pigeons gathering across from her house in Burnside Park is like a scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror film The Birds.
Cancer patient doesn’t want to leave his family with $90k debt
Cancer patient doesn’t want to leave his family with $90k debt
A Christchurch father says he would be dead by now if it wasn't for the cancer treatment he is receiving - but he has had to borrow $90,000 against his family home to afford it.
No new community cases, two in MIQ
No new community cases, two in MIQ
There are two new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation today. There are no new community cases.
Best growing land swallowed by urban sprawl
Best growing land being swallowed by urban sprawl: report
A new report paints a stark picture of New Zealand's environment under relentless pressure.
Police storm luxury hotel after shot fired
Armed police storm luxury Auckland hotel after shot fired
Conflict between two notorious gangs escalated with shots fired inside an Auckland hotel on Thursday morning.A gun was fired at a luxury Auckland hotel this morning, sparking a city-wide response...
'Border workers don't wear ankle bracelets' - Hipkins
'Border workers don't wear ankle bracelets' - Hipkins
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says he won't be putting the 4500 workers in MIQ facilities under suspicion due to the actions of a security guard who according to the prime minister "was lying" about getting tested.
Mosque shooter's judicial review hearing delayed
Mosque shooter's judicial review hearing delayed
The Christchurch mosque shooter's requested judicial review will not go ahead today.
'Deplorable': Man filmed punching possum
'Deplorable': South Island man filmed punching possum
A video showing a South Island man harming a possum by punching it in the face has left animal rights advocates furious.
Waterspout spotted over Napier, thunderstorms rock the north
Waterspout spotted over Napier, thunderstorms rock the north
Waterspouts have been spotted ripping through Napier amid large thunderstorms pummelling across the North Island.