Paywave limit raised amid virus
The limit for contactless eftpos payments is being temporarily raised from $80 to $200 from today.
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Homeless landlord travels 100km to yet another property
Homeless landlord travels 100km to yet another property
An Auckland landlord accused of breaching lockdown rules at two rental properties has ditched his $1000-a-week taxpayer funded hotel and travelled 100km to live in a third property.
Baldwin St reclaims steepest street title
Baldwin St reclaims steepest street title
After an uphill battle, Dunedin's Baldwin St has reclaimed its world record.
Distance learning measures outlined
TV channels, free computers for schoolkids in lockdown
More than 17,000 free computers are being given out to low-income families and two educational television channels are being launched in an all-out drive to help children learn at home while...
Fewer domestic violence incidents than expected
Fewer domestic violence incidents than expected
The number of family harm events in Canterbury has continued to be fewer than police expected during the lockdown.
SPCA sees a decrease in abandoned animals since lockdown
SPCA sees a decrease in abandoned animals since lockdown
SPCA centres across New Zealand have not seen an upswing in the number of abandoned animals across the country - in fact it has seen the opposite.
50 new Covid-19 cases, 81 now linked to Bluff wedding
50 new Covid-19 cases, 81 now linked to Bluff wedding
Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has revealed 50 new cases bringing the total to 1210.
Watch live: Covid-19 update, new cases to be revealed
Watch live: Covid-19 update, new cases to be revealed
The Government is set to begin its daily update to New Zealanders on its response to Covid-19 and reveal the number of new cases.
How to avoid long supermarket lines during lockdown
How to avoid long supermarket lines during lockdown
Anyone with a computer or smartphone can check when supermarkets are at their busiest.
Police checkpoints to stop Easter holidaymakers
Police checkpoints to stop Easter holidaymakers
Police are ramping up efforts to stop anyone who may try to break lockdown rules by going away for the Easter break.
Oops, he did it again: Landlord tries to move into second rental
Oops, he did it again: Landlord tries to move into second rental
A landlord escorted off an already-occupied property during the Covid-19 lockdown in handcuffs by police, immediately went around the corner and tried to gain entry to another of his flats.
11 new cases linked to Bluff wedding cluster
11 new cases linked to Bluff wedding cluster
The number of Covid-19 cases linked to cluster events in Bluff and Queenstown has risen again today.
Covid-19: Foreigners now allowed to transit through NZ airports
Covid-19: Foreigners now allowed to transit through NZ airports
New Zealand will now allow foreign nationals to transit through airports here if they need to get home.
Essential businesses trial online contactless payment
Essential businesses trial online contactless payment
Two hundred merchants are trialling an online contactless payment method in store, using just mobile phones and no EFTPOS terminal.
PM on Clark: 'I expect better, so does New Zealand'
PM on Clark: 'I expect better, so does New Zealand'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has defended her decision not to sack Health Minister David Clark after he admitted another lockdown breach.
Surfers ordered to leave beach
Surfers ordered to leave beach
Eight surfers have been ordered to leave a Dunedin beach after they were caught by police breaking the restrictions.
54 new Covid-19 cases in NZ
54 new Covid-19 cases in NZ
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed there are 54 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 in NZ.
Air NZ to lay off 387 pilots
Air NZ to lay off 387 pilots
Air New Zealand has revealed plans to make 387 pilots redundant, the pilots' union says.
Electronic bracelet monitoring suggested for arrivals
Electronic bracelet monitoring suggested for arrivals
Electronic bracelets should be strongly considered for travellers arriving from overseas, prominent scientist Nick Wilson says.
Long read: NZ's best and worst prepared DHBs
Long read: NZ's best and worst prepared DHBs
What shape are New Zealand's 20 district health boards in, heading into potentially the greatest strain on their resources with a Covid-19 outbreak?