Thunder and lightning: Wet weather causes road problems in Auckland
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Storm warning: North Island, parts of South brace for deluge
Low-pressure system headed for NZ brings risk of heavy rainfall and flooding next week.
When you need a vax pass and when you don't - your traffic light questions answered
The differences between green, orange and red are important to remember over summer.
Gisborne cafe's plan to get around traffic light system fails
The cafe had planned to host "events" some mornings so it could bypass the system.
Covid cases below 100 on back-to-back days, positive test in Cook Islands
The second sub-100 day comes on day two of the new traffic light framework.
What fans can expect at Easter R&V, when lineup will be revealed
The festival is postponed until Easter and fans have a two-week window for refunds.
Rhythm and Vines postponed to Easter Weekend
After weeks of speculation, ticketholders finally have answers.
Local Focus: East Coast teens scouted for Japan
Two East Coast teens have earned rugby scholarships in Japan.
Research connects passion for women's and Māori health
Sophie Couper has been recognised for her work on sleeping positions in late pregnancy
Campsite set to 'welcome' unvaccinated travellers this summer
Epidemiologist Rod Jackson labels the move "crazy".
Police name victim dropped off at Takanini medical centre before death
He was a 22-year-old from Gisborne.
'Some of us may die': Iwi urges travellers to reconsider visits over Covid threat
"Some of us will become seriously ill and some of us may die," worried iwi chair says.
Rhythm and Vines: Ticketholders demand answers as organisers remain silent
Calls to cancel festival mount as petition launched by local residents.
Baby dies after co-sleeping with mother in hospital
DHB: 'His death was tragic and our thoughts are still with his family on their sad loss'.
Local Focus: Flying doctor boosts jabs on the East Coast
Flying vaccination clinic and Māori Battalion pulling whānau on board for vaccinations.
Local Focus: PM's day cheering Tairāwhiti
Prime Minister visits Gisborne to praise vaccinators.
Live: Two Covid cases in Tauranga; one in Manawatū - 'We know there will be concern', says PM
As Aucklanders wait for their day of freedom, another city is now dealing with a new case.
Local Focus: Gisborne mums are hot competition for the Fittest Mums competition
Fit Gisborne mums are competing globally.
Rhythm and Vines faces cancellation unless vax rates increase in festival hotspot
Currently, in the Tairāwhiti DHB only 71 per cent have received both jabs.
'First jab ... saved my life': 45yo Covid patient put into coma, needed pacemaker
Three days into his Auckland MIQ stay, Jason Collier collapsed.
175 community Covid cases today, in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Taupō
There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.
MetService warns of thunderstorms and heavy rain
Warnings and watches are in place around the country.
Summer party: $200 million scheme for big events
Summer party scheme announced for big festivals - but niche events left out.
Assault of mental health staffer at Gisborne Hospital prompts workplace violence review
Violence on Gisborne Hospital's mental health ward may be regularly going unreported.
Local Focus: Artist Tā Derek Lardelli brings Tinana exhibition to life
Tā Derek Lardelli's Tinana Exhibition at the Tairawhiti Arts Festival.
Ship jumper can stay in NZ for 'immigration procedures'
Experts say crewman's sea ordeal is could be the tip of a much larger refugee crisis.
Live: Record 206 new community cases; 73 Covid patients in hospital
Late-week wastewater detections of virus in Stratford, Gisborne and Napier raise concern.
Napier, Gisborne mayors urge testing, vaccination after positive wastewater samples
'Covid is on our doorstep. And we know the best protection is the vaccine.'
PM to Aucklanders - 'We are not going to keep you trapped over Christmas'
Government has made an in-principle decision to slightly ease restrictions from Tuesday.
Summer blues: Rhythm & Vines music festival in doubt?
Tens of thousands of Kiwis may miss out on festival if Gisborne doesn't hit vax target.
Live updates: MIQ 'broken' and major summer music festival in doubt
The latest on New Zealand's response to the Delta outbreak.
'I was waiting to die': Crewman plucked from sea after 23 hours in freezing water
Rescuers picked him up after nearly 24 hours in icy waters.
Local Focus: Heavy rains bring floods to Gisborne
Rivers and roads were swollen but that didn't stop kids having a splash.
'Extraordinary survival story': Log ship jumper in water for 23 hours
Log ship jumper, a Myanmar national, was in the water for 23 hours.