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Weather: Settled start to Easter before cold, wet weather hits

A powerful storm is brewing and could hamper spirits on Easter Sunday and Monday.

Mother, two kids 'treated like prisoners' in quarantine hotel

Grandmother says her daughter and grandchildren were treated like prisoners in quarantine.

Bluff wedding cluster escalates further as Auckland clusters remain a mystery

Clusters have increasingly become the centre of the New Zealand coronavirus epidemic.

Lockdown breaches almost at 500 as people continue to ignore rules

Almost 500 people have breached the national Covid-19 lockdown rules.

'Wild West': Armed guards protect PPE to get it to NZ

One supplier is bringing 500 tonnes of PPE to New Zealand on five chartered flights.

Woman, 60s, attacked while walking in Orewa

Orewa Police are appealing to residents for any security footage they may have.

Covid-19: Homeless landlord travels 100km to yet another property

"I had to go somewhere," says landlord escorted off rental property.

Covid-19 con air flight: Plane chartered for just four inmates

The private flight will move four inmates from Chch to Auckland.

South Auckland marae launches drive-through food bank

The site has been set up so drivers can pull up to a bench and be handed a parcel.

Coronavirus: Countdown relaxes some product limits

The limits were changed to help Kiwis shop less often during the coronavirus lockdown.

Auckland woman in NZ's biggest Covid-19 cluster but faced nine-day wait for test

She caught Covid-19 from her daughter, but both were refused tests for days.

Large fire on Auckland's Mt Wellington now out

A huge fire on Auckland's Mt Wellington last night was put out just before 10pm.

Mt Wellington on fire: Huge blaze seen across Auckland

The fire, which could be seen across Auckland, was bought under control late last night.

First images: Spark Arena turns into foodbank

Council has now set-up a food distribution centre at Spark Arena to keep up with demand.

Your weather: Last of the sun before Easter storms hit and Cyclone Harold hammers Pacific

Fine few days ahead before stormy weather ushers in the long weekend.

It's not just the Health Minister: 291 Kiwis caught breaching lockdown rules

Police want people to stay off the water, stay home and stay safe.

Slap on the wrist for fishermen caught breaking lockdown laws

The fishermen were caught on camera breaking lockdown rules in Bucklands Beach.

Colin Craig wins defamation bout with John Stringer

Stringer sought damages amounting to a total of over $3.5 million.