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Man accused of murdering Connor Whitehead can now be named

Name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of killing teen Connor Whitehead.

Live: 95 new community cases as two people in hospital die with virus

One person died at Middlemore Hospital overnight, and another at Auckland City Hospital.

Weather: Forecasters alert to storm off Solomons, could impact NZ next week

Holidaymakers advised to keep an eye on developments.

Medical Council to put to GP 'serious concerns' over fraudulent vaccine exemptions

Medical Council has begun gathering information "with urgency" regarding Kaiapoi GP.

New Fish and Game chairman learnt to fish before he learnt to ride a bike

Ngahihi Bidois is believed to be the first Te Arawa chairman of Eastern Fish and Game.

Live: 'Stay away' - Aucklanders to be locked out of holiday hotspots this summer

The simple message to Aucklanders is to stay away, Ōpōtiki councillor says.

Not one applicant to Govt's $23m earthquake loan scheme

Fund designed to help owners strengthen their buildings.

Afghanistan response: 700 evacuees holed up in Auckland

Of the 900-plus Afghan evacuees, only 205 have yet been housed.

AirNZ links Vaccine Pass to app for 'seamless' summer restart

Make your first AirNZ flight of summer even easier with this new app feature.

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.

Name suppression to stay for Christchurch businessman guilty of child sex abuse

Name suppression to continue for Chch businessman who repeatedly raped a child.

Chlöe Swarbrick: We need more homes, but where?

OPINION: Housing is a human right and we've all got to find a way to live together.

Crypto and carbonara: What Kiwis googled most in 2021

What have Kiwis googled the most over the past year?

Council in the dark over hundreds of potentially deadly buildings

Only 40 per cent of earthquake-prone building owners responded to a council survey.

A Capital Letter: Councillors deserve pay rises, don't begrudge them

OPINION: Councillors are contacted at all hours and they don't have personal assistants.

Aucklanders flocked to hairdressers, bars and cafés - data

Kiwis spent $70 million per day in the last week since Covid restrictions eased.

This is where you can take the kids glow worm hunting

Seek out the best places in New Zealand to marvel at sparkling glow worms.

Wellington women take the lead by founding the majority of new businesses in the capital

Female-founded businesses raised $1,390,000 in pre-seed capital this year.