8810 new Covid cases, 18 deaths - including person in their 30s
New Zealand experienced its deadliest seven days of the pandemic this week.
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Age divide emerges in vaccine mandate removal poll
About 1000 New Zealanders across all age groups took part in the poll.
Managing MPs: The 'staff' you can't fire - even for 'being bullies or creeps'
"We had a pretty unhealthy culture within the building," Speaker Trevor Mallard says.
NZ's deadliest week: 23 new Covid deaths, 104 so far this week
More than 350 people have now died with Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Three protests planned for Wellington, police to have strong presence
Police say they are ready to act as three different protests are planned for the capital.
Exclusive: 'When I woke she was gone' - her newborn girl was taken 57 years ago; finally, an apology
Maggie Wilkinson has received an historic settlement and in-person apology.
Derek Cheng: Why Auckland could be in an orange halo next week
The key question is how much more pressure will no limits on indoor gatherings bring.
Policing of anti-mandate protest cost more than $430k, excluding wages
Hundreds of police officers were sent to Wellington as part of "Operation Convoy".
OIO approves Austrian aristocrat's farm purchase for forestry conversion
The aristocrat has been given approval to buy another farm in NZ to plant pine trees on.
Protesters turn up to Wellington War Memorial, ignore RSA pleas to stay away
Protesters say they won't stop until the health response is "obliterated".
Parties, noise and death threats: Kāinga Ora tenant fed up
A disruptive neighbour has victimised one Kāinga Ora tenant for more than three years.
'It's hard now': PM's plan to tackle rising cost of living
Ardern holds the door open for tax cuts, as benefits jump.
Jailhouse drop: Drastic fall in prisoner numbers, but does that make us all safer?
Crisis averted? There are 5500 fewer prisoners today than what was projected in 2017.
Audrey Young: A smooth exit vs horror show in Canberra
OPINION: Senate 'mean girls' and bullying claims point to a vicious campaign ahead.
State housing development in Hamilton delayed by several years
Kāinga Ora is warning completion date for Hamilton housing complex may move again.
Brian Tamaki reveals how he had the courage to speak out, break lockdown rules
"Christ gave me the courage to stand up to the PM and her (cold-blooded) Cabinet."
John Tamihere: You cry separatism? Try being Māori
OPINION: "Why take my money, spend it for me, fail me, then tell me I'm a failure?"
Barry Soper: Labour is abusing its absolute power
OPINION: What's happening to democracy, let alone the promised transparency of this Govt?
The Front Page: The coming tension between the vaxxed and unvaxxed, masked and unmasked
There's growing anxiety about what living with Covid means.
NZ's largest helicopter company takes flight offshore
New Zealand set to lose helicopter company head office jobs to Perth and London.
NZ medical team to provide mental health support in Tonga
Eight NZ medical profs have left for Tonga to help with trauma in tsunami aftermath.
15,918 Covid cases, 14 deaths as Govt stay tight-lipped on traffic light changes
It comes after our darkest day of the pandemic, when a record 34 deaths were reported.
Vaccine passes dropped for practical driving tests
VTNZ says safety still vital so "continued use of face masks" will be necessary.
Grim tally: NZ surpasses US Covid mortality rate for the first time
The seven-day daily average for deaths is now 15.
Multi-million dollar road to zero: Govt cops criticism for 'extraordinary' ad spending
The Opposition's crying foul at the cost of the Govt's public awareness advertising.
Bryce Wilkinson: IMF's utopian thinking dangerous for freedoms and prosperity
OPINION: Jacinda Ardern's own advisers could have written the same report.
Benefits need to be up to $165 higher a week, advocacy group says
Benefits will be lifted on Friday. But analysis shows families will still come up short.
Orion wins huge Saudi contract, CEO snaps at NZ's 'third-world' procurement
Wins in the Middle East and US, but snubbed at home. Orion CEO on the 'struggles' here.
Live: As deaths rise, one million eligible Kiwis yet to be boosted
There were 12,882 community cases of Covid-19 reported yesterday.
Simon Wilson: The two angry men who want to be mayor of Auckland
Leo Molloy and Wayne Brown are fed up with the way everyone else is botching up the city.
Derek Cheng: Contact tracing fell short when it mattered most
Contact tracing will be vital to slow next variant - but it has repeatedly come up short.
Opinion: Greater freedoms reveal need for more responsible behaviours
Policy around mask wearing indoors is ambiguous and a trigger for some, retail boss says.
'Put NZ on the world stage': PM on Campion's Oscar win; NZDF staff head to Europe to help Ukraine
"It's a phenomenal outcome and I know we're all very proud of her" - Ardern
Audrey Young: Peters provokes strong response from Ardern
Jacinda Ardern has walked the talk this week.