New GDP data reveals 1.6 percent contraction, the worst in 29 years.

The ministry is now checking 200 cases to see whether they were tested before release.

Christopher Luxon speaks to the media while on a trade delegation trip to Japan

New Zealand has another new Covid-19 case. The man is in his 60s and is now in a quarantine facility in Auckland - the Jet Park Hotel.

Focus Live: Whanau Ora boss argues new Māori health authority should be under her. Video / Will Trafford

National MP Michael Woodhouse claimed today that the pair, who travelled from London to New Zealand, had to meet someone for help with directions.

Two women who have tested positive for Covid-19 got lost on their drive from Auckland to Wellington and required help - giving the person a "kiss and a cuddle", Parliament has been told.

Winston Peters holds post-Cabinet press conference

The new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are two women from the United Kingdom who were allowed to travel to Wellington on compassionate grounds, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

High density housing around the country, transport infrastructure upgrades and more walkways and cycleways are among the "shovel-ready" projects that the Government wants to fast-track to kick-start the economic recovery.

A multi-million dollar international drug operation has been upended with New Zealand, Australian, and Canadian authorities working together to uncover an elaborate scheme to import methamphetamine hidden in maple syrup.

A murder charge comes after the body of Bridget Simmonds was excavated at a rural property at Parakao. Video / NZ Herald

Christopher Luxon live from Fieldays

The billion-dollar Commercial Bay shopping precinct opens in Auckland amid Covid-19 uncertainty.

Police update homicide investigation of Te Kūiti baby

Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference.

From today, people in managed self-isolation and quarantine won't be able to apply for exemptions to attend funerals and tangi.

From The New York Times to The Mirror and the BBC, New Zealand is in the headlines.

Increasing trade with Fiji had been a priority for Luxon ahead of his first Pacific visit as Prime Minister.

A Colliers International survey reveals that most workers still prefer going into the office. Video / Will Trafford

Businesses with a 40 per cent reduction in revenue due to Covid-19 are now eligible for the wage subsidy extension.

Enhancing trade and economic cooperation and engagement in the Pacific will be the focus when Prime Minister Christopher Luxon visits Niue.

Winston Peters says his party put the kibosh on Labour's wish to change all existing lease arrangements to help ease commercial rent pains.

Nicola Willis' post-Budget stand up from Christchurch

Family say they have been fighting for justice since their loved one died.

Focus Live: Three police officers in court are believed to be the first ever to face an on-duty manslaughter charge. Video / Will Trafford

There will be no distancing rules at bars and restaurants at level 1, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. All restrictions on businesses, like hospitality, would be lifted with no distancing of tables.

There are no new Covid-19 cases for the 12th day in a row. There is still one active case, an Auckland woman in her 50s.

PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand could move to alert level 1 next week, buoyed by 11 straight days of no new Covid cases.

PM Jacinda Ardern reveals what will be needed for a transtasman bubble and how it could work. Video / NZ Herald