Police ask Protect Pūtiki protesters to leave their bubble

Protectors at Pūtiki Bay on Waiheke Island say police action to evict them is unlawful and unfair

Covid update: 41 new community cases in Auckland and Wellington. Total cases now 148.

All the cases are also confirmed, or believed to be linked to the Auckland outbreak.

With Delta spreading, should young people kiss their OE goodbye?

When you’re young there is often this perfect window for traveling overseas.

Covid update: 35 new community cases

There are 35 new community cases of Covid today.

Covid update: Signing in to be mandatory

20 new cases in Auckland, 1 in Wellington

NZ has around 19,000 homeless young people. Lockdown leaves them vulnerable to abuse and harm

It is estimated that half of New Zealand’s 41,000 homeless are under the age of 25.

Covid update: 21 new community cases

Here's what you need to know about Covid today.

Why you can still catch Covid while vaccinated

Being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't get Covid. Here's why.

Lorde gave us a lockdown treat: her new album Solar Power is out

We’ve waited 1,525 days but, just in time for our lockdown blues, Lorde has released a new album.

Here's 6 Re: stories to distract yourself from Covid

Sick of Covid already? Here's our antidote.

Covid update: Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August

Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August

Five AUT students tell us about having a positive case on campus

One of the Covid-19 community cases is an AUT student who was in a lecture at the city campus.

Covid update: 21 Covid cases in the community

It’s day two of level four nationally and we’re at 10 community cases of the Delta variant.

Former political candidate Billy Te Kahika arrested in anti-lockdown protest

The protest was staged outside the TVNZ building in Auckland CBD.

A list of things we panic bought before lockdown last night

"Bought a toaster, came home, broke the toaster. Made toast on the stove."

Why wearing a mask can help stop Delta spreading

Masks in places open for essential services during level 4 will be mandatory from tonight.

Fighting Delta: what you need to know about this Covid-19 variant

Here's what you need to know about the Delta variant.

New Zealand to go into a snap level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm tonight

Earlier this afternoon one Covid case was detected in the community in Auckland.

NZ’s two biggest bread companies are phasing out plastic bag clips

New Zealand’s two major bread producers use 175 million plastic bread bag clips a year.

Dairy can’t manage its crap, but innovative farmers are trying to fix that

If I take a shit in a field, it's not a huge deal. But what if 20,000 people take a shit in a field?

Only 37% of young NZers think life is fair, compared to 54% of boomers

New research looks at the fairness of life between younger and older New Zealanders

NZ plans to phase in open borders from 2022 after vaccine has been rolled out

Quarantine-free travel could be in New Zealand's future for returnees vaccinated against Covid-19

Meet the NZ director behind ‘one of the year's most messed up movies’, Coming Home in the Dark

We caught up with director James Ashcroft about his life, career, and what’s coming up next.

New regulation to stop teenagers vaping comes into force today

It aims to protect young people and non-smokers from the potential dangers of vaping.

Breaking down the huge UN new climate change report: it's grim

The latest climate change report shows climate change is here, it’s going to get worse.

Our dairy industry kills 2 million calves a year, but they don’t have to

These calves are killed within days or weeks of being born.

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