A hearing for Māori survivors as part of the ongoing inquiry into abuse in state and faith-based care is being held.
The 95-year-old, who recently recovered from Covid-19, has instead asked the heir to the throne Prince Charles to stand in for her.
Police say fake $50 bills were found in the region.
Police are investigating a reported shooting in Sandringham.
The petrol company is urging motorists not to panic.
On Friday, there were 20,989 new Covid-19 cases in the community.
The Ministry of Health reported seven more Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, bringing the total to 105.
Veterans' Minister Meka Whaitiri will attend next month's service.
The soap opera's producer Oliver Driver says the pandemic has been "a Boogeyman", but that it's time to move on.
Residential buildings were also hit in Dnipro, a city in the east which had previously been regarded as a safe refuge for civilians.
Satellite images appeared to capture artillery firing on residential areas between Russian forces and the capital.
China has said the claims should be given a fair hearing and that the United States needed to prove they were false.
Just 33 percent of Māori in the 5-11 year age group have been vaccinated so far.
Seventy-five percent of New Zealanders thought visitors and tourists should be able to enter, as long as they test negative for Covid on arrival.
A man was left critically injured after an incident involving numerous people, vehicles, and motorcycles.
During a live cross on the 6pm news, a displaced woman walked alongside Daniel Faitaua with a smile that the 1News reporter said beamed like no other.
In the two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, around 2.5 million people have fled.
Nestled away in Tasman, Hop Farm Brewery is running a complex operation.
Police say they don't believe the incident is a random attack.
