But Michael Plank says people still need to be vigilant for other Covid-19 variants.
Chanel Harris-Tavita will be out for three to four weeks after undergoing surgery on the injury.
Police say the country is experiencing a youth crime wave, which appears to be driven by social media and other social factors.
Speaker Trevor Mallard, ACT leader David Seymour, and National MP Chris Bishop have been debating the contentious issue.
An investigation has been launched after a complaint was made against an unidentified Conservative MP.
The Government "must" pick up a working group's Three Waters recommendations, Local Government New Zealand's president says.
Shops in Mount Wellington and Penrose were targeted, police said.
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The UN Security General has pledged further support for Ukraine during his visit to the country.
A 35-year-old man has been accused of killing Colombian national Juliana Bonilla Herrera.
The Fijian Drua host the Highlanders in Suva on Saturday after spending the first nine rounds of their debut season based in Australia.
Richard Martin reviews the Crawleys' latest cinematic outing.
There are 480 people in hospital with the virus, including 15 in an intensive care or high dependency unit.
The Infrastructure Minister emphasised the importance of having iwi involved in Three Waters, but said the ownership of the entities themselves would remain with councils alone.
Two firearms incidents last Saturday are believed to be gang-related.
It follows a successful trial on the Johnsonville line.
Joanna Ji was reportedly missing for more than a week and did not have her passport, phone or wallet with her.
The owner of a Penrose convenience store says thieves stole $15,000-worth of cigarettes earlier this month.
Should Motu win this weekend, it would set up the possibility for an historic IBF World Championship fight against Tauranga-born Cherneka Johnson.
Police say the ages of the group was a 'real worry', with the youngest aged 12.
Police say they responded to reports of an "attempted shoplifting" at the dairy on Browns Road on Friday.
Police say they were notified of the incident after the men appeared at Gore Hospital around 6pm on Wednesday.
Oranga Tamariki doesn't believe the fact it's school holidays is playing a part, saying the kids committing crimes are generally not in the classroom anyway.
The pedestrian died after an incident involving a vehicle early on Sunday morning in Auckland CBD.
Announcing the next steps in centralising the country’s drinking, storm and wastewater, the plan is set to be in place by July 2024.
The diplomatic response comes as countries allied with Ukraine ramp up their support.
Rachael de Koning fell ill for several weeks after the drinking water was contaminated with sheep faecal matter in 2016.
The recent warm, wet weather is attracting the cluster fly to rural areas causing home owners to take urgent action.
Every day, around five New Zealanders are charged with strangling people, but many more incidents are not being reported.
Both sides are desperate to come out on top in the historic match for the Fijian outfit.
Jason Matthews has taken another big step in his dream of reaching The Show with a deal under the Chicago White Sox.
Debbie Stokes will be making her way over to Lord's for next month's Test when her son leads the team for the first time - coincidentally, against NZ.
The energy link takes on greater importance following Moscow’s decision this week to cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria.
