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Aged-care facilities say their Auckland residents are isolated and lonely as they head into their ninth week in lockdown. Audio

The government has acknowledged in a discussion document it may not hit its target to drastically cut emissions without help from business and the wider community.

The Ministry for Primary Industries has introduced stricter controls for the poultry industry in a bid to control an outbreak of salmonella enteritidis.

The UK's failure to do more to stop Covid-19 spreading early in the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures, a report by MPs says.

Mandatory vaccinations have been introduced for health and education workers as 35 new community cases are reported and the government confirms there will be no immediate changes to alert levels.

Some of New Zealand's poorest citizens now owe a share of $177 million in legal debt - and the government's charging them 5 percent interest.

The 25 companies want to jointly import 370,000 rapid antigen tests to be introduced on work sites around the country within the next seven days, but need the government's permission to do so.

Opinion - Any vaccine passport must account for those who cannot be vaccinated for health reasons, include a non-app option, be accessible, and should be timed very carefully, Chris Ford writes.

Air New Zealand is introducing a 'no jab, no fly' policy for international travellers, starting in February next year.

Air New Zealand is introducing a 'no jab, no fly' policy for international travellers, starting in February next year.

An "organisational realignment" that created seven deputy chief executives at Rotorua Lakes Council was devised in part by at least six of the seven people who took the roles.

ACC is struggling to clear a month-long backlog of work, with some tasks more than seven months overdue, the organisation has told MPs.

The UK's decision to issue temporary visas for foreign truck drivers is a short-term fix that will not solve an acute shortage that may disrupt retail before Christmas, business leaders say.

England Roses win back-to-back games over Silver Ferns to lift the Taini Jamison Trophy.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson said a stocktake of the $1.9 billion mental health package found strong progress had been made since its announcement.

The fishing company Sanford has been ordered to pay $500,000 after one of its employees was killed while working on one of its vessels in 2018.

In today's sports news - Breakers sign French import, Manchester United crash out of the League Cup and Australian Diamonds name new captain.

The idea was shot down by officials who looked at options and each time found a shortage of resources - and a risk of public backlash.

There has been a 49 percent increase in injuries recorded as a result of firearms crime in Auckland city over the past year and a half, compared with the two years previous.

Legislation introducing a new offence for planning a terrorist attack comes back to Parliament today, after being expedited as a result of the LynnMall attack.