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President Donald Trump fomented the violence at the US Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden says, calling it one of the darkest days in the history of the country and an assault on democracy.

All travellers from the United Kingdom or the United States will need a negative test result for Covid-19 before departing for New Zealand, the government has confirmed today.

The government is being warned against introducing a pre-departure Covid-19 test for desperate Kiwis trying to get home from high-risk countries. Audio

National says the government needs to front over concerns about a new strain of Covid-19 in the UK, thought to be up to 70 percent more contagious.

Moves to make sport safer and fairer have been announced by Sport New Zealand.

A new report highlighting inhumane treatment of prisoners shows Corrections is not putting its Hōkai Rangi strategy into practice and has lost all its credibility, a former prisoner and justice reform…

Businesses that suffer a 30 percent drop in revenue after alert level changes will be able to claim up to $21,500, Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced.

The government is moving ahead with its election promise to introduce regulation to bring down the fees banks charge retailers for paywave.

The government is not considering the introduction of specific hate crime laws, a move that's been called for by the Police Association and justice advocates.

In today's sports news - Breeze into 18in18 final, substitute leads India to T20 victory and F1 stand-in tops timesheet.

The Oscar-nominated star of Juno has announced that he is transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page in a social media post.

The government is continuing its crackdown on loan sharks, introducing new rules to protect against unaffordable loans.

The government could increase the tax rate for trusts if people use them to avoid the new top income tax rate, Revenue Minister David Parker says.

A climate emergency declaration by the government will be a step in the right direction but action now needs to happen, a climate scientist says. Audio

Frances Tagaloa, 52, wants transformational change in the way the Catholic Church deals with abuse including voluntary celibacy, changes to confession, and more training for priests.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Wood have addressed the charges laid over the Whakaari / White Island eruption.