By RNZ The Government has accompanied its $88 million education lockdown package with a warning that school closures could extend beyond the end of the current four-week period.The package included 17,000 laptops and Chromebook... Read...

Christchurch drivers high on meth are some of the criminals caught by police with the help of the Eagle helicopter during its trial in the city.Police trialled the crime-fighting flying tool between February 17 and March 20, catching... Read...

Airways is proposing to permanently close seven regional air traffic control towers due to Covid-19 travel restrictions, with job cuts expected and Hawke`s Bay is in the firing line.According to Stuff, air traffic control services... Read...

Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni and Education Minister Chris Hipkins will face questions from the Epidemic Response Committee this morning. Several officials will also present to the committee to outline the Government`s... Read...

The Earthquake Commission was `poorly prepared` for the catastrophic 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, according to a scathing government-funded public inquiry report released today. Mentions of dodgy damage assessments, botched... Read...

New Zealand`s largest export industry has taken a massive hit from the Covid-19 crisis, but some high-end tourism companies are now looking at a market closer to home in order to keep the doors open. Read...

Spare a thought for those who aren`t enjoying a 4-week break like most of us but who will be paying for it anyway. Read...

Negotiations over what would be a huge domestic heavyweight boxing scrap in New Zealand between Joseph Parker and Junior Fa have broken down due to a `stratospheric` demand from Fa, according to Parker`s manager David Higgins.The... Read...

Food parcels and hardship grants double, while some look to withdraw Kiwisaver funds, Salvation Army reports. Read...

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters wants to delay the 2020 general election as the country responds to coronavirus. Read...