A man on trial for killing his wife during their belated honeymoon in Te Anau said he snapped and he just wanted her to be quiet.Rodney Stuart Fallowfield admitted the killing, but said he did not intend to murder Shirley Reedy.The…

Regular saliva testing for staff at New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine facilities could be underway in weeks, which aims to strengthen the country’s border against Covid-19. Asia Pacific Health Group (APHG) was awarded…

A teenager who put up racist posters around Queenstown, including on the windows of a newly opened Islamic Centre, has been granted permanent name suppression.The youth, who is now 19, was charged with putting about 250 posters…

A worker at Auckland Airport has been arrested and is being held in custody after making “concerning comments” at the airport. A police spokesperson said there was no ongoing cause for concern and the male was assisting officers…

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Australia's travel bubble with New Zealand has been further tweaked by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, allowing flights from some states and territories.

From 9.59pm Friday (AEST), the ban on Western Australia and the Northern Territory will be lifted on two-way quarantine free travel.

The block on travel from New South Wales, which is 10 days into a fortnight lockdown, and Queensland will remain for now.

READ MORE: Warning for lockdown rule-breakers as NSW enters 'critical' period

However, Queensland seems positioned to get the go ahead sooner than NSW, with the New Zealand government saying it will review the situation in Queensland on Thursday.

All travellers boarding jets to New Zealand must have a 72-hour negative pre-departure test.

Earlier today, residents from South Australia, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria were once again allowed to travel to New Zealand provided they hadn't visited a designated hotspot.

The bubble was paused last weekend in response to the growing number of cases being reported across Australia.

New Zealand's COVID Response Minister Chris Hipkins today said travellers must not have been in NSW since June 22 or Queensland, the Northern Territory or Western Australia from June 26.

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New Zealand recorded zero local cases today.

The last time New Zealand recorded a case of community transmission was February 28.

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Whanganui Regional Museum is searching for its first Māori curator.Museum director Bronwyn Labrum said it was shocking there was no Māori curator in Whanganui given the significance of the tāonga Māori collection,…

A dermatologist is under the spotlight of New Zealand’s health watchdog after performing surgery on a woman’s old scar instead of her skin cancer.The woman, in her 40s during the incident in 2018, was referred to the dermatologist…

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the transtasman bubble pause will be lifted for Western Australia and the Northern Territory from 11.59pm on July 9, but will remain in place for Queensland and New South Wales. However, people…