Now playing Next no comment New Zealand Floods Aerial video showed the extent of the flooding in New Zealand's Canterbury region on Monday, as forecasters warned of possible heavy rain into the evening before conditions improved. 31/05/2021
Now playing Next Tech News New Zealand health system hackers have released patient data The group responsible for the ransomware attack released patient details to local media who passed the data on to the police. 26/05/2021
Now playing Next no comment Families rejoice travel bubble reunions at New Zealand airport Hugs, tears of joy and smiles all around as families and friends are reunited thanks to a travel bubble agreement between New Zealand and Australia. 19/04/2021
Now playing Next Travel News Travellers elated as Australia and New Zealand open travel bubble Quarantine-free travel is now allowed between both countries, just in time for New Zealand's ski season. 19/04/2021
Now playing Next Destinations How has New Zealand harnessed the power of domestic travel? After the country's borders closed, New Zealanders have been encouraged to explore all that Aotearoa has to offer. 11/03/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand Powerful earthquake off coast of New Zealand prompts mass evacuations The earthquake followed two very strong 7.3 and 7.4 magnitude tremors, prompting thousands to seek higher ground. 04/03/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand A decade on, New Zealand mourns 185 Christchurch earthquake victims Hundreds of people attended an outdoor service in Christchurch, which continues to rebuild from the magnitude 6.3 quake that destroyed much of its downtown. 22/02/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand COVID-19: New Zealand's largest city to go into three-day lockdown This will be the first lockdown in six months for New Zealand, which had stamped out community transmission of the virus. 14/02/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand Tsunami alerts withdrawn after earthquake near New Caledonia New Zealand and Australia issued tsunami warnings after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. 10/02/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand MP stopped from speaking in parliament because he wasn't wearing a tie Rawiri Waititi said his Māori pendant was his choice of a tie and that it was "absurd" he was not allowed to speak in parliament for not wearing a necktie. 09/02/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand records first COVID case outside of quarantine in months A 56-year-old woman tested positive for the virus after spending two weeks in quarantine after being in Europe. 24/01/2021
Now playing Next New Zealand British backpacker Grace Millane’s killer convicted of more attacks The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane in 2018 has been convicted of sex attacks on two other women. 22/12/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand mosque shootings report says far-right threat overlooked Intelligence agencies were too focused on the threat posed by Islamist extremism at the expense of other dangers including white supremacism, the report says. 08/12/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern declares 'climate emergency' Britain, Ireland, and at least a dozen states have made similar declarations. 02/12/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand files 13 safety charges after volcano killed 22 New Zealand authorities filed safety violation charges on Monday against 10 organisations and three individuals after a volcanic eruption at White Island last year killed 22 people. 30/11/2020
Now playing Next World Geologists in New Zealand plan to deep into extinct volcano for heat They are planning to drill into an extinct 11-million-year-old volcano to use its heat as an alternative energy resource and reduce climate-damaging emissions. 27/11/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia but not marijuana People voted 65% in favour of supporting an End of Life Choice Act that gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying. 30/10/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party secures victory in New Zealand election The election was widely seen as a referendum on Ardern’s leadership since she took office three years ago. 17/10/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand 'Inhuman': Christchurch killer sentenced to life without parole The judge said his crimes stemmed from a warped and malignant ideology. 26/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand Gunman intended to blow up mosques, attack a third, NZ court told Tarrant spent months surveilling his intended targets with a drone before carrying out an attack on two mosques in Christchurch in 2019, killing 51 people. 24/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand Female leaders better at fighting COVID-19 than men, study finds New Zealand, Germany and Bangladesh performed far better during the first wave of the pandemic than neighbouring companies with male leaders. 18/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand delays election after new virus outbreak After 102 days without any community transmissions of COVID-19, there now are 58 known cases. 17/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand working to find source of latest COVID-19 outbreak Experts in New Zealand are working to find out the source of the latest outbreak of coronavirus, with test results showing the strain could be from Australia or the UK. 13/08/2020
Now playing Next no comment New Zealand: People queue at supermarkets amid new COVID-19 cases People rushed to supermarkets in New Zealand after the country announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections after more than 100 days without cases. 11/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand COVID-19: New Zealand sees first outbreak after 102 days The Prime Minister has announced four confirmed cases of COVID-19 in one family from an unknown source. 11/08/2020
Now playing Next New Zealand New Zealand's health minister resigns after virus blunders New Zealand's health response has been praised around the world after the country managed to eliminate community transmission of the virus. But Health Minister David Clark himself has been widely ridiculed. 02/07/2020