New Zealand has been chosen to be part of a late-stage trial for a new European Covid-19 vaccine. The VLA2001 vaccine, created by French biotech company Valneva,... Read More

The Government has confirmed it is investigating additional managed isolation facilities in a number of locations, including Rotorua. It comes as the Lakes District... Read More

Yesterday a total of 43,348 vaccine doses were administered in New Zealand, including 30,099 first doses and 13,249 second doses. Kiwis across the country are... Read More

The Government has rolled out its road map detailing how New Zealand is going to reopen to the world. From early 2022, travellers to Aotearoa are set to follow... Read More

A community information night about the Covid-19 vaccination roll-out is taking place in Tauranga next week. It comes amid the recent Covid-19 scare at... Read More

Some port workers in Tauranga are prepared to lose their jobs rather than receive the Covid-19 vaccination, according to one port employee and the Maritime Union. The... Read More

New Zealand will begin testing self-isolation instead of MIQ for vaccinated people this year, with a new border system based on low, medium and high-risk entry... Read More

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the government are this morning responding to a report from its Covid-19 advisory group on re-opening Aotearoa's borders. At... Read More

UPDATE 1.25PM: The Ministry of Health has confirmed that the crew infected with Covid-19 onboard the Rio De La Plata had the Delta variant. In a statement released... Read More

A second round of testing for Port of Tauranga workers has resulted in no positive Covid-19 test results for port workers. The news comes as the Rio de la Plata,... Read More

Crew members on board the Rio de la Plata shipping container were not tested for Covid-19 until Saturday, August 7. That is despite operations briefly being... Read More

The inconclusive Covid-19 test result of a Port of Tauranga worker, reported earlier today, has now returned a negative result, the Ministry of Health can confirm. It... Read More