Coronavirus

LIVE: Ardern and Hipkins post Cabinet conference

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins are speaking to media after meeting with Cabinet. The government this morning revealed... Read More

High Alert website helping prevent harm from drugs

A website set up a year ago to warn people about dangerous drugs in the community is proving a valuable tool in preventing harm. The High Alert website operated... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

On Friday the Government cancelled flights that were to bring New Zealanders stuck in New South Wales home, less than 12 hours before the flights were due to begin.... Read More

LIVE: Hipkins gives briefing on NSW situation

Minister for Covid-19 Response Chris Hipkins is giving an update after New South Wales this afternoon announced 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community. NSW... Read More

Covid-19: Mariner has Delta variant

The first whole-genome sequencing result for the first of two mariners currently off the coast of Taranaki shows they have the Delta variant of Covid-19. This... Read More

LIVE: Medsafe gives Janssen vaccine approval

UPDATE: Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Janssen Covid-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older, Covid-19 Response minister Chris... Read More

Mariners isolating after positive Covid-19 test

The Ministry of Health has confirmed positive Covid-19 test results for two mariners, who are currently isolating on a vessel at sea off the coast of Taranaki. The... Read More

One new case of Covid

The Ministry of Health is reporting one new case of Covid in managed isolation today. That is six down from the cases that were reported at the same time on Monday. In... Read More

Seven new Covid cases in managed isolation

There are no cases of Covid-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are seven cases to report related to recent returnees in managed isolation... Read More

Shipment of 150,000 Pfizer doses arrives in NZ

The country's largest shipment of Pfizer vaccines so far has arrived in New Zealand two days ahead of schedule, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says.... Read More

COVID-19: No community cases, seven in isolation

The Ministry of Health advise that there are no cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. There are seven cases to report related to... Read More

More Covid-19 vaccinators recruited

Retired and overseas-trained health professionals and the wider health workforce can now join New Zealand's expanding vaccinator workforce, says Covid-19 Response... Read More