Coronavirus

LIVE: Vaccine rollout ahead of targets - Verrall

Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield are providing an update on the vaccination programme. Verrall says... Read More

Minister’s story easing Pasifika vaccine angst

The Minister for Pacific Peoples says he is happy to see a decrease in anxiety around the Covid-19 vaccine among the Pacific community. Aupito William Sio has... Read More

Covid-19: No new community cases, two in isolation

The Ministry of Health says that there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. 'There are two new cases to report in recent... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

Anyone flying to New Zealand from Australia will have to get a pre-departure Covid test if they were in Victoria on or after May 20. Covid-19 Response Minister... Read More

Melbourne travellers required to self-isolate

Anyone who travelled from Melbourne between May 20 and 25 is being urged to self-isolate. This is the advice from the Ministry of Health following last... Read More

NZ keeping a close eye on Melbourne outbreak

New Zealand officials are keeping a close on the Melbourne Covid-19 outbreak. A total of 11 cases were reported in the Australian city overnight. In a statement... Read More

Covid vaccines for wider NZ public pushed back

The roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine for the wider New Zealand population has been moved back by weeks. The Ministry of Health has changed the timeline on when... Read More

LIVE: Covid-19, QFT and vaccine update

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are providing an update on Covid-19 in New Zealand. On Tuesday, the... Read More

COVID-19: No new community cases, six in MIQ

The Ministry of Health says there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. 'There are six new cases to report in recent returnees... Read More

Ten fined for entering NZ without Covid-19 test

Ten people have been fined after travelling to New Zealand without proof they tested negative for Covid-19. Customs says more than 23,000 people - or 99.5 per... Read More

Covid-19 update: New Zealand and around the globe

More than three-quarters of people are keen to get the Covid-19 jab, according to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Health. Since the last survey in March,... Read More

Hundreds of Australians unfairly charged for MIQ

Australians have been unlawfully charged for managed isolation stays in New Zealand because of an error in what the National Party is calling a shoddy law. The... Read More