Coronavirus

Tim Seifert tests positive for COVID-19

BLACKCAPS batsman Tim Seifert has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be travelling back to New Zealand on the charter flight with New Zealand's other Indian... Read More

Bubble trouble: hopeful travellers out of pocket

Kiwi Sam Hegarty and his wife Nicki Hegarty had planned to reunite with family in New Zealand, but say the wrong information from the Government has left them... Read More

Rest home residents receive Covid-19 vaccine

Ninety-three-year-old Ben Tientjes is a 'great believer in vaccines” and says getting the Covid-19 vaccination will ensure everyone is kept safe. Residents... Read More

Covid-19 immigration powers to be extended

The passing of a bill to extend temporary Covid-19 immigration powers means continued flexibility to support migrants, manage the border, and help industries facing... Read More

NZ‘s quarantine-free travel with NSW to be paused

Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed that flights from New South Wales to New Zealand will be paused from midnight tonight for 48 hours. Speaking... Read More

Three new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation

There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in the community in New Zealand today. In a statement released this afternoon, the Ministry of Health says there... Read More

No new community cases in New Zealand

There are no new cases of Covid-19 to report in the community today.   The Ministry of Health is one new case to report in recent returnees in managed isolation... Read More

Cook Islands PM: ‘Today, we start to rebuild’

Cook Island businesses holding out for much needed tourists have now got a reprieve with a travel bubble with New Zealand less than two weeks away. It will start... Read More

Updates following Australian Covid cases

The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor developments in Western Australia after a Perth managed isolation facility worker and two of their housemates... Read More

NZ to Australia flights resume

Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia can resume after they were temporarily paused after another Covid-19 outbreak linked to a Perth quarantine hotel. Health... Read More

No new COVID-19 community cases & Australia update

The Ministry of Health advise that there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in the community today.   ‘There are four new cases to report in recent... Read More

Nine Customs border workers fired for refusing jab

In what could be a sign of things to come, nine Customs workers, including four at a single provincial port, have been fired for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine. ... Read More