Coronavirus

LIVE: Covid-19 media update

UPDATE: New Zealand currently has 81 active cases of Covid-19, all in managed isolation. The Ministry of Health is reoprting an additional seven new positive... Read More

Covid update: 17 new cases in two days

The Ministry of Health is reporting 17 new Covid-19 cases in managed isolation in the last two days. In a statement released this afternoon, the ministry... Read More

Trans-Tasman bubble announcement due today

The government will today announce when the country will begin a long anticipated trans-Tasman bubble with Australia. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will make... Read More

More than 400 convicted for Covid-19 breaches

One in five people convicted of breaching Covid-19 restrictions last year were sentenced to time in prison. Annual statistics from the Ministry of Justice... Read More

NZ taxpayers paid Australian‘s extra MIQ bill

Taxpayers have footed the bill for an Australian woman's extra time in managed isolation, after she refused to get a Covid-19 test. Australian woman Lucinda... Read More

COVID-19: Six new cases, no new community cases

The Ministry of Health reports that there are no new COVID-19 community cases since the last update three days ago. There are six new positive COVID-19 border-related... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

Pursuing a "zero Covid" strategy is best for health outcomes and the economy, but more countries need to commit to the programme for the leaders to get the full... Read More

Grand Mercure Covid investigations continue

The Ministry of Health is continuing to monitor 11 outstanding results, as investigations into the Day 12 case at the Grand Mercure managed isolation facility... Read More

MIQ changes exercise bus protocols

The head of managed isolation and quarantine facilities has made more changes to the exercise bus system, after failures onboard a bus from the Grand Mecure Hotel. Frustrated... Read More

Two new border-related Covid cases

There are no new Covid-19 community cases to report and two new Covid-19 border related cases to report in managed isolation. The seven-day rolling average of... Read More

Four travellers fined for entering NZ without test

Only four travellers have been fined for coming to the country without a pre-departure Covid-19 test. Since mid-January, people arriving in New Zealand from most... Read More

COVID-19: No new community cases, one in isolation

There have been no new community cases of Covid-19 and just one new imported case reported today. In a statement, the Health Ministry said the new case in a managed... Read More