Coronavirus

LIVE: Public vaccine rollout starts end of March

UPDATE: People aged 65 and over, and those with underlying medical conditions in South Auckland will start to recieve the Covid-19 vaccine at the end of March. Covid-19... Read More

Vaccinations start for border workers’ families

New Zealand's first large-scale Covid-19 vaccination clinic has opened in south Auckland for the rollout's official start to vaccinate border workers' household... Read More

Advisory group to monitor govt‘s Covid-19 response

A independent advisory group is being established to ensure the government continues to improve its response to Covid-19. Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins... Read More

Four new cases of Covid in managed isolation

There are four new positive cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation to report today. One of the four is historical and deemed not infectious. A statement from... Read More

Five cases of Covid in managed isolation

There are five new cases of Covid-19 in managed isolation to report today. One border-related case reported last night will be officially added to today's tally. There... Read More

Fearing deportation at 97: “I‘d die”

A 97-year-old woman is among those who fear they will be deported from New Zealand to countries ravaged by coronavirus. Others are in their 70s and 80s and say... Read More

Minister to review outbreak communications

Government publicity and communications about the latest Covid-19 outbreak will be reviewed by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, to see if they were effective. There... Read More

Airline crew member tests positive for Covid

An airline crew member has tested positive for Covid-19. The border-related case was identified as part of routine surveillance testing on Sunday. The case is... Read More

Covid-19: No new community case, one in isolation

There are no new cases in the community to report today. There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation. The new case arrived from South Africa via Qatar... Read More

Auckland drops to level 2, rest of NZ to level 1

Auckland has moved down to alert level 2 this morning after six consecutive days of no new community case of Covid-19. The rest of New Zealand is back at level 1. After... Read More

Vaccinations underway in Bay of Plenty

The Te Moana a Toi vaccination programme kicked off this week, with 28 workers at the Port of Tauranga receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Huge efforts have... Read More

VIDEO: Mixed response to Covid vaccine in Tauranga

There are mixed reactions among the Tauranga community about who will get the Covid vaccine or not. Answers ranged from yes, no, to f*#* no. The first lot of... Read More