Coronavirus

Adults urged to exercise before getting vaccine

New Zealand's exercise industry is supporting the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and protecting the people most vulnerable, says ExerciseNZ chief executive... Read More

Nine new COVID cases in two days at the border

There are nine cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since the Ministry of Health's last media statement on Wednesday. There are... Read More

Six COVID cases in managed isolation in two days

There are six cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report in New Zealand since Monday. One of these cases is classified as historical and deemed not infectious,... Read More

Pre-departure testing extended to all passengers

The Government is extending pre-departure testing to all passengers to New Zealand except from Australia, Antarctica and most Pacific Islands. The change will... Read More

New COVID-19 saliva testing gets green light

An ESR study investigating testing for COVID-19 in saliva has been given the green-light. Funded by ESR, the study will run over 2-3 months, starting on the... Read More

COVID-19 contributes to building supply shortage

A shortage of building supplies is preventing the construction sector from delivering projects on time and within budget. Plumbing, electrical and glass suppliers... Read More

COVID-19: Six new cases in managed isolation

The Ministry of Health have reported six cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation since their last statement yesterday. One of these cases is classified as historical... Read More

COVID-19: A call to make scanning mandatory

A leading coronavirus expert is calling on the Government to make QR code scanning at potential "super-spreader" venues like bars and nightclubs mandatory,... Read More

10 new cases of COVID in managed isolation

The first travellers from the UK and US under the new requirements for pre-departure testing arrived into New Zealand over the weekend, with Customs reporting... Read More

New pre-departure COVID testing requirement

From 11.59pm tonight, travellers from the United States and United Kingdom will be required to produce a negative test result for COVID-19 upon landing in New... Read More

Cook Islanders to resume travel to New Zealand

Passengers from the Cook Islands can resume quarantine-free travel into New Zealand from January 21, enabling access to essential services such as health. 'Following... Read More

Bloomfield calling for NZers to scan, scan, scan

There are seven new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand since our last media statement on Monday. There are no new cases in the community. One... Read More