Coronavirus

Covid-19: Four new cases, all in managed isolation

The Ministry of Health reports that there are four new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. There are no new cases in the community. Two... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

Seven new cases of Covid-19 reported on Friday were in managed isolation and included six members of the Pakistan cricket team. The Ministry of Health said compliance... Read More

Seven new COVID cases in managed isolation

There are seven cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. There are no new cases in the community, says a statement from the Ministry... Read More

New Year border exception for seasonal workers

From January next year, up to 2000 experienced seasonal workers from the Pacific will be able to travel to New Zealand to address labour shortages in the horticulture... Read More

One new COVID-19 case in managed isolation

There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. Today's case arrived on November 14 from the United Kingdom via the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia,... Read More

CovidCard a win for elderly in BOP trial

A COVID-19 contact tracing card trialled by iwi volunteers has earned the thumbs-up for being convenient and to easy use, especially for those who are not tech... Read More

Eight new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are eight new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation. There are no new community cases. One person arrived on November... Read More

Another two new cases of COVID at the border

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation being reported by the Ministry of Health today, with no new community cases. The ministry says one case... Read More

Two new COVID cases detected in recent returnees

There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today, both detected in recent returnees in managed isolation. There are no new community cases,... Read More

Figures show quarantine costing $2.4m a day

The country's 32 managed isolation and quarantine hotels are costing taxpayers more than $2 million a day, and due to go over budget before December 31, figures... Read More

A Real Rad girls’ night out

For local businesswoman Hannah Mellsop, the COVID-19 pandemic could have been a real kick in the teeth. Her Mount Maunganui-based company, Real Rad Food,... Read More

Covid-19: Nine new cases in managed isolation

There have been nine new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities today, with the new imported cases coming from all over the... Read More