Coronavirus

Family speaks out over COVID shock and fear

A family with five people who caught COVID-19 has described their shock and fear as they dropped everything to rush into quarantine. All eight members of the... Read More

Covid-19: Two at border, one community case

New Zealand has three new cases of Covid-19. Two were reported at the border and one has been confirmed as a community case and linked to the AUT student who... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

A formal complaint was laid against Hauraki Drive host Thane Kirby after he suggested on air that Covid tracing information could be used to contact 'extremely... Read More

Scheherazade comes to town

Arabian nights and fantastical tales will create an afternoon of spellbinding music next Sunday afternoon. More than 50 musicians will take to the stage at Baycourt... Read More

Covid-19: Three new cases all in managed isolation

There are three new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today in managed isolation and quarantine. There are no new cases of COVID-19 in the community,... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

Genomic testing has directly linked an Auckland student with Covid-19 to a Defence Force worker who spent time in locations close to where she worked. ... Read More

Woman with COVID says boss didn‘t ask her to work

The Auckland woman who tested positive for Covid-19 this week says she wasn't forced to go to work while she was sick. The woman, aged in her 20s, works at... Read More

No new cases connected to Auckland case

There are no additional cases of COVID-19 in the community linked to yesterday's Auckland case. This case has a genomic link to the case of a Defence Force... Read More

Plans for rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine

The government has purchased several bulk freezers for storing a coronavirus vaccine after news one could be ready next year. Planning is well under way for the... Read More

Migration continues to dry up in New Zealand

Closed borders and capacity limits at managed isolation and quarantine facilities continue to keep migration figures at historically low levels. The latest data... Read More

Auckland downtown workers asked to work from home

All people who work in downtown Auckland are being asked to work from home where possible tomorrow after a new case in the community was identified today. COVID-19... Read More

Two new community cases of COVID-19

There are three new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today - one imported case and two in the community. The Minister for COVID Response Chris Hipkins and Director-General... Read More