Coronavirus

Visiting cricket team breaches isolation rules

The West Indies men's cricket team have had their training privileges denied after breaking managed isolation rules inside their Christchurch facility. The team,... Read More

COVID-19 vaccine progress “encouraging” - Govt

News today from Pfizer and BioNTech that they have had promising results from COVID-19 clinical trials of a vaccine is encouraging, says Research, Science and... Read More

One new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. In a written statement, the Ministry of Health says today's new case arrived from India via Singapore... Read More

Four new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation

There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation today and no new community cases. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the... Read More

Ōtorohanga College hostel closes due to COVID risk

A hostel at Ōtorohanga College has been closed as a precaution out of fear whānau members were possibly exposed to a person who the school says has tested positive... Read More

Contact tracing cards go live in Rotorua trial

More than 1100 people will move around the Rotorua suburb of Ngongotahā this week with a new accessory - a COVID contact tracing card. The cards go 'live”... Read More

Testing to reveal extent of NZ‘s latest cluster

The extent of New Zealand's latest Covid-19 cluster will be revealed today. The "November quarantine cluster" - as it's being called - started when a... Read More

Covid-19 Defence Force staff at centre of outbreak

Two Defence Force staff are at the centre of latest community outbreak of Covid-19 in New Zealand, with one travelling from Auckland to Wellington after getting... Read More

Covid-19: Six new cases prompt call to use app

The Ministry of Health wants to reinforce the importance of everyone who is able to use the Covid Tracer app to do so, in order to keep a record of where they've... Read More

Covid-19: One new case in quarantine, one historic

There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand - the worker at the Auckland quarantine facility announced by the Ministry on Friday night. In addition... Read More

International mariners to leave managed isolation

All but seven of the international mariners from Russia and the Urkraine will leave managed isolation and quarantine in the next 24 hours to join their vessels. A... Read More

No new community COVID cases reported today

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