Coronavirus

Woman escapes Auckland managed isolation

A woman allegedly escaped from an Auckland managed isolation facility through a fire exit and wandered around the inner city for about two hours. Nobody... Read More

Two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation today and no new cases in the community. A written statement issued by the Ministry of Health says both... Read More

COVID-19 curtails cruise ship visits and spending

The effect of COVID-19 is being felt in the cruise ship industry after the season was cut short this year. Stats NZ reports spending was down 3.2 per cent... Read More

Privacy, security concerns delay CovidCard trials

The CovidCard is yet to be trialled in the general population, despite the Minister of Health this morning saying this morning a trial had begun. A Rotorua-based... Read More

Two new cases of COVID-19 today

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in managed isolation and one historic case in New Zealand today. The Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield provided... Read More

Timorese students repatriated home on RNZAF flight

A group of students has today been repatriated to Timor-Leste after they were stranded in New Zealand by the COVID-19 pandemic. About 30 students were among passengers... Read More

No active community cases of COVID-19

There are no active community cases of COVID-19 remaining in the country after the last people from the recent outbreak have recovered from the virus. 'This is... Read More

Auckland August COVID cluster to close soon

With no new COVID-19 cases in two incubation periods, the Ministry of Health is planning to close the Auckland August cluster. In a statement released this afternoon,... Read More

Three new imported cases of COVID-19

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

One new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation

There is one new confirmed case of COVID-19 to report from managed isolation in New Zealand today and no new confirmed cases in the community. The person... Read More

Auckland to move down alert levels

Auckland will join the rest of the country at alert level 1 from 11.59pm on Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. Ardern announced Cabinet's decision... Read More

Decision to move Auckland to level 1 due today

Today the government will decide whether Auckland moves to alert level 1 at 11.59pm on Wednesday and, while experts say it's safe to do so, they hope people... Read More