Coronavirus

LIVE: Current alert levels to remain

UPDATE: New Zealand will remain at Alert Level 2 until Monday, September 14. This is the latest announcement from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today. She says... Read More

Cabinet to decide on alert level settings today

The country will find out today whether or not the government will ease alert level restrictions next week. Cabinet Ministers are meeting today to review the... Read More

Two new cases of COVID-19 today

There are only two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today - one in the community and one in managed isolation. The community case has epidemiologically linked... Read More

A child among the five new cases of COVID today

UPDATE: There are five new cases of COVID-19 reported today. Two of the cases were identified in managed isolation at the Rydges Hotel in Rotorua. The first... Read More

LIVE: COVID updates from NZ and around the world

The Health Committee is resuming today after political pressure for it to assess the response to the pandemic. Watch the Health Committee meeting here National... Read More

Face coverings on buses mandatory

For the foreseeable future, the Government has made masks on public transport across the country mandatory. This Government mandate includes the BOP's humble... Read More

14 new cases of COVID-19

There are 14 new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today - nine in managed isolation and five in the community. The five new community cases are all... Read More

LIVE update on managed isolation

The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities Megan Woods and the head of managed isolation and quarantine Air Commodore Darryn Webb are giving an update... Read More

COVID recovery data highlights disability needs

New household labour force data showing three in four working-age disabled people are unemployed underlines the need for the COVID-19 recovery by government and... Read More

LIVE: COVID updates from NZ and around the world

The emergency authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a "great deal of seriousness and reflection", the World Health Organisation said, after the US announced... Read More

Public embrace mask use on public transport

Police are encouraged by the public response to the new Alert Level 2 restrictions in Tāmaki Makaurau and across the country. As part of the response to... Read More

Nine new cases of COVID-19 today

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today - four are in managed isolation and five are in the community. The five community cases are all epidemiologically... Read More