12:55pm Fri 04 Sep, 2020
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
06:42am Fri 04 Sep, 2020
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
12:55pm Thu 03 Sep, 2020
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
12:55pm Wed 02 Sep, 2020
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
10:41am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
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
06:53am Wed 02 Sep, 2020
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
01:06pm Tue 01 Sep, 2020
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
01:01pm Tue 01 Sep, 2020
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
08:30am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
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
07:57am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
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
07:30am Tue 01 Sep, 2020
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
12:55pm Mon 31 Aug, 2020
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