Coronavirus

NZ alert levels raised from noon tomorrow

New Zealand Covid-19 alert levels will be raised from noon on Wednesday after a family has tested positive for Covid-19. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Auckland... Read More

Active COVID cases now at 21

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. It has been 101 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally from an unknown... Read More

Man charged for entering an isolation facility

A man has been arrested after police say he entered an Auckland COVID-19 isolation facility to talk to a friend. Police say just after midday on Friday... Read More

Covid-19: One hundred day milestone for NZ

New Zealand has now reached 100 days since there was a case of community transmission of Covid-19 confirmed. This last case of community transmission, or... Read More

Keeping infectious patients separate

A Tauranga doctor has described general practice waiting rooms as 'breeding grounds” for viruses pre-COVID. But coronavirus has changed the way doctors'... Read More

Ice-olation for Antarctica New Zealand

Antarctica New Zealand is gearing up for a much reduced season on the ice this year and a very different deployment than normal. Before they head to one of the... Read More

Covid-19: Pop-up testing around NZ today

There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Kiwis around the country are being encouraged to go get tested for the virus today in Christchurch,... Read More

Covid-19 update: No new cases in New Zealand today

There have been no new cases of COVID-19 reported in New Zealand's managed isolation and quarantine facilities today. There was no conference from officials... Read More

Government confirms CovidCard trial to go ahead

The Government has confirmed a community-wide trial of CovidCard technology in Rotorua, as it explores options for COVID-19 contact tracing. 'Effective contact... Read More

UPDATE: Woman charged for isolation hotel breach

A woman has been arrested and charged after she allegedly pushed over a fence and tried to enter a Rotorua hotel being used as a managed isolation facility. According... Read More

Two new cases of COVID-19

There are two new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation facilities in New Zealand today. It has been 96 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired... Read More

Car sales up for first time since COVID lockdown

Car sales are up on last year for the first time since the country went into lockdown. New vehicle registrations in July were up by 3.1 per cent on the same month... Read More