Coronavirus

Cash-starved Family Planning can‘t meet demand

The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists says it is shameful that Family Planning has been pushed to a point where it is having to apologise to patients. ... Read More

Latest coronavirus news in NZ

An adult and four young people allegedly absconded from managed isolation at the Distinction Hotel in Hamilton on Friday evening. By early Saturday all... Read More

Air New Zealand domestic schedule ramps up

Air New Zealand has ramped up its domestic schedule for August to 70 per cent of pre-COVID-19 levels. The airline had planned to operate around 55 per cent of... Read More

Three stages of business restructuring post-Covid

Witnessed through the lens of a technology company, Kiwi SMEs appear to be going through three distinct stages post the Covid-19 lockdown - the 'work from... Read More

Police catch five Covid-19 quarantine escapers

The fifth and final person who absconded from managed isolation in Hamilton last night has been found and detained early this morning. Five people - one adult... Read More

Five recovered COVID cases reported today

UPDATE: Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is reporting five recovered cases of COVID-19 today. This means that the number of active cases descreases... Read More

No new cases of COVID-19

Today there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand. It has now been 82 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally from an unknown... Read More

COVID-19 prosecution review called for

The association for defence lawyers wants an urgent review of all COVID-19 prosecutions in light of a massive case backlog in the district court. Ministry of... Read More

Air NZ staff face discrimination over COVID-19

Air New Zealand staff face fear and discrimination because people worry they could have been exposed to COVID-19, the airline's chief executive says. Chief executive... Read More

LIVE: One new case of COVID in managed isolation

UPDATE: There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says today's... Read More

Active COVID cases now at 26

Today there is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation to report. It has now been 80 days since the last case of COVID-19 was acquired locally from an unknown... Read More

Charging for managed isolation “very complex”

New Zealanders living overseas are unhappy with plans to charge returnees up to $3000 for two weeks in managed isolation. Some agree that a fee should be charged,... Read More