Coronavirus

Rotorua hotel lockdown due to likely COVID-19 case

People in managed quarantine at Rotorua's Ibis Hotel could have been confined to their rooms in response to a positive COVID-19 test Director-General of Health... Read More

One new case of COVID-19 in isolation

There is one new case of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says the new case is a woman in her 60s, who is in managed... Read More

Isolation hotels making potential travellers wary

As the school holidays approach there is concern people may put off plans to travel to Rotorua where two hotels were commandeered for quarantining returning Kiwis... Read More

Scotland to NZ and 14 days quarantine but no test

A Tauranga woman travelled from Scotland to Tauranga, with multiple stops in between, without a single coronavirus test and despite being in a 14 day managed quarantine.... Read More

73 businesses go bust despite wage subsidy

Wage subsidy payments of almost $8 million weren't enough to keep 73 businesses from folding in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. A Stuff investigation... Read More

LIVE: Two new cases of COVID-19 today

There are two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says both of the people are in managed isolation at... Read More

Nine active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand

UPDATE: There are now nine active cases of COVID-19 following the announcement of two new cases at the border today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield... Read More

Vanuatu nationals flown home

The New Zealand Defence Force has begun taking more than 1000 Vanuatu nationals home, with the first group of passengers departing Christchurch on a Royal New... Read More

COVID-19: Thousands of NZers in isolation

Auckland's COVID-19 isolation facilities have reached capacity, with 4272 New Zealanders in managed isolation and almost 900 more expected to arrive in the... Read More

Two new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, both in isolation. There are now seven active cases in this country. One of the new... Read More

Rotorua hotels used for Covid-19 quarantine

At least two Rotorua hotels are being used to house up to 240 people under Covid-19 quarantine. SunLive understands the Ibis Hotel on Rangiuru St and the Sudima... Read More

Unicycles and vintage shopping

The Tauranga Buy Local campaign is going so well, that people are turning up from Auckland it seems. David Ijsseldijk practiced riding his unicycle outside the... Read More