Coronavirus

Mayor calls for staged move out of lockdown

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is calling on the Government to start the process of a staged move out of Level 4 lockdown to save jobs, livelihoods and shore up the... Read More

Bridges wants to leave level 4, but “safety first”

New Zealand should move out of alert level 4 next week, but with a safety-first system, Simon Bridges says. Simon, the National Party leader and chair of the... Read More

Bay of Plenty plans for COVID-19 economic recovery

Bay of Plenty civic leaders are working collaboratively to ensure the region can recover economically from COVID-19. Representatives from the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Term 2 of the school year begins today

The second term of the school year starts today, but nobody is going to class. Schools are in lockdown along with the rest of the country and more than 800,000... Read More

$3 billion tax break to help small businesses

Small businesses in New Zealand will get a $3 billion boost through tax breaks to help them ride out the worst of the impending economic crisis. The latest rescue... Read More

More Kiwis arriving than leaving for first time

Coronavirus may have caused more New Zealanders to come home than to leave the country for the first time on record, according to Stats NZ. Government statistics... Read More

Financial support for tertiary students

The government has announced an immediate support package for tertiary students. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Roberton updated the... Read More

LIVE: COVID-19 death toll rises to nine

UPDATE: Another four people have died from COVID-19 related illnesses. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is delivering the latest upate in Wellington... Read More

Competition increases as job listings halve

Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate... Read More

Live COVID-19 updates: NZME to cut 200 jobs

Media company NZME says it is cutting 200 jobs - about 15 per cent of its total workforce. The company which owns the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB as well... Read More

COVID economic scenarios back ‘go hard, go early’

Economic scenarios released today back the Government's decision to go hard and early in the fight against COVID-19. Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the... Read More

Whistle-blower cops surfers‘ abuse

A Hot Water Beach resident abused whilst trying to stop lockdown flouting surfers says he won't give-up on his mission to keep the waters clear. The man,... Read More