Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins are speaking to media after meeting with Cabinet.

The government this morning revealed the criteria travellers from New South Wales must meet to gain a spot reserved for those with urgent need to return.

This afternoon, the Ministry of Health said quarantine-free travel from Queensland to New Zealand could resume from 11.59pm (NZT) tonight.

NSW has been dealing with a growing outbreak of Covid-19, with 112 new community cases announced today.

Meanwhile the government is under pressure from the opposition, with the ACT party today revealing a suite of new policies, National demanding debate on policy it says Labour never campaigned on, and parties across the House participating in an emotional debate over mental health service provision.

More to come...