Coronavirus

Half a million Pfizer vaccines coming from Denmark

The Government has secured an extra half a million doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines from Denmark that will start arriving in New Zealand within days, Prime Minister... Read More

Auckland couple to be prosecuted after flight

Police have been made aware this weekend of an Auckland couple who crossed the Alert Level 4 border with essential worker exemptions, drove to Hamilton Airport,... Read More

Covid-19: 20 new cases, three in MIQ

There are 20 new community cases of COVID-19 reported by the Ministry of Health today. There are three new cases in managed isolation and one historical case.... Read More

Port worker vaccine exemption time running out

Critical borders workers who must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the month are able to apply for an exemption, but no one has yet done so. The news... Read More

COVID-19 exposure cases at Middlemore Hospital

The Ministry of Health is confirming that three people who presented to Middlemore Hospital in recent days have tested positive for COVID-19. The three people... Read More

Cattle attempt stampede through Auckland border

Police staff had a surprise on Friday when some local four-legged residents decided they wanted to try to breach the strict border restrictions. "Forty cattle stampeded... Read More

Covid-19: 23 new community cases

There are 23 new community cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today. All of the new community cases are in Auckland. There is one new case identified at the border... Read More

Covid update here and around the globe

Contact tracers are urgently investigating four mystery Covid-19 cases where officials don't know how or when the person caught the virus. Experts say the... Read More

Planeload of Police arrives to bolster checkpoints

There will soon be a thicker blue line at the Waikato/Auckland boundary. Police reinforcements from around the country have arrived in Hamilton to support enforcement... Read More

Quarantine-free travel for RSE workers in October

The first stage of one-way quarantine-free travel with Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will start in October for recognised seasonal employer workers. 'We want to provide... Read More

LIVE: Eleven new Covid community cases

There are 11 new cases of covid-19 in the community today, with all of these in Auckland. This brings the total number of cases in this outbreak to 879, with... Read More

Police staff fly to Hamilton for checkpoints

Police reinforcements from around the country will arrive in Hamilton this evening to support enforcement efforts at the Waikato/Auckland boundary checkpoints. A... Read More