Coronavirus

Covid-19 case confirmed after hospital ED visit

The Ministry of Health is confirming a person who presented to Middlemore Hospital's Emergency Department on Thursday has tested positive for Covid-19. The following... Read More

Live: Covid case numbers continue to drop

There are 13 new community cases of Covid-19 today all of these are in Auckland. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield... Read More

Live Covid-19 updates on September 9

The first of a series of Pasifika mass vaccination events begins today with the aim of making immunisations against Covid-19 for communities more accessible. A... Read More

Covid-19: Immediate relief available for iwi

The Government has reprioritised up to $5 million to provide immediate relief to vulnerable whānau Māori and communities during the current COVID-19 outbreak... Read More

Extra Police on the way to Auckland‘s checkpoints

More than 60 additional Police officers from around the country will be deployed to assist their Tāmaki Makaurau colleagues at checkpoints on the region's boundary. "This... Read More

Bay of Plenty Covid-19 vaccine rollout takes off

Covid-19 vaccines have gone airborne to reach residents of Mōtītī Island, a secluded island 9km off the coast of Tauranga. The Bay of Plenty District Health... Read More

Live updates: 4 million vaccine doses given in NZ

More than four million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have now been administered in New Zealand. Speaking at today's government update, at which it was revealed... Read More

LIVE: 37 people in hospital with Covid-19

UPDATED 1.058PM: Thirty-seven people are in hospital with Covid-19 today. All are in Auckland hospitals. Six are in ICU or high dependency units. Director-General... Read More

Plans to provide greater access to Covid vaccines

A new partnership formed by Te Puna Ora o Mataatua, Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce and Toi EDA is aiming to provide more access to Covid-19 vaccinations for Eastern... Read More

Police encourage compliance as NZ moves to Lvl 2

As all of New Zealand except the Auckland region moves to Alert Level 2 tonight, Police encourage people to familiarise themselves with the new restrictions and... Read More

Live Covid updates: Four Middlemore wards closed

Four Middlemore Hospital wards are closed to new patients and 29 staff are in isolation after a man admitted on Saturday tested positive for Covid-19. The man... Read More

Border worker‘s dismissal justified - ERA

A frontline border worker sacked because she refused the Covid-19 vaccine was not unjustifiably dismissed, the Employment Relations Authority says. The Customs... Read More