An Auckland-based truck driver who travelled to Palmerston North for work purposes has tested positive for COVID-19. The case was detected in a routine surveillance... Read More

NZ Post is suspending pick-ups of Auckland freight this weekend, and asks customers to be patient as it deals with a 'staggering” number of parcels. In... Read More

There are 27 new community cases today. There is one new case in managed isolation. More than 47,000 vaccinations were administered yesterday. Of the 27 new... Read More

The next MIQ room release will take place at noon on Tuesday, with the on-line lobby opening at 11am. MBIE said about 3700 rooms will be available for the... Read More

There are 19 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, all in Auckland and just one has not been linked at this time. There remains no unexpected wastewater detections... Read More

More than 60 patients at Middlemore Hospital are being considered close contacts after two people with the virus turned up at the emergency department. The two... Read More

Work is ongoing to vaccinate the remaining Bay of Plenty border workers, including those at the Port of Tauranga, before a new mandate requiring vaccination kicks... Read More

There are 19 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, 18 of which are in Auckland and one in Upper Hauraki. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield... Read More

Police used road spikes and an Eagle helicopter to catch a driver who fled a police checkpoint at the Auckland border. Police say the man, who was known to them,... Read More

The clock is ticking on Port of Tauranga workers to receive a Covid-19 vaccination, with a mandate for all border workers to be vaccinated coming into effect at... Read More

UPDATED 8.10AM: New wastewater testing in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui has come back negative, after a positive Covid-19 result from a sample taken last week. Covid-19... Read More

Investigations are currently underway into a report of an alleged border breach by an Auckland-based Royal New Zealand Navy junior sailor last weekend. The junior... Read More