Coronavirus

Home schooling applications dip after record high

Home education applications that had a huge increase under the red setting of the Covid Protection framework have dropped with the relaxing of rules. New Zealand... Read More

Covid-19: 7,050 new cases, 24 deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 7,050 community cases, 361 current hospitalisations, and 24 deaths. Two of the deaths are from Bay of Plenty and one from... Read More

LIVE: Covid-19 update on monitoring new variants

WATCH LIVE: The Ministry of Health's Chief Science Adviser, Dr Ian Town is providing an update on the Covid-19 response at 1.30pm. Specifically, Dr Town will... Read More

Class cancelled: Staff absences ‘through the roof’

Schools around the country have been cancelling classes because of a surge of Covid-19 and winter illnesses among staff. Some are rostering particular year levels... Read More

Covid-19: 10,191 community cases in two days

The Ministry of Health is reporting 10,191 community cases in the past two days, 371 current hospitalisations, and 14 deaths for the past two days.  The... Read More

Covid-19: 4,400 new community cases, eight deaths

The Ministry of Health is reporting 4,400 new community cases of Covid-19, 371 current hospitalisations, and eight deaths.  There are 50 imported cases and... Read More

Second Omicron wave likely in next few months

A Covid-19 modeller is warning a second Omicron wave, likely in the next three to four months, could result in higher numbers of hospitalisations and deaths. Covid-19... Read More

New subvariants likely to lead to Omicron wave

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says he is not surprised new Omicron subvariants have been found in the community. In its Friday update, the Ministry of Health reported... Read More

Covid-19: 6,291 community cases, 11 deaths

Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 6,291 community cases, 369 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths. There are 193 Bay of Plenty community cases, and... Read More

Covid-19: 6,232 community cases, 14 deaths

Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 6,232 community cases, 390 current hospitalisations, and 14 deaths. There are 196 new cases in the Bay of Plenty,... Read More

Covid-19: School teachers say health at risk

Some teachers are feeling angry and unsafe because of the risk of catching Covid-19 in their classrooms. Teachers who contacted RNZ to comment on a story about... Read More

Covid-19: 7,870 new community cases, 13 deaths

Today the Ministry of Health are reporting 7,870 community cases, 393 current hospitalisations, and 13 deaths. There are 237 community cases in the Bay of... Read More