Stories by Kate Gregan

One of the world's biggest shipping companies is being told to use New Zealand crew to move empty containers from Auckland to the South Island.

The Covid-19 Response Minister is defending the Prime Minister's version of events after a KFC worker who later tested positive for the virus insisted the family was not told to isolate.

New Zealand businesses have already received more than $6,580,000 under the government's latest Covid-19 support scheme.

Exhausted Covid-19 testers in South Auckland are expecting an influx after three new cases of infection were confirmed in the cluster around Papatoetoe High School.

From today, New Zealand businesses can apply for the government's latest Covid-19 support package.

No new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the community today, following Auckland's move to alert level 2, and the rest of the country's shift back to level 1.

MIQ nurses insist they are sometimes working around the clock, despite the Covid-19 Response Minister saying there is no evidence of that.

Tired and stressed MIQ nurses fear there will be another Covid-19 community outbreak if staffing numbers aren't boosted at facilities across the country.

Dairy prices have jumped a further 4.8 percent, defying expectations and giving a boost to farmers and the economy.

Nurses working at managed isolation facilities across the country have raised concerns about staff shortages and instability.

Retailers across the country are struggling to get enough stock for their Christmas shoppers, as the delays at the Ports of Auckland continue.