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A community leader questions why officials have not heeded calls for more Pacific-led organisations to lead their own vaccination drives. Audio

There are 41 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed.

New Zealand's lockdown is extended, Parliament is temporarily suspended and the contact tracing system comes under pressure.

Cabinet has decided all of New Zealand will remain in level 4 for an additional four days, until 11.59pm 27 August; Auckland will remain in level 4 until 11.59pm 31 August.

Fiji is easing its restriction of movement as the government announced new curfew hours to reflect improvements in its Covid-19 vaccine delivery.

Buses, running events and yet more food outlets in Auckland have been added to the Covid-19 locations of interest this afternoon as the list continues to grow.

There's growing concern about a cluster of Covid-19 cases linked to an Auckland church in Māngere.

There have been 21 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today - 20 in Auckland and one in Wellington. Watch the latest update here.

What you need to know - The thrill of New Zealand's incredibly successful Olympics campaign may be over, but the sporting competition is set to continue over the coming weeks.

NZ hoping youth vaccinations will improve Pasifika stats; Australia to pick up tab for Samoa patrol boat salvage and repairs, and more.

French Polynesia is grappling with a new surge of Covid-19 infections, the delta variant.

In today's sports news -Webster leaves Breakers, Hartley second quickest at Le Mans, solid start for Ko and top European football finalists named.

There have been 11 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community in New Zealand this afternoon, including three in Wellington, the Ministry of Health has confirmed.

There have been 642 new cases of community transmission in New South Wales and another four Covid-19 related deaths in the last day.

The current cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand have been linked to a traveller who arrived from Australia and was taken to Middlemore Hospital earlier this week. Watch the latest update from the…

There are 11 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, with two people with the coronavirus taken to North Shore Hospital overnight.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says he is fully expecting there will have been new cases overnight, but he has not been advised of them yet. Audio

More locations of interest connected to the latest cases of Covid-19 have been revealed, with the Director General of Health warning there will be a large number as the cases were "out and about a…

The government is making it mandatory for people to wear masks while they are visiting essential services, including supermarkets and petrol stations. Watch the latest briefing here.

Broccoli and bananas were among the most sought-after items yesterday, but supermarkets are reassuring the public they have plenty of all groceries in stock. Audio

Supermarkets are again urging people not to panic buy as New Zealand faces a nationwide return to level 4 lockdown.

New South Wales has recorded one death and 452 new locally acquired cases in the latest 24-hour period.

Samoa Sunday ban needs proper law; refugee family pleads for freedom in Darwin; new police patrol boat for Kiribati; possible execution of PNG death row prisoners closer and more.

Fifty percent of Fijians who died from Covid-19 were reported at home, the health ministry said.