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Opinion - Former Herald boss Dr Gavin Ellis thinks the government could help local media by shifting its social media advertising spend, Anna Rawhiti-Connell interrogates his claims.

A song has been written about him. People have penned paeans to his extreme competence. But the media is starting to resist the deification of Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

The Epidemic Response Committee has heard today from those in health and care services about whether they have been well served in the government's response to Covid-19.

Banks should provide more backing for small and medium sized businesses as they bear the brunt of the economic impact of Covid-19, the finance minister says. Audio

National Party leader Simon Bridges has defended his social media post that copped backlash for criticising the government after the lockdown extension. Audio

Power Play - Politics is a tribal business at the best of times but that's intensified with the war-time rhetoric, as the country settles in for one more week of lockdown, writes Jane Patterson.

A New Zealander was confirmed dead in Peru, more mercy flights for Kiwis abroad were planned, and an audit of PPE was announced.

Parliament will meet again next Tuesday but in a very limited way, and with only key MPs and ministers present.

Cabinet ministers faced questions from the Opposition about the decision to extend lockdown in today's Epidemic Response Committee meeting.

National's deputy leader Paula Bennett says she feels vindicated after a High Court judgment didn't go Winston Peters' way.

National MPs will pursue the case on the Epidemic Response Committee this morning, putting questions to the Ministers for Finance, Small Business, and Employment.

New Zealanders largely welcomed the government's decision to move to level 3 next week, but there has been some criticism of extending level 4 until then. Video

Contact tracing needs to increase three- or four-fold as long as the Covid-19 coronavirus remains a health threat, Dr Ayesha Verrall's audit has found.

The chief executive of Rotorua Lakes Council says the suggestion of pay cuts for its executive team would be "immoral".

The Epidemic Response Committee questioned the ministers of Trade and Economic Development, and the heads of the Reserve Bank and the CTU.

The Māori Party announced that John Tamihere and iwi leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer will head the party into the 2020 election.

The Council of Trade Unions says with more unemployment looming, Work and Income rules on benefits for people in relationships need to be reviewed. Audio

Today marked several milestones on the road to the new normal: more recoveries than active cases, school restarting, and top officials and ministers taking a pay cut.