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African governments are using new technology and laws to increase surveillance of opposition figures, researchers warned on Thursday, calling for restrictions on the sale of tracking tools and tougher…

The president of the Federated States of Micronesia offers some level-headed takes on the fraught issues confronting the Pacific Islands region.

Analysis - More than half of the most popular NZ websites may be unfairly manipulating visitors, according to research into the use of "dark patterns" in sites with a "co.nz" domain name.

Aged-care facilities say their Auckland residents are isolated and lonely as they head into their ninth week in lockdown. Audio

The Ministry of Health says two staff members at North Shore Hospital have returned positive results for Covid-19 following a positive case reported yesterday.

Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month, data modelling expert Shaun Hendy says.

The Bay of Plenty town of Katikati is on high alert after a person tested positive yesterday for Covid-19, with new locations of interest in the region named by the Ministry of Health this morning.

The Ministry of Health says a test taken yesterday in Auckland has returned positive today for a person currently in Katikati.

A Northland vaccination clinic has been getting through an average of one person a minute, as the region moves to alert level 3 tonight. See how the day's Covid-19 news unfolded with RNZ's blog.

More people got their second dose of the Covid vaccine yesterday than any other day so far. See how the day's Covid-19 news unfolded with RNZ's live blog.

Rapid antigen testing will be rolled out wider to Auckland hospitals within days, after a review of the testing strategy said the government was slow to introduce it and saliva tests. Watch the…

One of the country's main Covid-19 testing centres has confirmed a positive case in an Auckland call centre.

The person was outside in a tent for testing and also queued in the open air for a meal pack on Monday 4 October between 9am and 12pm.

The Covid-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but New Zealand still has a vaccinations advantage, professor in applied mathematics Michael Plank writes.

The 25 companies want to jointly import 370,000 rapid antigen tests to be introduced on work sites around the country within the next seven days, but need the government's permission to do so.

Political parties have slammed the government's plan to ease restrictions in Auckland, saying it creates confusion and puts vulnerable people at risk.

Auckland will remain in alert level 3 from midnight tomorrow but restrictions will ease in the region over four to eight weeks, the Director-General of Health says.

The government has announced a three-step plan for easing Auckland's alert level 3 restrictions. Here's what you can do at each of the steps.

A major South Auckland healthcare provider says door-to-door Covid-19 testing needs to be ramped up in the area.

Cheaper and more reliable internet access than the current satellite link-up is on the cards for Tokelau.

There are fears mystery Covid cases in Auckland and the Waikato could be the tip of an iceberg of undetected transmission. Audio

There have been 33 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, with 15 still to be linked to earlier cases.