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The ministry says it was now supporting 4058 people to isolate at home around Auckland, including 1070 active cases.

There were 215 new Covid-19 cases announced today, the country's most restrictive border controls will be eased early next year, and MPs pass traffic light legislation.

Waikato police are investigating allegations of historical abuse at St Peter's School in Cambridge.

The revelations of historical abuse at a prominent Waikato boarding school is expected to trigger more claims from former students.

St Peter's School in Cambridge has revealed details of child sexual abuse at the college and apologised to former students for cases stretching back decades. Audio

Auckland hairdressers and barbers will "trial" the new traffic light system restrictions before New Zealand adopts the framework in 10 days' time. Meanwhile, 205 new community cases in five regions…

Surf lifesavers in Auckland, Northland and Raglan are expecting another busy day on patrol after rescuing 46 people yesterday.

Analysis - Last week's Covid-19 protest outside Parliament served as a warning that New Zealand is not immune to the kinds of anger seen overseas, writes professor Alexander Gillespie.

Do teenagers in Auckland need to turn up to their end of year exams next week? Some of the city's schools are telling students it's up to them whether they sit their exam.

Schools have reopened for younger students, the Auckland boundary is set to reopen mid-December for a month, and a Covid-19 vaccine pass has come into play.

People in the region are welcoming the move down to alert level 2 but acknowledge that there needs to be caution.

A Covid-19 case reported yesterday gave birth prematurely at Rotorua Hospital and their baby later died.

Twelve police are self-isolating and waiting for test results after coming into contact with the two people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Rotorua.

"Crass and stupid" - Auckland mayor Phil Goff has hit out at anti-lockdown protesters who held up traffic on roads throughout the country today.

Outbreak spreads to Taranaki, Pfizer applies to Medsafe for paediatric vaccine approval and police given until mid-January to be fully vaccinated.

There are 185 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, including 25 in Waikato and eight in Northland, the Ministry of Health says.

Thousands of protesters turned up at Parliament today, demanding an end to Covid restrictions, while another group blocked Auckland's northern boundary this morning. Meanwhile, 125 new cases were…

Refrigerated containers are being hired, bought, and scoped out to store Covid-19 bodies across the country.

About a third of Afghans allowed to resettle here to escape the Taliban do not meet strict criteria imposed by Cabinet.

A Covid-19 case fled a Hamilton MIQ facility this morning by removing a section of fencing and jumping into a waiting car, but were stopped by police a few minutes later, in the second fleeing…

The possibility of a border system to allow vaccinated Aucklanders to travel outside the region over summer has split officials.

Five per cent of Waikato District Health Board's workstations were running out-of-date software susceptible to viruses and malware shortly before a cyber attack paralysed services at its five…