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In a week when the leaders of government and opposition have been practically ubiquitous, we have a summary of their main attacks and ripostes.

Police in Papua New Guinea have stormed a provincial government building, demanding unpaid allowances from a Covid-19 operation.

Pest detection cameras on an island in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf have caught people breaching the level 3 and 4 lockdown rules.

US data firm Palantir, which is is providing numerous governments with software for tracking Covid-19, has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner.

Supermarket workers and those in rest homes will likely be the target of new Covid-19 surveillance testing in level 3 to keep the virus under control. Audio

Supermarket workers and those in rest homes will likely be the target of new Covid-19 surveillance testing in level 3 to keep the virus under control. Audio

Supermarket workers and those in rest homes will likely be the target of new Covid-19 surveillance testing in level 3 to keep the virus under control.

First person - How Willie Cuthers set out to challenge foundational narratives of his ancestors and gain formal recognition for all WWII Pasifika coastwatchers.

Fiji's Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission says it's investigating claims of police brutality in a village.

A Napier rest home worker has tested positive for coronavirus, despite having no symptoms.

Two weeks is too long to wait for a contact tracing app for Covid-19, the National Party says. Audio

Foreign security agents would have been free to intercept New Zealanders' cellphone calls under a bill paving the way for the Apec summit next year.

The success of a mobile app to contact trace Covid-19 cases depends on whether its users can trust their data will be protected, privacy and technology experts say.

Residents at a Hawke's Bay holiday park are all being tested for Covid-19 after one of them tested positive for the virus.

New Zealand has adopted the right approach to Covid-19 - despite trade and travel continuing during the waves of polio that hit the country in the 20th century, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. Audio

Along with most everything in New Zealand parliament has gone virtual, and not just the MPs.

Covid-19 is exposing the weakness of Papua New Guinea's border security.

Papua New Guinea has reported its eighth confirmed case of Covid-19, in Eastern Highlands province.

The secretive US data-mining firm Palantir founded by Silicon Valley billionaire and NZ citizen Peter Thiel has had talks with the government here about combating Covid-19. Audio

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.

Six new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours in New Zealand, with one more death confirmed. Video

Another person in French Polynesia has tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the tally to 57.