Covid 19

The Covid-19 outbreak in Nelson seems to have given people the nudge they needed to get their first vaccination.

Despite having no active cases of Covid-19 in the community Whanganui woke to find itself in the red zone today.

The new traffic light system for managing Covid-19 came in today with Auckland going into the red setting and the city reopening after more than 100 days in lockdown.

There are two new Covid-19 cases in the Wairoa District, both household contacts of a previously reported case from outside the region.

There are fears from health professionals that the government's sudden boost in hospital funding to prepare for Covid-19 cases is overly-ambitious so late into the pandemic.

Ninety percent of the eligible population across Tāmaki Makaurau are now fully vaccinated, health authorities have confirmed.

Health officials are working to determine the source of the Covid-19 outbreak in the top of the South Island.

The Deputy Prime Minister has hit back at claims that NZ is a divided nation over vaccinations, saying the numbers "simply do not bear that out". Watch the government's latest Covid-19 briefing here.

A Taranaki iwi leader is urging whānau to get tested and vaccinated in light of Covid-19 returning to the region.

More than 91 percent of Wellingtonians are now fully vaccinated but deep pockets of low coverage persist in some areas, particularly poorer neighbourhoods.

Police will be assisted by iwi to make sure people are double-vaccinated or have proof of negative test results when the Auckland border opens, the Police Commissioner says. Audio

Corrections is urgently trying to change MIQ rules so New Zealanders deported from Australia can stay in hotels for longer.

Some seniors are feeling nervous ahead of an anticipated spike in visitors under the new traffic light system.