Covid 19
Covid-19: NZ to move to orange traffic light setting from midnight
The entire country will drop from red to the orange traffic light setting from 11.59pm tonight, with the government saying the "overall picture is a very positive one".
Covid-19 update: 9495 new community cases, a further 15 deaths
There are 9495 new community cases of Covid-19 along with a further 15 deaths to report today.
Covid-19: Majority of Northland's Tamariki Māori unvaccinated
In one of New Zealand's most vaccine-hesitant regions, the vast majority of tamariki Māori haven't had a Covid-19 jab.
The Northland DHB is spending five-million dollars on campaigns against Covid… Audio
Covid-19: Principal on mask rules at Orange
Cabinet will decide today whether to shift the country - or certain regions - from "red" to an "orange" Covid-19 traffic light setting.
Under red, children and teachers at school and kura have been… Audio
Boris Johnson fined over lockdown breaches
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his most senior minister Chancellor Rishi Sunak have been fined for breaking lockdown laws.
It comes after a string of breaches of Covid-19 restrictions at… Audio
Covid-19: Border opens to Australian citizens
Travellers from across the Tasman are flying in this morning.
Australians are now allowed into the country without isolating.
The first flight was an Air New Zealand flight from Perth, which was due… Audio
Auckland Airport celebrates return of Aussie travellers
It's a big day for Auckland International Airport tomorrow as they open the arrival gates for the return of more than 3000 Australian visitors. Scott Tasker is the General manager of Aeronautical… Audio
Pfizer offers $100m to buy Brisbane firm behind app that diagnoses Covid-19
Pfizer has offered $100 million to buy a Brisbane-based company that has invented a smartphone app it says can diagnose Covid-19 by listening to someone cough.
NZ’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 3% in 2020 - data
Covid-19 may have ground the country to a halt in 2020 - but new figures show total emissions dropped only three percent compared to the year before.
It is the only year in two decades where New… Audio
Family does not want anyone put off vaccination, after teen's death
Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the death of a teenager after having the Covid vaccine is "very sad" and "quite sudden".
He says the Covid Independent Safety Monitoring Board… Audio
Landlord stands by bad review of tenant's bar over vax passes
Landlord Paul Reid has been trashing some of his own tenants for their vaccine pass policies.
Whammy Bar on Karangahape Road still uses the passes for safety, even though they're no longer legally… Audio
Covid-19 update: 11,063 new community cases and 16 further deaths
There are 11,063 new community cases of Covid-19 today and 16 further deaths to report.
'We are continuing to see the number of cases drop' - Bloomfield
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says rates are coming down. Video
Covid-19: Shanghai lockdown outlasting expectations
Covid-19 in Shanghai is causing widespread distress as the government continues with its biggest city-wide lockdown since the start of the pandemic.
The city of 25 million is closed for regular… Audio
Border exemptions let 1500 primary sector workers in
The government has announced it's making exceptions to immigration rules to allow more than 1500 experienced primary sector workers to come to New Zealand.
The jobs will be in the dairy industry… Audio
How the pandemic changed wedding culture
After two years of on and off lock downs and limitations to gatherings, the wedding industry has had to adapt, but has the pandemic changed wedding culture for good? Audio
'Not welcome' - Wellington residents fed up with Miramar protest
A Wellington city councillor fears a group occupying a bay on Miramar Peninsula could cause an ecological crisis and wants them to go home.
Anti-mandate protest at Dunedin's Octagon finally ends
An anti-mandate occupation in central Dunedin has come to a peaceful end, but those behind it say the protest will carry on.
A small group had occupied the Octagon since February 11, but they've… Video, Audio
Anti-mandate protesters remove tents from Dunedin's Octagon
All tents have been removed from Dunedin's Octagon, hours before the deadline for a group of anti-mandate protesters who have been there for two months to leave. Audio
NZ's Covid-19 death toll hits 500
There have been 7592 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, with 640 in hospital and 11 further deaths taking Aotearoa's death toll to 500.
