Northland

More new locations of interest have been added to the Ministry of Health's list today, including one in the Northland town of Mangamuka.

Te Tai Tokerau principals are noting "major" concerns that Covid-19 vaccine mandates are driving out irreplaceable staff.

Two more community cases of Covid-19 - both children under 12 years of age and related to the two cases reported yesterday - have been confirmed in Northland.

There are two new cases of Covid-19 in Northland and they are contacts of a recently diagnosed case in Auckland. They are not linked to earlier reported cases who visited Northland. Audio

Car parks are full, shops have queues, and social lives have been resurrected in Te Tai Tokerau, but lurching in and out of lockdown has taken its toll.

Ngāti Whātua is defending the management of the border between Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.

A man accused of a murder in the Hokianga settlement of Ōmāpere last week has died in Ngawha Prison.

Te Araroa Trust executive director Mark Weatherall estimates up to 200 walkers are affected by the lockdowns.

Police have launched a homicide investigation in the Far North after a person was found dead at an Ōmāpere address.

A Northland couple who celebrated their wedding anniversary at the same Northland hotel a Covid-19 case visited are shocked they still haven't been formally told.

Authorities have now contacted a woman who travelled in Northland with a woman who later tested positive for Covid-19, but they still don't know her location.

The Ministry of Health has announced 60 new community cases of Covid-19 today - 56 in Auckland, three in Waikato and the one in Bay of Plenty announced last night.

One motorcyclist has died following a crash with a car last night in Kauri, north of Whangārei.

Extended lockdowns are crushing news for retailers and businesses as many battle for survival, and more government support is needed, industry figures say.