Only children of essential workers can attend school at Alert Level 3. Keep Reading

Cafes, restaurants, and takeaway joints south of the Bombay Hills are gearing up to serve customers again. Keep Reading

A new Māori food network aiming to support whānau during the extended lockdown, has been set up by Māori leaders across Tāmaki Makaurau. Keep Reading

Around 20 per cent of St John's frontline staff in Auckland are self-isolating due to Covid exposure. Keep Reading

Mercer residents at the site of a crucial border hope “common sense will prevail” as police set up checkpoints to try to stop Covid-19 spreading. Keep Reading

Cases that were infectious while in the community will drive any ongoing transmission under Level 4 and could cause us to rethink our restrictions. Keep Reading

The rest of New Zealand, apart from Auckland and Northland will move to Alert Level 3 at 11.59pm Tuesday. Keep Reading

The Director-General of Health says we may never find out the source of the current outbreak, while the PM says she lies awake at night pondering the ways in which it may have happened. Keep Reading

Ashley Bloomfield described it as "sobering". Keep Reading

Dr Ashley Bloomfield says case numbers suggest "we are successfully breaking [the] chains of transmission". Keep Reading

St John Ambulance is asking Kiwis to be 'upfront' about symptoms and whether they've been exposed to Covid-19 to protect their ambulance crews. Keep Reading

At least another 38 people in French Polynesia have died of Covid-19 over the weekend as pleas continue for more health professionals to be sent from France. Keep Reading

Aucklanders now have to wait until the middle of next month to find out when tough lockdown rules will ease and when they might move out of alert level 4. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will front media at 1pm today. Keep Reading

As of 11.59pm tonight, all of Aotearoa south of greater Auckland moves from level four to level three, with Northland likely to follow suit on Friday. What are the rules for level three, and for travelling between levels? Which parts of the country go to level three? As of Wednesday (11.59pm T Keep Reading

It's hoped the two facilities will be up and running by 11am. Keep Reading

Amanda Gulasi can't shake the regret she feels for believing conspiracy theorists on social media over heal... Keep Reading

After breaking records in recent days, the Covid-19 vaccination effort is using up the country's stockpile of jabs quickly, Justin Giovannetti writes in The Bulletin. The Covid-19 vaccination programme faces the perils of success. After hitting records in recent days with the brakes taken off the Keep Reading

It contains mutations associated in other variants with transmissibility and reduced sensitivity to neutralising antibodies. Keep Reading

Analysis: Fewer Covid-19 tests are being processed for areas outside of Auckland, Ministry of Health data shows. David Williams reports Keep Reading

Allowing only vaccinated workers out of Auckland one way to help keep South Island's 300-plus days as Covid-free community fortress intact, expert says. Keep Reading

A couple who may have got a saline or low dose injection instead of the Pfizer vaccine still don't know if they need a booster shot and say they've been getting the run around from health officials. Keep Reading

Professor Graham Le Gros says the Government's strategy has to "jump ahead" of the virus. Keep Reading

Health authorities in Fiji are considering vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 against Covid-19 amid concerns over the number of young people dying from the virus. Keep Reading

There is some relief for Wellington restaurants and cafes come Wednesday when all of the country except Auckland and Northland drops to alert level 3. Keep Reading