New Zealand's mortality rate currently sits at 0.09 percent. Keep Reading

Overseas workers traditionally filled vacancies in the fruit and vege sector but border closures slashed numbers. However NZ's pipfruit growers employed 200... Keep Reading

Education Minister Chris Hipkins came out of lockdown for the first time today to talk about his plan for students and resourcing online learning during... Keep Reading

The number of new cases of Covid-19 in NZ continues to slower fall, with 26 confirmed and 24 probable cases in the past 24 hours. Watch the latest update live here. Keep Reading

Companies don't need a date for the end of lockdown - but they do need to see a pathway out, a business leader says. Keep Reading

Fewer foreign workers in the country means there are more opportunities for Kiwis in the industry. Keep Reading

As cases of COVID-19 start to level out, the number of people struggling to get food on the table is not letting up. Keep Reading

NZIER says confidence survey suggests 100 percent of businesses now have negative outlooks; 596 kiwi pilots laid off by Air NZ and Virgin; RBNZ confirms will buy $3b of council bonds Keep Reading

Compulsory quarantine at NZ's border is under "very active consideration" and UK PM Boris Johnson remains in ICU. Keep Reading

Local authorities are having to face their own pressures under lockdown making sure everything behind the scenes keeps ticking. Keep Reading

Border closures here and overseas have left tens of thousands effectively 'Covid-19 refugees' and means many questions on immigration rights and rules. Here's a Q&A to help you out. Keep Reading

The horticulture sector is proving to be a lifeline for employees as more New Zealanders are taking up the chance to work in roles, such as picking apples... Keep Reading

Deep inside a locked-down Dunedin building, a dedicated team of Otago University dentists is operating in high-risk conditions to provide emergency dental care. Keep Reading

A high-security Physical Containment Laboratory (PC3) at the University of Otago's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is undertaking research to isolate and grow SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, with samples taken from infected individuals. Keep Reading

Professor Graham Le Gros says vaccines are needed for a long-term solution. Keep Reading

For all The Spinoff’s latest coverage of Covid-19 see here. Read Siouxsie Wiles’s work here. New Zealand is currently in alert level four. The country is shut down, apart from essential services. For updated official government advice, see here. The Spinoff’s coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is Keep Reading

Charities are in overdrive as more people find themselves suddenly crying in need of help. Keep Reading

The locked-down residents of a Wellington rest home – including her mum – are treated to a live gig courtesy of historian and author Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa). Ever since I was Dorothy in the New Plymouth Operatic Society’s production of The Wizard of Oz, I have wanted an internationa Keep Reading

Churches and mosques around the country are now closed. Here's how religious New Zealanders are adjusting, and what they believe the pandemic means. Keep Reading

NZ has 54 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, with the country's number of current cases decreasing for the first time today. Keep Reading

"You are in my thoughts and prayers." Keep Reading

While Cabinet is discussing what's needed for NZ to return to alert level three, the PM's made it clear lockdown will run until 22 April. Keep Reading

Health Minister David Clark is demoted after further breaches of the level four lockdown and a new Covid-19 cluster emerges in a Christchurch rest home. Keep Reading

The Health Minister reveals he took a trip to the beach during lockdown and has offered to resign. Keep Reading

Otago alumna and clinical psychologist Dr Desiree Dickerson specialises in mental health and well-being for academics, and has just had an article published in Nature, entitled “Seven tips to manage your mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak”.  She shares her story and tips from lockdown in Spain. Keep Reading