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More than a quarter of all residents in Victoria University's halls of residence have tested positive for Covid-19. Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement from Parliament. Keep Reading

One in every eight PCR tests is now returning a positive result and hospitalisations from the virus are skyrocketing, Newsroom's daily dashboard shows. Keep Reading

Can you live a relatively normal life while still reasonably expecting that you won’t catch Covid? The experts say yes, provided you take sensible precautions along the way. Keep Reading

There are 344 people in hospital with the virus. Keep Reading

A public health expert says New Zealand's Covid-19 response is still one of the best in the world, two years after the first case was discovered here. Keep Reading

A decision on self-isolation for returning Kiwis is imminent and could be made as early as Monday’s Cabinet meeting. Ministers were on Sunday still waiting for advice but the justification for returnees having to self-isolate has come to an end, writes political editor Jo Moir. Keep Reading

'Having Covid is not trivial', warns head of Auckland Hospital coronary care. Keep Reading

The shift from MIQ to home isolation for vaccinated New Zealanders travelling from Australia kicks in today. Keep Reading

"Having Covid is not trivial", warns the head of Auckland Hospital coronary care. Keep Reading

Report authors say that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 jumped from animals sold at the market into people twice in late 2019 — but some scientists want more definitive evidence. Report authors say that the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 jumped from animals sold at the market into people twice in late 2019 — but some scientists want more definitive evidence. Keep Reading

According to Covid-19 modelling, New Zealand has the highest R value out of more than 180 countries. Keep Reading

A record 12,011 cases were announced in the country on Friday, an increase of 5874 from Thursday's tally. Keep Reading

A Covid-19 modeller says testing and data-processing backlogs are probably behind the record jump in cases. Keep Reading

Vaccine passes could be scrapped before they expire in June, and contact tracing will now be about personal responsibility, rather than the community. Keep Reading

Reducing the time between Covid-19 vaccine doses for 5 to 11-year-olds has been rejected by the government's expert advisers. Keep Reading

Education Minister Chris Hipkins has warned that nearly every school and early childhood centre will have contact with Covid-19 in the next few weeks. Keep Reading

There are 12,011 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, with five further deaths reported. Keep Reading

The education minister has explained how schools will operate under phase 3, including the use of rapid antigen tests. Keep Reading

There’s more than 6000 daily cases, and likely thousands more being missed. So what is the point of MIQ? Keep Reading

In a ruling released today, Justice Cooke agreed the vaccine mandate infringed on parts of the Bill of Rights Act. Keep Reading

“Welcome to Omicron,” as Professor Tony Blakely, who’s watching the outbreak unfold from Australia, puts it bluntly. Keep Reading

There are 6137 new Covid-19 cases to report in the Omicron outbreak. Keep Reading

The number of daily cases has nearly doubled since yesterday as rapid antigen test results begin to filter in, Newsroom's daily dashboard shows. Keep Reading