Brian Tamaki was among those attending the second rally at Auckland's Domain. Keep Reading

A third woman, who was with the two women who travelled to Northland, has tested positive. Keep Reading

Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is throwing his weight behind today's Super Saturday national vaccination push, saying that there's an "element of generosity" in protecting everyone from Covid-19. Keep Reading

Super Saturday promises to be a record-breaking day of vaccination in New Zealand. Keep Reading

Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for October 16, by Catherine McGregor. Auckland is now at step one of the alert level three pathway, Northland and parts of Waikato are in regular level three. Reach me on catherine@thespinoff.co.nz Today is Super Saturday – find out more, including links Keep Reading

OPINION: If I can overcome my extreme fear of needles, you can too. Keep Reading

In celebration of Super Saturday, three much-admired whaea from Northland and Waikato share their words of wisdom and encouragement on the Covid-19 vaccine. “This is a māuiui that can’t be taken for granted,” says whaea Ngāpare Hopa (Waikato-Tainui). Whaea Ngāpare is a professor, Tūrangawaewae Ma Keep Reading

Stuff’s fact-checking project on Covid-19 vaccination is designed to counter misinformation and inform the public. Keep Reading

The iwi are tapping into their competitive spirit to drive up vaccination rates on the East Coast. Keep Reading

Praveen Nautiyal quit his job to run his food truck full-time, but with events cancelled he's been forced to park up. Now he hopes Covid-19 vaccinations will bring back normality. Keep Reading

For months, we have been tackling pernicious misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccination in our Whole Truth project. This is what we've learned. Keep Reading

Here's what happened on Friday, October 15. Keep Reading

The sailor on Te Kaha tested positive after their navy ship visited Guam. Keep Reading

The telephone health service will soon be tasked with calling the majority of Covid-19 cases, but it doesn't have access to patient medical records. Keep Reading

Here's the latest. Keep Reading

There was a street festival vibe to many Pasifika-organised Vaxathon events around the country today. Keep Reading

The details and timelines for the traffic-light based system will be announced by the government next week. Keep Reading

Everybody is gearing up for Super Saturday tomorrow. Jacinda Ardern is hoping we’ll get more than 100,000 jabs in arms. Auckland needs several tens of thou Keep Reading

There were 65 community cases of Covid-19 today ahead of the Super Saturday's "Vaxathon". Meanwhile, Māori leaders are calling for a return to alert level 4 while, and isolation for vaccinated people is likely to be shorter. Keep Reading

Those living at the Wellington university's halls of residence must be double jabbed from next year. Keep Reading

With daily Covid case numbers climbing, there is mounting concern from health workers about the strain that could be put on ICU capacity. But it's not just the immediate hospitalisations that are a cause for worry, says Professor John Potter. Keep Reading

Dylan Reeve goes inside the online groups. Keep Reading

The emergency allocation system for MIQ has been described as hurtful and illogical, with fewer than 10 percent of applications being approved in some categories, numbers released under the Official Information Act show.  Keep Reading

Professor Rod Jackson from the University of Auckland is the new face on the block when it comes to rockstar epidemiologists. He says it's time to vaccinate or bust. Keep Reading

Having children and some empathetic conversations changed everything for Aaron Hendry. I grew up opposed to vaccines. Genuinely, I thought they were harmful and posed a risk to some kids. It wasn’t until I had my own kid that I was forced to reexamine what I’d previously believed. Leading up t Keep Reading