As Auckland dreams of life at Level 3, concerns are raised about checks on border-crossing essential workers Keep Reading

Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave the updated figures at the 1pm briefing alongside Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins in Wellington. Keep Reading

There's mystery cases, but there's also been nearly 50 “expected” cases this week alone. Isn't that a lot, four weeks into lockdown? Keep Reading

Some have rebounded quickly but others are reportedly racking up loans just to get by. Keep Reading

The Auckland couple who sparked outrage after flouting lockdown rules and flying to Wanaka have broken their silence, saying their actions were... Keep Reading

Middlemore had five instances in the last 10 days where patients turned up with issues not related to Covid-19, only to test positive for the virus. Keep Reading

There are 10 new locations of interest for Tuesday, all in Auckland. Keep Reading

It’s the longest lockdown to be seen in New Zealand, once again Aucklanders bearing the brunt in the fight against Covid-19, in its fourth week in Level 4 Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the theme of the past few days has been "vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate with a particular focus on Tāmaki Makaurau in what we intend to be their last week in level 4." Keep Reading

All of today's Covid-19 cases are household contacts of existing cases, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says. Keep Reading

A prominent immunologist says the country's epidemiologists don't seem to understand the virus will keep coming back. Keep Reading

Aucklanders are starting a fifth week at alert level 4 as the government and health authorities try to stamp out the Delta outbreak. Keep Reading

A drive to get more disabled people vaccinated.   The Taikura Trust is launching Tiaki, a Covid-19 campaign aiming to break down barriers to access for Auc Keep Reading

Auckland is now in the country's longest ever lockdown, but there is hope on the horizon. Keep Reading

The government maintains the elimination strategy is the best plan for New Zealand but won't say how long it intends to use lockdowns to stamp out any future outbreaks. Keep Reading

As many as 220,000 Aucklanders could get jabbed this week, but it would take the system to full capacity. Keep Reading

The son of a high-ranking official and his partner, who allegedly breached lockdown by fleeing Auckland for Wanaka, have been deemed a low health... Keep Reading

There is a lot at stake, and still more work to be done before Auckland's move to alert level 3 next week. Keep Reading

An in-principle move to Level 3 next week is as good as Aucklanders could have hoped for. Keep Reading

The latest information on the Auckland sub-clusters that make up the Covid-19 community outbreak. Keep Reading

But businesses outside Auckland may find it hard to claim. Keep Reading

A leading immunologist says although widespread vaccination is the only long-term way to curb Covid-19, the immunisation rate should not be the only factor in ending the elimination strategy. Keep Reading

Experts warn that the city's level four lockdown could be extended today as a handful of unlinked cases risk rekindling a delta outbreak under level three, Justin Giovannetti writes in The Bulletin. A number of recent mystery cases in Auckland are at the centre of cabinet’s debate today. Stuff re Keep Reading

Officials are still searching for missing pieces of the Delta outbreak puzzle and it's hard to see Auckland moving to Level 3 while those gaps remain unfilled. Keep Reading

Renowned Māori health researcher Dr Rawiri Taonui digs into the government's Covid-19 health statistics and explains what they mean for Māori. Keep Reading