Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has admitted more needs to be done to increase vaccination rates for Māori. It comes after the National Urban Māori Authority ... Keep Reading

The Ministry of Health has added 40 supermarkets to the list. Keep Reading

Almost 70 percent of the eligible population have received at least one dose of the Pfizer vaccine or have booked to have one, says Covid Response Minister Chris Hipkins. Watch the latest government briefing live here. Keep Reading

Covid-19 modeller Shaun Hendy says there will continue to be cases as household contacts contract the virus. Keep Reading

Some parents have flip-flopped on their decision to send their children to school, as schools open to some children in Covid alert level 3. Keep Reading

Takeaways, barista-made coffees and even golf courses are open again. Keep Reading

He wants to see numbers continue to decline, but knows they will "bounce around a bit". Keep Reading

Those outside Auckland and Northland are waking up to slightly more freedom. Keep Reading

A University of Otago geriatrician and researcher is calling on neighbours and extended family to reach out to support older New Zealanders potentially struggling with their physical and mental health, with the imminent shift to Level 3 lockdown for much of the country from Wednesday. Keep Reading

The Delta variant has blown a hole in the security of our supply chains.  Keep Reading

An aerosol chemist says the enclosed air increases the risk of transmission, posing a risk for MIQ staff. Keep Reading

A University of Otago student was met by police on arrival in Dunedin yesterday after flouting lockdown rules by flying across the country. A... Keep Reading

Scott Morrison has urged New Zealand to ‘come out of the cave’ and open up to the world once our vaccination rates ramp up. So what is happening in the world’s most vaccinated countries? George Driver takes a look. New Zealanders in lockdown are enviously scrolling through images of European summ Keep Reading

As regions south of Auckland wake up in alert level 3, strict travel rules stay in place. Keep Reading

This time the challenges are different, writes Duncan Greive. From this morning, we enter a new phase of the pandemic. We have a country from roughly the Bombay Hills south which is on the road back to recovering its freedoms – hardware stores are open to tradies, you can get a flat white this mo Keep Reading

Wellington's Covid-19 cases are being allowed to exercise in an underground car park, prompting concern that MIQ workers are being put at unnecessary risk. Keep Reading

Since the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination in Fiji, the Health Ministry has recorded 56 events relating to adverse effects after immunisation. Keep Reading

The Ministry of Health admits shortcomings with its chosen saliva test are why it does not want to use it during a community outbreak. Keep Reading

Most of the country is now at Level 3, but is that stringent enough to control a small outbreak? And what happens if we find Delta at Level 2? Keep Reading

Even during lockdown, more than half of those reporting cold or flu symptoms did not get a Covid test. Keep Reading

As the region wakes to alert level three, there's an unlucky wedge of people in the capital who won't be venturing out for takeaways. Keep Reading

How the Delta variant has blown a hole in the security of our supply chains. Keep Reading

LISTEN TO UPDATES ON NEWSTALK ZB Six babies under the age of one have caught Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak, director general of health Ashley Blo Keep Reading