We may need two full incubation periods before we can leave Alert Level 2, experts say. Keep Reading

Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed the news at the 1pm media briefing. 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 two – read The Spinoff’s giant explainer about what that means here. For official government advice, see here. The Spinoff’s coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is fu Keep Reading

Air pollution in the main centres dropped by about three-quarters during the Covid-19 lockdown. Keep Reading

An American company now hopes to fully trial its experimental Covid-19 vaccine by July. Keep Reading

The response promises better outcomes for those in poverty and an independent inquiry into WHO's handling of the crisis. Keep Reading

The global economy may take much longer to recover fully from the coronavirus than initially expected. Keep Reading

The first few days of life under alert level 2 has started with a hiss and a roar for retailers, restaurants and cafes, but some fear the spending splurge will be short lived as recession starts to bite. Keep Reading

Some business owners fear the spending splurge will be short lived as recession starts to bite. Keep Reading

Tourism is Rotorua's largest employer and is conveniently just down the road from the country's largest population base, Auckland. Keep Reading

A Nelson based airline plans to donate revenue from resumed flights to local food banks. Keep Reading

Simeon Brown questioned why religious services aren't allowed despite no specific mention in the Government's alert level 2 legislation. Keep Reading

An app to help people record where they have been on any given day will be released on Wednesday. Keep Reading

Ashley Bloomfield will still update the country on Coronavirus most days at 1pm, but he won't be joined by the Prime Minister. Keep Reading

The sector has already been given $320 million to increase ECE teacher pay. Keep Reading

There are bargains to be had but operators say there's only so low they can go. Keep Reading

Restaurants, cafes and bars have been allowed to reopen, with a whole lot of ever-evolving caveats. We check in on how the first few days have been. Inconsistent messaging and last-minute rule changes made the first weekend of alert level two "incredibly challenging" for hospitality businesses, s Keep Reading

Consumer NZ's boss said there had been complaints about misleading information from the national carrier about their refund rights. Keep Reading

As up to 800,000 students head back to school today for the first time in eight weeks, many more parents are also able to return to their offices. Follow our blog for the latest. Keep Reading

China retail sales weak, but industrial heartbeat stronger; ADB issues grim forecasts; US retail sales very weak, ditto industry; German GDP shrinks; UST 10yr yield at 0.64%; oil and gold up; NZ$1 = 59.3 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5 Keep Reading

The Prime Minister wants to make sure it is safe, though, given parts of the Pacific are Covid-19-free. Keep Reading

Equity markets shrug off more US-China tensions. NZD underperforms, NZD/AUD makes fresh 6-month low. GBP under pressure on renewed Brexit concerns Keep Reading

A report into Covid-19 infections at a hospital does not examine why key specialists were left in the dark. Melanie Reid reports Keep Reading

A mum says she used to judge people on benefits - now she's seen how hard it is to feed a family on it. Keep Reading

But in a Covid-19 world, school will be a little different. Keep Reading