Schools have hired extra staff to help trace students who have been missing since lockdown. Keep Reading

Vaccines under development by Oxford University,  CanSino Biologics and Moderna have made headlines due to promising early trial results but all results point to a number of side effects. Keep Reading

Both the Privacy Commissioner and the Productivity Commission have cautioned the Government against adopting the CovidCard project without doing its due diligence. Keep Reading

Should the Government switch to a voucher-based managed isolation system? Keep Reading

Over half-a-million NZers were outside their home region on one day. Keep Reading

Special exemption has been granted to seven people for early leave from isolation since the government reopened the application process.  Keep Reading

It has been 83 days since the last community transmission case. Keep Reading

On the cards is the requirement to book a spot in managed isolation when an airline ticket is purchased. Air Commodore Darryn Webb says that might lead to some delays. Keep Reading

The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities, Megan Woods, says New Zealand is close to exhausting its nationwide capacity at isolation facilities. Keep Reading

Top congressional Democrats met with White House officials Tuesday, as lawmakers and President Donald Trump face down an end-of-month deadline to pass a new funding package combating the vast health and economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.   Tuesday’s private talks brought together Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and acting Chief of Staff Mark Meadows with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer.   Keep Reading

There were just eight tests conducted in the community on Sunday. Keep Reading

Doctors want the government to send a strong clear message to the public: if you are sick, have a Covid-19 test. Keep Reading

A vaccinologist says releasing a successful vaccine will be a challenge. Keep Reading

Results of two vaccine trials are in and the news is encouraging. Siouxsie Wiles explains what it all means, and what happens next. As the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 approaches 15 million, with more than 600,000 deaths around the world, there is at least some positive news on the vacci Keep Reading

Most people flying into the country are not wearing a mask for the full flight, according to the anonymous account. Keep Reading

More Aucklanders are believed to be working from home after the Covid-19 lockdown, leaving the city's notoriously packed motorways to flow a little freer. Keep Reading

Victoria University and Manukau Institute of Technology have reported hundreds more mid-year enrolments than normal as job opportunities dry up. Keep Reading

"If I go for a walk for one minute, I'll be really exhausted." Keep Reading

The Warehouse employees will learn their fate this morning, as the company plans to axe about 1000 jobs. Keep Reading

The coronavirus that is menacing the world right now is not the same as the coronavirus that first emerged in China. Keep Reading

New Zealand is free of Covid-19 community transmission thanks to our 'go hard and early' approach. But in the long run, will New Zealand still have huge numbers of people getting sick? Kiwi Dr Gary McLean is with us for a Covid-19 update.  Keep Reading

Universities are calling for more details from the government so they can develop a quarantine model for foreign students. Keep Reading

Dunedin chef Jason Shea had never been short of a job, but then Covid-19 hit the hospitality industry and everything changed. When the nation... Keep Reading

The Samoa government has allowed the first community facilitated quarantine of repatriated citizens. More than 300 Samoan seasonal workers arrived of Friday on a chartered Air New Zealand flight as... Keep Reading

Gatherings of more than 10 people banned in Barcelona; US sets highest one-day total of new infections for pandemic so far; Brazil cases pass 2m Keep Reading