Government to meet with airlines today to work out capacity. Keep Reading

OPINION: New Zealand needs to be able to join the rest of the post-vaccination world in 2022. Keep Reading

A review of Des Gorman's comments about Covid over the last 15 months, pretty well all of which have been negative, makes you wonder how it is possible that we have been able to maintain an effective Covid free status in Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading

Here's what you need to know about the pandemic right now. Keep Reading

With more than 700,000 future bookings in the system for appointments, the government is urging patience. Keep Reading

Everyone who has recently arrived from Australia and are now in Taranaki should get tested for Covid-19, even if they don't have symptoms, the Ministry of Health says. Keep Reading

At least 45 of those people were circulating in the community for all or part of their infectious period. Keep Reading

There was a hiccup in the rollout of the Ministry of Health's new Covid-19 vaccine booking hotline this morning. Keep Reading

The first of many rural vaccination clinics planned by the MidCentral District Health Board will be held in Eketāhuna today. Keep Reading

One death and 136 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 were reported today. Keep Reading

OPINION: Anything is tolerable if it is temporary, but what if the pain isn’t fleeting but permanent Keep Reading

Families across the Tasman face being split apart again as quarantine-free travel with Australia comes to an end tonight for at least eight weeks. Keep Reading

“It is most likely that the two positive wastewater results are due to recently recovered cases continuing to shed the virus,” the Ministry of Health said. Keep Reading

South-western Sydney suburbs have the lowest vaccination rates in the state despite being in the epicentre of the city’s worsening Covid-19 outbreak. Keep Reading

A small number of such cases are expected and health officials say they're not a cause for alarm. Keep Reading

From 11.59pm today Australians will no longer be able to enter New Zealand quarantine-free. Keep Reading

Travellers will need to enter MIQ upon arrival. Keep Reading

Jacinda Ardern announces the trans-Tasman bubble with Australia will be paused for two months. Keep Reading

The All Blacks are due to play Australia on August 7, August 21 and August 28 - all of which fall inside the travel bubble halt. Keep Reading

A Queenstown man in NSW got his daughter to buy him a plane ticket to return to NZ minutes after mercy flights were announced today, when they... Keep Reading

Hospitals are filling up, especially in areas with low vaccinations, as CDC offers no change in its guidance on mask wearing Keep Reading

Cabinet ministers have convened a special virtual meeting this afternoon to discuss the trans-Tasman bubble, including a potential pause of the entire arrangement. Keep Reading

The government is pressing ahead with plans to vaccinate the general population against Covid-19 even though only 20 percent of those in the vulnerable group 3 have had their first dose. Keep Reading

"If I'm fully vaccinated coming from a low-risk country… it makes no sense that you're going to make me go into a MIQ facility and occupy a space." Keep Reading

Desperate kiwis are paying thousands for clever computer operators to get them a space in MIQ, because booking a spot is proving impossible for ordinary travellers.  Keep Reading