New Zealand news you can use
RNZ
Covid-19 cases dropped again, police set up Easter weekend roadblocks, a mandatory quarantine was announced and work on contact tracing capacity continued.
RNZ
NZ has recorded just 29 new cases of Covid-19, but the PM says a decision on changing the alert level will only be made shortly before the lockdown ends. Watch the latest media conference here.
Māori Television
To Manawatū now where local iwi alliance, Te Tihi o Ruahine joined forces with the NZDF this week to help more than 2,500 families receive care packages.
Newshub
Details will be unveiled next week about what alert level 3 will look like.
Newshub
The modelling shows level 4 restrictions are having a "significant effect".
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce compulsory supervised quarantine for all incoming travellers to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
RNZ
Frontline health staff and vulnerable people are being urged to take up a free flu vaccine to reduce burdens on hospitals as the health system deals with the Covid-19 coronavirus.
The Spinoff
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 four. The country is shut down, apart from essential services. For updated official government advice, see here. The Spinoff’s coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is
RNZ
The lockdown may be set to end in two weeks but region-based restrictions are still likely to be in place by the time of the general election, Justice Minister Andrew Little says.
Newshub
Newshub understands quarantined Kiwis won't be able to leave their hotel or motel lock-ups.
Newshub
"We can be pretty proud."
Māori Television
Kiwis in self-isolation could still carry COVID-19, even if they are not showing any symptoms. Ngati Porou communities are worried that they are at risk as...
Māori Television
Education Minister Chris Hipkins came out of lockdown for the first time today to talk about his plan for students and resourcing online learning during...
RNZ
The number of new cases of Covid-19 in NZ continues to slowly fall, with 26 confirmed and 24 probable cases in the past 24 hours. Watch the latest update live here.
RNZ
Schools around the country will be given help to make sure students can still learn at home under lockdown, when term two officially starts.
RNZ
The daily increase of cases in NZ is slowly dwindling, a home learning support package has been revealed, and police are still clamping down on lockdown breaches ahead of Easter.
Newshub
Fewer foreign workers in the country means there are more opportunities for Kiwis in the industry.
Newsroom
NZIER says confidence survey suggests 100 percent of businesses now have negative outlooks; 596 kiwi pilots laid off by Air NZ and Virgin; RBNZ confirms will buy $3b of council bonds
RNZ
Border closures here and overseas have left tens of thousands effectively 'Covid-19 refugees' and means many questions on immigration rights and rules. Here's a Q&A to help you out.
1 NEWS
Professor Graham Le Gros says vaccines are needed for a long-term solution.
A high-security Physical Containment Laboratory (PC3) at the University of Otago's Department of Microbiology and Immunology, is undertaking research to isolate and grow SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, with samples taken from infected individuals.
Māori Television
The horticulture sector is proving to be a lifeline for employees as more New Zealanders are taking up the chance to work in roles, such as picking apples...
1 NEWS
Charities are in overdrive as more people find themselves suddenly crying in need of help.
The Spinoff
The locked-down residents of a Wellington rest home – including her mum – are treated to a live gig courtesy of historian and author Rachel Buchanan (Taranaki, Te Ātiawa). Ever since I was Dorothy in the New Plymouth Operatic Society’s production of The Wizard of Oz, I have wanted an internationa
RNZ
NZ has 54 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19, with the country's number of current cases decreasing for the first time today.
