A man, 33, was taken into police custody at 1.14pm today in Ellerslie.

There are 160 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today, a record high for New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

Report reignites debate over whether Covid emerged naturally or escaped from a Wuhan lab.

GP also says Aucklanders paying "a big price" for sidelining GPs in vaccine roll-out.

Newmarket streets were blocked in the third anti-lockdown protest at Auckland Domain.

The variant, known as AY. 4.2 or "Delta plus", was found in a case in NSW MIQ.

30 October 2021 Up to 5000 people marched through central Auckland streets after protesting in the Auckland Domain. Video / Brett Phibbs

Person tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving on a flight from Christchurch.

Covid-19 was a lot worse than he thought, and he's now advising people to get vaccinated.

An organiser says he hopes the event will give people the reassurance to get the vaccine.

"You'll either get vaccinated or catch it over the next year. It's that simple."

Couple trapped on the opposite side of the Tasman to their two-year-old son.

Christchurch rushes to vaccinate, Northland is nine weeks away and Auckland inches ahead.

Good news for Tauranga port's shareholders at annual meeting.

It follows a report about a person offering to take someone else's vaccination for money.

Travellers trying to rebook flights from Monday could be in for a fright.

Anti-vax protester had legal clearance to cross Auckland border, police confirm.

It's revealed 100 rooms have sat empty at a time when Kiwis are desperate to come home.

Ambulance was called by wife after husband started struggling to breathe.

Thirteen other close contacts have been identified in Christchurch.

The Ministry of Health confirmed the case today.