New ZealandSecond person flies Auckland to Wellington under alert level 4 restrictionsPolice confirm a person flew from Auckland to Wellington on Wednesday.02 Sep 07:04 PM
New Zealand'Everyone was puzzled': MIQ worker vaccinated in China left in limboThomas Wan received two Sinopharm doses in China, should he be vaccinated again?02 Sep 06:39 PM
New ZealandLive: Lockdown until Xmas - expert's grim predictions if elimination strategy fails'I don't think we even fully necessarily grasp what it will be like if we lose control.'02 Sep 06:06 PM
New ZealandWatch: The moment Covid MIQ escaper is captured - 'what the **** is this about?'Man claiming to have absconded from quarantine posts video of moments before arrest.02 Sep 05:04 PM
New ZealandLockdown Heroes: Couple who lost restaurant to fire still want to giveCouple makes food parcels for those in need despite devastating restaurant fire last year.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Structural racism' leads to inequitable vaccine rollout - studyThe same researchers warned of this outcome back in May.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandInvestigations under way, but more called for after man with Covid-19 escapes MIQJoint head of MIQ Brigadier Rose King described it as 'disappointing and unacceptable'.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandAsk us anything on Covid: Non-Pfizer vaccines, ICU capacity, outdoor transmission and wage subsidiesWe answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.02 Sep 05:00 PM
WorldPremier warns of 'confronting' truth NSW is about to facePremier is urging residents to get some 'perspective' as they propel toward Covid normal.02 Sep 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: MIQ overhaul long overdueRunning managed isolation facilities in downtown Auckland is crazy.02 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandCinema, shoe store, gas stations latest locations linked to positive Covid casesOver 30 supermarkets around the country are due to be named as locations of interest.02 Sep 07:00 AM
New ZealandCommunity braces for bad news as Church of Sāmoa cluster grows to 332The next week is going to be pretty tough, says church spokesman Jerome Mika.02 Sep 06:06 AM
New ZealandExpert says Auckland could face 'three to four weeks' in lockdownAn expert says it will be tight for Auckland to move out of level 4 in a fortnight's time.02 Sep 05:45 AM
PremiumPremiumCompaniesFrustration as supply lines remain halted with split alert levelsBusinesses in level 3 regions say they will run out of supplies with Auckland in lockdown.02 Sep 05:37 AM
New ZealandSpring Hill prison guard no longer a positive Covid caseThe revelation of a positive case sparked fears Covid was running through Waikato.02 Sep 05:36 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesAir NZ's mandatory jab plan: What the law saysAn expert says the law is murky and Parliament may be best placed to clear it up.02 Sep 05:35 AM
PremiumPremiumEconomy'Businesses need help': Pressure grows on Govt to offer more than wage subsidyFrustration at lack of minister-level understanding of who wage subsidy helps.02 Sep 05:28 AM
PremiumPremiumAirlinesSouthern tourism giant: 'Our revenue is zero'Queenstown-based business wants Auckland to stamp out the outbreak as soon as possible02 Sep 05:26 AM
PremiumPremiumInvestmentWhich NZX property stocks could feel lockdown hardest?Kiwi suffered the most last year, providing around $20m in rent abatements02 Sep 05:20 AM
New ZealandMIQ escapee 'evaded CCTV, perimeter patrol and two fences'Asked where the escapee went, Ayesha Verrall says it's a "priority for this evening".02 Sep 05:00 AM
New ZealandArrest after Covid-positive man's escape from MIQ, hours in the communityThe man has Covid-19 and was in isolation at the facility.02 Sep 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCan NZ ever reopen the bubble with Oz?Victoria and NSW have all but given up on elimination. Where does that leave the bubble?02 Sep 04:44 AM
OpinionKiwi expert: How we can get off this Delta hell highwayOPINION: An infected person becomes infectious as early as day 1.02 Sep 04:30 AM
BusinessAuckland businessman says being a close contact is 'a shambles''I'm worried that people won't persevere with the process'.02 Sep 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDerek Cheng: Hospitalisations, deaths and lockdown - lessons from Oz if we failKiwis eye Victoria as a lesson in what happens if elimination fails, as Victorians eye NSW02 Sep 04:25 AM
New ZealandAuckland rest home at centre of previous outbreak sees dementia unit staffer test positiveTesting is under way at the rest home after a staff member became infected.02 Sep 04:14 AM
New ZealandFocus Delta outbreak: Papakura Marae CEO talks vaccination strategyPapakura Marae CEO Tony Kake talks vaccination strategy for his community. Video / Michael CraigWatch02 Sep 03:37 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Man with Covid-19 escapes MIQSeptember 2 2021 A man with Covid-19 who escaped the new MIQ facility in Ellerslie took off in the middle of the night - but police were not alerted until 10.30am.Watch02 Sep 03:25 AM
New ZealandCovid law 'insufficient to prevent misuse' of personal informationContact-tracing entries were used for marketing and, worse, to stalk people.02 Sep 02:48 AM
New Zealand114 cars turned away at Auckland checkpointsThe lure of takeaways was too much for some people.02 Sep 01:58 AM
WorldNSW records 1288 cases and seven deaths, Victoria gives up on eliminationAustralia's two biggest states have now abandoned hope of getting to zero new cases.02 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 49 new Covid-19 community cases, Northland to move to level 3 tonightSeptember 2 2021 There are 49 new Covid-19 cases today but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that only seven of these were infectious while in the community. Northland will move to alert level 3 tonight.Watch02 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: $26 million boost for Pacific communities fighting CovidUp to $26 million will go towards helping the Pacific community affected by Covid.02 Sep 12:29 AM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Horrible': Attempts to import disproven Covid treatment ivermectin soarAttempted shipment imports of the de-wormer rose from 18 last year to already 114 in 2021.02 Sep 12:00 AM
