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Limo driver at centre of Sydney's Covid outbreak freed from isolation
The driver doesn't believe he is patient zero in Sydney's outbreak.
Border controls necessary until 85% vaccinated - study
8 per cent of NZ is vaccinated, we need at least 85 per cent to relax border controls.
'Complex and challenging': 14,000 people being tracked for MIQ bills
The ministry says debt collectors will be needed for 40 per cent of returnees.
Mike Hosking: The Government is playing whack-a-mole with Covid
OPINION: The vaccine is key to moving forward - but this is a joke.
Kim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapse
North could be wrestling with a significant setback in its pandemic fight, say experts.
Wage subsidy: Ministry faces legal action over lack of enforcement
More than $13 billion was paid through the wage subsidy scheme.
Covid-19: Speed the key in vaccines vs variants
Modelling shows vaccinating widely and quickly our best hope to keep ahead of variants.
Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines likely to produce long-lasting immunity: study
New York Times: The mRNA vaccines may protect against Covid for years, scientists say.
Wards locked down: Infected nurse sparks Covid crisis at NSW hospitals
The infected nurse worked across wards in different hospitals.
Covid-19: Alice Springs in lockdown, SA records first local case in 200 days
SA has recorded first local case in more than 200 days.
Covid vaccine update: Supplies to get 'very tight'; 1.149m doses given
'Plan A is still for everyone to be offered the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the year'.
South Australia records new case, lockdown fears grow
The state joins other Australian regions in the battle against Delta.
Focus Live: 444,000 New Zealanders fully vaccinated against Covid-19
As of midnight last night, 149,608 doses of vaccine had been administered across New Zealand, while more than 444,000 New Zealanders had received their second dose.
Hacktivists publish MIQ software to protest 'unfair' bookings site
"Hopefully, by publishing, it's going to be fairer for everyone."
3 new cases in Queensland, case in South Australia sparks lockdown fears
Four Australian states and territories have now introduced lockdown orders.
Covid-19 coronavirus: NZ's vaccine rollout going 'incredibly well': - Hipkins
Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says switch to more effective Pfizer vaccine worth it.
We've dodged the Covid bullet, again - here's why
The nature of how it spreads also explains why New Zealand managed to prevent an outbreak.
Outbreak spreads: Aussie state in race against Delta variant
Contact tracers in race against time today after a series of concerning developments.
'Dodged a bullet': Wellington safe enough to return to level 1 today
Government has also deemed it safe enough to resume quarantine-free travel.
Kate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?
How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.
New data reveals why we may never reach Covid herd immunity
Researchers are cautioning people who believe herd immunity means no danger from Covid.
Genome testing shows Novotel Covid-19 cases not linked
Returnees at Novotel Auckland Airport will leave managed isolation as originally planned.
Iwi run Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in Auckland
The centre started with a trial run last week and will open to the public tomorrow.
1600 border workers still unvaccinated; 160 MIQ workers overdue for testing
The weakness is mainly at the ports, but Hipkins can't say if workers are being contacted.
Covid-19: Wellington rejoices at move to alert level 1
From 11.59pm tonight Wellington will move down to alert level 1.
The night the oxygen ran out: Inside one tragic night in Delhi
New York Times: A series of failures left hospitals without oxygen, killing hundreds.
Covid-19: Half the Australian population faces lockdown
Four regions face lockdown restrictions due to multiple coronavirus outbreaks.
Three studies, one result: Vaccines point the way out of the pandemic
New York Times: New scientific research underscores the effectiveness of vaccines.
NZ is right to pause travel to Australia. It buys time to upgrade its Covid-19 response
Opinion: New Zealand has so far managed to avoid an outbreak. Let's keep it that way.
'We need to go fast': Queensland plunged into lockdown
There are now four Australian states imposing partial lockdowns.
Wellington returns to level 1 at 11.59pm, transtasman bubble to partly reopen
Bloomfield: Likelihood of people in Wellington still incubating virus "now very low".
Parts of Queensland plunged into snap three-day lockdown
The pause on the travel bubble with New Zealand will be reviewed next week Tuesday.
Focus Live: Wellington returns to alert level 1 at midnight
Wellington will return to alert level 1 from 11.59pm tonight, eight days after a Covid-infected Sydney tourist flew out of the capital. Video / Mark Mitchell