"No rooms will be available to book for a few days," MBIE says.

More AUT students in Auckland have tested positive for Covid-19.

Some studies have suggested waning immunity for Pfizer against Delta after several months.

High living costs in cities pushing some beneficiaries into sex work, advocate says.

Today the country recorded the highest number of daily cases in more than a year.

One Aucklander said her food box was stolen from the porch with 8 minutes of delivery.

August 23 2021 New Zealand will stay in alert level 4 lockdown until at least midnight on Friday, and Auckland will stay locked down until at least midnight on Tuesday next week. Earlier today it was announced there are now 107 Covid cases in NZ.

Hospitals are far more prepared than last year to combat the added pressure, experts say.

We've had whipped coffee and banana bread, could this be the latest lockdown food fad?

Experts in Israel have been working on new ways to beat Covid.

Articles about reluctance to get Covid shot as harmful as misinformation, study finds.

Thieves are targeting the cars of frontline health workers at Auckland Hospital.

Our bones generate dialled-down protection that could last for decades, studies find.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed in Sunday's 1pm press conference that it was acceptable to drive to a nearby spot for exercise. Video / Ministry of Health

"Small serial spillers" with an insatiable appetite for playtime can be hard to entertain.

It used to be that each village had an idiot but now those village idiots converge online.

One new case is in Wellington, the others are in Auckland.

The peak in cases is not expected until early this week.

There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of people infected in the outbreak to 72. One million New Zealanders are now fully vaccinated.

It's not surprising you're so tired – there's actually a biological reason why.

NZ should consider pausing international flights while it tackles outbreak, experts say.

The highly infectious Delta variant "changes the game considerably", minister says.

"We should see it peak very soon, actually - just this week."

Health workers vaccinate patients who have arrived at Dunedin's first drive-thru vaccination centre. Video / Craig Baxter

Scheme is for essential workers who have no other childcare provisions available to them.

Fiji's death toll is at 433; of those, 431 were in this latest outbreak.

Mandatory mask wearing is here to stay, a top epidemiologist says.

Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield receiving his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on August 22.

The student's attendance at lecture hall was described as a "big deal".