Record-high Covid cases as Auckland restrictions set to ease
PM says Aucklanders can leave for summer, but Govt still working out exactly how.
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Focus: Eden Park Got ya Dot vaccination campaign kicks off
What is normally the fortress of New Zealand rugby has transformed into a dotting domain all weekend long as Tāmaki Makaurau's Got ya Dot campaign kicks off at Eden Park. Video / Jed Bradley
Live: Record 206 new community cases; 73 Covid patients in hospital
Late-week wastewater detections of virus in Stratford, Gisborne and Napier raise concern.
Te Awamutu supermarkets the latest Covid locations of interest
Two stores in the Waikato town have been listed after a Covid case visited last Sunday.
Closing in: South Island DHBs almost at 80 per cent full vaccination
The new traffic light system will kick into gear once DHBs reach the target.
Mother of five's death: Grieving family say Covid to blame, want record set straight
Shanti Kumari would have turned 87 next week.
Pass system at Kāeo Bridge border for locals needing food, fuel
Confusion remains, however, over the alert level boundary's actual location.
PM to Aucklanders - 'We are not going to keep you trapped over Christmas'
Government has made an in-principle decision to slightly ease restrictions from Tuesday.
Summer blues: Rhythm & Vines music festival in doubt?
Tens of thousands of Kiwis may miss out on festival if Gisborne doesn't hit vax target.
Record 163 new cases; second Covid patient isolating at home has died
Delta was detected in Stratford's wastewater yesterday.
Focus Live: 163 new Covid-19 community cases
November 5 2021 There are a record 163 new cases of Covid-19 today. 159 are in Auckland and four are in Waikato. A second person isolating at home with Covid has died. Paramedics were called to a Mt Eden address.
NZ secures supplies of drug for 'very sick' Covid patients
Vaccinations, social distancing and mask-wearing are still most important, Little says.
Covid infected cases were at four Auckland locations two days ago
Four Auckland businesses were visited by Covid positive cases two days ago.
Live: 'Urgently scrambling' - Delta has been detected in Stratford, Taranaki
The positive Covid case has not been contacted by anyone since Sunday.
Exclusive poll: When do Kiwis think we will hit 90% vaccination target and regain freedoms?
Meanwhile support remains strong for reaching target before opening borders.
Covid death at flat: Residents spooked by body bag sighting
Residents of the Manukau apartment complex were unaware of the Covid case isolating.
Three new locations of interest visited in Takanini yesterday
Latest locations of interest include a bakery, laundromat and supermarket in Takanini.
Live: Covid death at home, cases should have 'daily contact' with officials
More details of person who died in their Māngere home while self-isolating to be released.
Funding brings military-grade Whanganui Covid response
There's millions of dollars of new funding for the vaccination effort around Whanganui.
Novavax applies for use in NZ, vaccine not approved 'anywhere in the world'
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says it's unlikely Novavax would be used in New Zealand.
Person dies while isolating with Covid in Auckland
The Ministry of Health confirmed the death in Manukau.
New location of interest for Hamilton - Pak'nSave
There is just one new location of interest today, in Hamilton.
Focus Live: 100 new Covid-19 community cases
November 3 2021 There are 100 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - 97 are in Auckland and three are in the Waikato. There are no new cases in Northland.
PM says unvaccinated people won't be able to leave Auckland over summer
PM Jacinda Ardern has revealed unvaccinated Aucklanders won't be leaving over summer.
Live: Far North in alert level 3, officials work to find link to latest cases
Far North residents are settling back into level 3 today after two weeks at level 2.
'It's really awful': Vaccine-for-cash scam targeting vulnerable, social worker warns
The woman first thought $200 to get the vaccine under a fake name was an incentive.
Far North resort blockaded after rumour of Covid case visit
A concerned crowd gathered at Carrington Estate on the Karikari Peninsula yesterday.
Minister wants Taranaki DHB vaccine gains made permanent
Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare says the tide has turned in Taranaki.
Ashburton vaccination turnaround as district hits 90% first dose
The district was one of the worst-performing areas of the country.
Live: A step too far, too fast? Expert's fear for Auckland as mystery cases lock down part of Northland
The region's two new cases this week haven't been epidemiology linked.
Ministry 'reconsidering decision' to withhold Māori vaccine data
The Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency wants the data to create a tailored vaccine rollout.
Focus Live: Top of Northland moves to alert level 3
November 2 2021 The top of Northland will go into alert level 3 tonight after fears of undetected community transmission of Covid-19.
Were you shopping at this supermarket on Labour Monday?
A Kaitaia Farmers, pub and produce store are the latest locations this afternoon.
New Lynn absconder: Person required to self-isolate still on the run
The person has been on the run in Auckland since Saturday.