Wellington now in alert level 2; Tourist's four close contacts negative
Restrictions for the region will stay in place until 11.59pm on Sunday.
Restrictions for the region will stay in place until 11.59pm on Sunday.
Te Papa is one of 16 potential exposure sites identified in Wellington so far.
Events from Auckland through to Wellington are being postponed and impacted.
The alert causing amusing scenes in Parliament, interrupting Judith Collins' speech.
Wellington region will move to alert level 2 from 6pm today until 11.59pm on Sunday.
Experts have suggested Wellington move to indoor mandatory-masking amid Covid-19 scare.
The variant that has sparked concern in Sydney has now crossed the ditch.
Contact tracers have contacted thousands of people who arrived from NSW recently.
PM Jacinda Ardern has welcomed Medsafe's "very carefully considered" provisional approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children aged 12 to 15.
The busy mall at Bondi is popular with New Zealanders, says the Ministry of Health.
Some DHBs opt-in, some don't - and the Ministry of Health offers only vague guidance.
'Counsellors had been a lifesaver for many people...'
Good news for those travelling from New South Wales.
Health officials are due to give the latest update on the Covid situation in New Zealand.
'It has been determined that ... the risk to public health in New Zealand remains low.'
PM Jacinda Ardern reveals how Kiwis will be able to book their Covid vaccinations through a national system ahead of the general public rollout. Video / NZ Herald
There will be an update this afternoon on the quarantine-free travel pause with Victoria.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says 891,702 vaccine doses had been administered and yesterday more than 21,000 doses had been administered
Quarantine-free travel between New Zealand and Victoria is paused until Thursday.
Dangerous chemicals are increasingly being found mixed into samples of MDMA.
Whanganui acupuncturist welcomes inclusion under health Act.
The man was 'gravely ill' and his death is being referred to the Coroner.
Warning applies to Kiwis who travelled to NSW, Queensland earlier this month.
Nurses have walked off the job around the country in demand of better pay and conditions.
Emergency department staff breaking down in tears almost every shift due to pressure.
The Government is expecting 1 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine to arrive in July.
The patient is described as being in a "moderate but stable" condition.
Non-urgent surgery and outpatient clinics cancelled as nurses walk off the job.
The new hospital will not have enough beds: National.
NZ's pause on quarantine-free travel with Victoria is set to end at 7.59pm on Thursday.