Reopening schools 'a calculated risk' - expert
Experts say we don't know how much children transmit Covid-19 to others.
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Health Ministry's supply and distribution of PPE to come under scrutiny
The Auditor-General will conduct a review over the next month and then publish it.
Bloomfield: Covid-19 workplace testing to start next week
Targeted workplace testing will start next week under alert level 3.
Lockdown stand-off: Kids not as contagious says Bloomfield; childcare centres refuse to reopen
Some childcare centres will stay closed, but most schools will open on April 29.
Alert level 3 still means stay home for most
Lockdown is set to be lifted next Tuesday - what alert level 3 means for you?
Canned oxygen business' 'risky' claims product could help fight Covid-19
Professor says oxygen use can actually damage the lungs, rather than help.
Kiwis take level 3 guidelines as sign to 'relax and go for it' - fire chief
Our social lives will sadly not come back on under alert level 3, says Prime Minister.
Bodybags and full PPE: How funeral directors care for bodies of people with coronavirus
Most families opted for immediate burial or cremation, planning for a later memorial.
Tauranga mental health worker tests positive for Covid-19
New mental health patients will be diverted to other hospitals away from Tauranga.
'We are holding our breath': Doctor warns of 'serious catch-up' after Covid crisis
A man who had a heart attack delayed going to ED because he didn't want to be a burden.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Cause of new case being investigated
Whanganui DHB urges people not to be complacent at this time as it may continue to spread.
Scientists sound contact tracing alarm: Outdated system a 'dinosaur'
Behind closed doors, scientists are raising alarm about the gaps in NZ's system.
Coronavirus: More Te Atatu rest home residents moved to hospital
Three ambulances were at the CHT St Margaret's Hospital this morning.
All you need to know: Covid death toll rises, teachers hit out at level 3 plan
Catch up on the big coronavirus stories of the day - in New Zealand and overseas.
Editorial: Life after lockdown - towards alert level 3 and the 'recovery room'
WE SAY: We need to hang in there in order to get back out there as soon as possible.
Claire Trevett: What - and who - Ardern is facing as she considers lifting lockdown
COMMENT: PM's natural caution and 'elimination' goal speaks against a lift of lockdown.
Revealed: NZ's Covid 19 'hotspots' for targeted testing
More testing is taking place in Auckland, Queenstown, Canterbury and Waikato.
Woman latest death connected to Rosewood rest home outbreak
The total number of Covid-19 related deaths in New Zealand reached 11 on Friday.
Focus: Inside New Zealand’s third week in Covid-19 lockdown
New Zealand’s third week in lockdown was it's most deadly, but as new case numbers continue to fall, NZ remains optimistic that Level 4 restrictions may be lifted on schedule.
Air NZ steward who went to Bluff wedding 'deeply upset' by coronavirus outbreak
Air NZ steward linked to virus cluster says he followed health guidelines.
Lockdown set to lift with 'a whole lot' of businesses likely to reopen - Winston Peters
Can you get a takeaway or go to the pub? The Government will reveal all today.
Top watchdog to inspect rest homes after coronavirus deaths
'I have to act now because several aged care facilities now have clusters of the disease.'
Rising death toll as Govt tempers lockdown hopes
PM says NZ might be 'past the peak' but not yet out of the woods.
Eight healthcare staff at Auckland's DHBs have Covid-19
The DHBs say none of the eight is thought to have caught the virus at work.
UK PM's Kiwi nurse Jenny McGee: 'I was just doing my job'
She's a nurse from the bottom of the world. Now reporters are crowded at her doorstep.
'Idiot' supermarket cougher jailed after breaching bail conditions
The man emailed a woman without prior permission, despite a ban on internet use.
Kiwis can 'take heart' but grave fears for one group
There are grave fears for a group of elderly dementia patients.
Man's death in Wellington Hospital linked to Bluff wedding Covid-19 cluster
There are 86 cases of Covid-19 linked to the wedding reception in Bluff on March 21.
18 new coronavirus cases, 847 lockdown breaches
Ashley Bloomfield with the latest update on the Covid 19 pandemic.
Covid 19: Look after your neighbours, police urge
Police are calling on the public to check in on and keep an eye out for their neighbours.
The mystery Auckland party that led to 35-strong coronavirus cluster
The Ministry of Health is not releasing details of the Auckland cluster, citing privacy.
Pandemic patrol: New cop's tales from the frontline
New police officer Halim Hassouna speaks about his first week on the front line
Deaths show 'agitated, bored' Kiwis why lockdown remains crucial
"Right now our anxiety is real and we should listen to it."
Kiwis stranded on cruise ship in Uruguay for month finally coming home
New Zealanders have spent nearly a month in tiny cabins on the cruise ship.