'We're not going to stop Omicron, but we can slow it down': Experts on community outbreak
The news was revealed at a snap 11am press conference by the PM.
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Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
Live: Is it Omicron? Nine cases, five Air NZ flights - all eyes on genome tests today
Air NZ crew member and nine Motueka cases will soon find out if they have Omicron.
Live: Second Auckland Airport worker tests positive; Palmerston North case has Omicron
The Ministry of Health has reported one new possible Omicron case in Auckland.
Skipper fined for failing to report severed fingers
Skipper fined for failing to abide by obligations to report serious workplace accident.
Rape victim confronts abuser in court
Woman tells court she was robbed of a childhood after being sexually abused.
Holidaymaker winched to safety after fall on Abel Tasman track
There was no road access and family members weren't sure what to do.
Watch: Asbestos found in building after fire breaks out, health warning issued
Fire crews are battling a large blaze in a Motueka building early this morning.
'Absolutely tragic': The faces of our horror holiday road toll
A tragic toll: The 17 people killed on NZ roads over the holiday period remembered.
Gang members expected to gather in Nelson after death of Mongrel Mob patch
Gang member killed in New Year crash named as Mongrel Mob's Martin Henry Reuben.
Growing places: The eco-warriors fighting for our forests' future
'From an early age, I just loved the bush.'
Inquiry launched into chopper crash at holiday resort in Karamea
Emergency services are rushing to the Last Resort hotel after the crash at 4pm today.
Missing woman found after police discover car crashed down bank
Jylesza Needham was found around 3.45pm Thursday.
'Pretence they were MDMA': Drug testing law in effect from New Year's
Festival organisers are no longer at risk of prosecution under section 12 for drug use.
Slim pickings as baches booked out
Coromandel, Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty are at full capacity
New things to do in NZ this summer: Nelson Tasman
Chase waterfalls, eat organic and get off the grid this summer in Nelson Tasman.
Tākaka Hill road restored after almost four years
The traffic lights were finally switched off on December 17 in time for Christmas.
Hot in the city: Summer scorcher to continue
Beach-lovers rejoice, a scorching Saturday's on the way.
Live: 95 new community cases as two people in hospital die with virus
One person died at Middlemore Hospital overnight, and another at Auckland City Hospital.
One new case in Nelson, Southlanders wait with bated breath
There are no new cases in Southland today.
Southern DHB reaches 90% full vaccination against Covid-19
The Ministry of Health said the board passed the milestone this morning.
Covid outbreak in Nelson: Second school staff member infected
The staff member is considered to have been infectious from December 4.
Fin-tastic luxury and ethical fly fishing at Owen River Lodge
A winner in Condé Nast Traveller's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards, Owen River Lodge excels.
Four new cases in Nelson as virus spreads in South Island
Three are linked and investigations are ongoing into the other case.
Easy walks that don't take all day, welcome to Golden Bay
A selection of short walks for all those opposed to overnight stays in a bunkroom.
Covid cases below 100 on back-to-back days, positive test in Cook Islands
The second sub-100 day comes on day two of the new traffic light framework.
One new Covid case in Nelson: outbreak grows to 15
People in Nelson are being urged to get a Covid test as a number of cases have been found.
Campsite confusion: Campers hit with mixed vaccine requirements for summer
Many are blaming the lack of a central government mandate for the patchwork of rules.
'Covid is here': 10 new cases in Nelson, two clusters emerging
11 people are in one cluster with three in the other.
Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.
Nelson school expects up to 40 close contacts of Covid-19 case
Enner Glynn School is one of two in Nelson closed because of a positive case.