Siouxsie Wiles: 'With Omicron we're seeing quite a lot of children now being hospitalised'

Announcement comes after the first weekend of the new traffic light system.

Chris Hipkins says getting used to the new system will take time.

It takes a two-day walk to get from the Long residence at Gorge River to the nearest town.

Good planning will cut the risk of "super spreader events" in schools, ministry says.

Auckland hospitality venues welcome crowds on their first day back in business.

After weeks of speculation, ticketholders finally have answers.

A 12-year-old was told she couldn't get the vaccine pass because she wasn't on the record.

It also questions commitments to equity; just four of its nearly 150 staff are Māori.

"There's no orange. There's not even an amber. There's just ... yellow."

Govt won't back down amid growing pressure to stop unvaccinated visitors to Northland.

Aucklanders are being offered 100,000 vouchers this summer for a range of activities.

An estimated 165,000 people will become residents under fast-track scheme.

The event normally attracts 30,000 to 40,000 people.

A group of about 100 to 200 people have drifted in to the protest at Auckland Domain.

GPs say they are struggling to cope with Covid-positive patients self-isolating at home.

Roche report called for urgent action in testing, contact tracing, hospital prep, vaxing

There were 173 new community cases yesterday, less than the seven-day average of 187.

Kiwis questioned in a survey reported feeling worn down by lockdown.

Letter and report from Sir Brian Roche revealed in tranche of official documents.

Act leader highlights muggings and bashings as symptoms of police resourcing issue.