D-day: Cabinet mulls level 2 start, expert warns PM to pause
Top ministers met this morning for an extended Cabinet meeting on taking NZ to level 2.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromNZ Government
Sir Bob Jones: Govt should stay out of landlord-tenant relations
"No need for the Government to become involved" - Sir Bob Jones
Budget 2020 wishlist: School principals want funding maintained
Principals reveal what they hope to see come out of this year's Budget.
Budget 2020 wishlist: What do Rotorua MPs want?
MPs want to rebuild whānau and environment, save and create jobs, and focus on innovation.
Auckland's Elliot Stables eatery owners desperate for help
About 40 staff are employed at Elliot Stables and many are on the wage subsidy now.
Funeral denied: 'Every time I close my eyes I see my son in a body bag' - anger over family's plight
'No one should have to go through this', says grieving mum as PM promises to make contact.
Editorial: Challenges, opportunities ahead in virus response
EDITORIAL: To envious overseas eyes, we have been a smooth success story.
Two new cases and 24 hours from the big decision on level-2 living
Two new cases today - and just two people in hospital. Are we set for level 2?
Shane Jones teases Northport as Covid 'economic haven'
NZ First is still pushing for Northport growth, now citing a Covid-19 "economic haven".
Health Minister rejects 'gagging' advice in PM's office memo, reveals $160m budget boost
David Clark's announcement comes just days before Thursday's 'recovery' Budget.
Transtasman bubble: What protocols will be in place?
Under such a bubble, passengers would need to adhere to strict travel safety protocols.
D-Day: PM to make big call tomorrow - but are many already living a level-2 life?
Though Covid numbers are low, there remains a possibility of asymptomatic transmission.
Derek Cheng: The cynical and arrogant gagging order from Jacinda Ardern's office
If ministers can't answer Qs on their portfolios competently, they shouldn't be ministers.
Anarchy or lifesavers? Face-to-face at the Covid roadblocks
Tiny communities with mass graves - the real story behind community roadblocks.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: Wage subsidy may be messy but it has saved jobs
In defence of Grant Robertson.
Covid 19 compliance checks on isolating close contacts now occurring daily
Five of the eight recommendations to improve contact tracing are now complete.
Two new cases of Covid-19 today - including another nurse
How many new cases of Covid-19 are there today?
Was lockdown legal? One week might make all the difference
A debate has begun about whether New Zealand's lockdown was legal in the first place.
Government advised migrant worker issues 'low', now a 'humanitarian crisis'
There were nearly 400,000 foreign nationals here temporarily soon after lockdown.
Letters: The race to level 2, world acclaim, politics and school trips
Letters on Matthew Hooton, Michelle Dickinson and Steve Braunias and Simon Wilson.
Editorial: Towards level 2 - 'a safer normal'
We say: Level 2 offers a giant leap from level 3, but it may be smaller steps for some.
Thousands of pages of previously secret Covid-19 documents made public
Almost 400 documents from dozens of Govt departments made public – what's inside?
Document dump: How Govt was flying blind over Covid-19 patients breaking rules
Many in thousands of documents of official Covid-19 advice was released today.
Two new Covid-19 cases; rest home nurse tests positive
"Play it safe. We don't want a second wave."
Numbers soar: 1000 people a day went on benefit during April
Demand for food parcels also skyrocketed by more than 200 per cent in just two months.
Figuring out how to run retail in alert level 2
Retail is moving fast to get ready for new restrictions for level 2 lockdown.
Hawke's Bay drought: Tales of woe get worse, as heat goes on Govt response
One's gone from 1800 lambing ewes to zero. Another's watched his native trees wither.
Life in level 2: Essential guide - the rules and all you need to know
The Government has unveiled what life will look like under alert level 2.
Audrey Young: An untidy week for PM as Covid response starts to fray
Jacinda Ardern's lockdown never looked less kind.
Winston Peters scolds China's NZ Ambassador – 'listen to your master'
Ambassador Wu was critical of Peters' Taiwan comments – now Peters has hit back.
Popping the bubbles: Malls, cafes, schools open in level 2, domestic travel allowed
Jacinda Ardern on alert level 2 life, and Ashley Bloomfield on the latest number of cases.
What does our Covid-19 reaction say about how we could respond to legal euthanasia?
"Covid-19 has uncovered the reality of how truly we care about the vulnerable."
Finance Minister's warning: Deficits for 'extended period'; debt at all-time high
Robertson revealed the Govt will be running deficits for an "extended period" of time.
Ashley Bloomfield on what level 2 looks like
Ministry has halved the time taken from first symptoms to isolating 80% of close contacts.