Carmel Sepuloni holds a post-Cabinet press conference.

Chris Hipkins speaks to the media on his first day in China.

Police officers around New Zealand are paying their respects to slain officer Constable Matthew Hunt today. A minute's silence has been observed in honour of Hunt, who died in the line of duty last Friday morning on Reynella Drive, Massey, West Auckland.

New Zealand has three new Covid-19 cases today - one in Rotorua and two in Christchurch. All are in managed isolation.

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Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

New Zealand has two new cases of Covid-19, taking our total number of active cases to 12. Health chief Ashley Bloomfield has also confirmed there is a positive case in Rotorua following the city's Ibis Hotel being put into lockdown.

Health Minister David Clark cannot say whether the proper protocols were applied to any of the 55 people who left managed isolation early on compassionate grounds before June 16.

All air crew on "high risk" routes will have to stay in isolation and return a negative test before they're allowed into the community, Health Minister David Clark says.

Two more people have tested positive for Covid-19 and there are now 10 active cases in the country. Both of the two new cases are in managed isolation facilities, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

A total of 18 boreholes have been drilled and 20 imaged during the Police investigation – eight drilled and 10 imaged during the first drilling programme in 2021/2022 and 10 drilled and imaged this year. The remains of up to 12 of the 29 miners have been located

New Zealand has two more Covid cases today, with both infected people in isolation hotels after travelling from Islamabad and India.

Two new Covid-19 case discoveries today proves the Government's isolation and quarantine system is working, the heads of the operation say.

New Zealand has two new cases of Covid-19. The couple are in their 20s and arrived from India on a repatriation flight from Delhi on June 5. They also have an infant, who has not been tested.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Dr Duncan Webb announce an inquiry into the banking sector.

Two police officers were gunned down by a suspect whose car had crashed after an earlier attempt to stop the vehicle.

Housing Minister Megan Woods is taking on the ministerial oversight of border isolation and quarantine operations.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand has no new Covid-19 cases. There were 6273 tests completed yesterday and a total os 327,460 total tests.

A police officer shot in West Auckland has died, NZME understands. Two officers were shot in Massey today and member of the public was hit and injured by a vehicle after police performed a routine traffic stop on Reynella Drive in Massey.

New GDP data reveals 1.6 percent contraction, the worst in 29 years.

The ministry is now checking 200 cases to see whether they were tested before release.

Christopher Luxon speaks to the media while on a trade delegation trip to Japan

New Zealand has another new Covid-19 case. The man is in his 60s and is now in a quarantine facility in Auckland - the Jet Park Hotel.

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National MP Michael Woodhouse claimed today that the pair, who travelled from London to New Zealand, had to meet someone for help with directions.

Two women who have tested positive for Covid-19 got lost on their drive from Auckland to Wellington and required help - giving the person a "kiss and a cuddle", Parliament has been told.

Winston Peters holds post-Cabinet press conference

The new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are two women from the United Kingdom who were allowed to travel to Wellington on compassionate grounds, Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

A "once-in-a-generation" report into New Zealand's health sector has recommended a significant overhaul of the country's district health board system and the creation of new health agencies.