Health teams need to consult widely with the community about Covid vaccination plans.

PM Jacinda Ardern and Meghan Woods revealed that hundreds of millions of dollars will be provided to help NZ secure a Covid-19 vaccine when one becomes available. Video / Mark Mitchell

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern still clearly the most trusted leader, survey finds.

MP Michael Wood praises Mt Roskill church for working closely with authorities.

PM Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins go head to head over no extension to the wage subsidy and Covid-19 testing. Video / Parliament TV

Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Chris Hipkins revealed that cases from services and a wedding at a Mt Roskill church are not related to the main Auckland cluster. Video / Pool

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 today eight of which are community cases. Video / Mark Mitchell

Up to 150 protesters take to the streets of Auckland to protest mask-wearing and lockdowns. Video / Ben Leahy

Pacific health group The Fono working overtime to mobilise medical and economic support.

Worker was found to have used an elevator just minutes after Covid-positive female guest.

National Party Leader Judith Collins released the party's border policy Thursday morning, which includes mandatory use of contact-tracing technologies and everyone returning to NZ required to test negative. Video / Mark Mitchell

But exactly how remains a mystery.

Five hundred more Defence Force staff are being deployed to managed isolation facilities and the Government is also directly hiring security guards to help control the centres. It comes as officials report six new cases of Covid-19 today, one of which is in managed isolation.

The ministry earlier shut it down as an isolation facility because of full-time residents

There are 13 new Covid cases in the community, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. Twelve are linked to the current cluster and one remains under investigation but is believed to be linked.

The woman had just moved town and wanted to get referred to the local diabetes service.

Nine new confirmed cases of Covid-19 were reported today, all from the Auckland cluster.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has decided to delay the election until October 17. Announcing the decision this morning, Ardern said the re-emergence of Covid-19 in the community was a cause for concern during the election period.

New Zealand will maintain its current lockdown settings for 12 more days. That would mean the current settings will be in place for 14 days - or one full incubation period. Video / Chris Tarpey

Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles reveals if we went to Alert Level 4 we could be 'out of this much sooner'. Video / Will Trafford

The worker had not been at Snowplanet for 5 days before the positive test, company says.

There are 12 new confirmed cases of Covid in the community and one probable case, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. One of the 13 cases is in hospital. Video / Chris Tarpey

There are 13 new Covid cases in Auckland and they all will now go into quarantine. All of the 13 cases are linked to the original four confirmed cases from the new outbreak in South Auckland. Video / Chris Tarpey

Surface testing is underway at the Mt Wellington plant.

Two drivers who delivered to workplace linked to Covid-19 go into isolation.

A pop-up Covid-19 testing centre at the Queenstown Medical Centre is set to swab arrivals from Auckland. Video / Hugh Collins / ODT

There are four more probable Covid-19 cases in NZ - all linked to the community based cases revealed last night - as well as one additional case in managed isolation. Video / Chris Tarpey

Police have set up roadblocks around the wider Auckland area in a bid to stop further community spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus. Video / Will Trafford

Two of the new Covid cases travelled to Rotorua while showing virus symptoms and visited tourism spots. People in Rotorua will need to be vigilant, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said. Video / Chris Tarpey