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New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 and 93% have now recovered, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said today.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Health Minister David Clark have announced that the health sector will get an extra $3.92 billion over the next four years.

Vishnu and Akshaya Nair have some shopping to do after welcoming triplets into the world.

The Government will bolster Pharmac's budget by an extra $160 million to ensure NZ has access to more medicines and vaccines.

New York's governor Andrew Cuomo said the fact that children statewide were now testing positive for Covid-19 was ‘every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus.’ Video / New York Office of The Governor

Focus Live: NZ Herald Political reporter Derek Cheng speaks to director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield after an audit by infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall.

There are two new Covid-19 cases today, one of which is an Auckland nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.The nurse is linked to St Margaret's rest home and is being cared for at North Shore Hospital.

Malls, cafes, bars, barbers and schools can open under alert level 2, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Kiwis can expand their bubbles to include friends and family and travel "safely" around the country, Ardern said.

Achieving zero cases two days in a row was testament to New Zealanders' efforts that "we could be undeniably proud of", PM Jacinda Ardern says.

PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can take heart from there being no new coronavirus cases today. But she says it reflects the success of the lockdown rather than actions during level three.

There are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand today. It is the first time in almost six weeks that testing has not uncovered a single case across a 24 hour period.

Jacinda Ardern denies Mike Hosking's claim the Government has "lost" 700,000 vaccines.

Cheating, dinner dates and daddy daycare duties: did lockdown make or break Kiwi couples.

There are three new Covid-19 cases today and no additional deaths. One of today's three cases is linked to overseas travel and one to a known case. The origin of another is still under investigation.

'If NZ eliminates Covid-19, it will be a better place to do business than New York'.

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. The number of cases has remained in single digits for 12 days. There are no further deaths.

What Kiwis got up to on the first day of alert level 3.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has been front and centre at the daily Covid-19 briefings.

There is one more death and five new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The person who died was a woman in her 90s at St Margaret's hospital. She was the 19th person to die from coronavirus-related causes in New Zealand.

Children less susceptible to Covid-19 and lockdown limiting other viruses, say experts.

The restrictions to receive the jab have lifted - and 700,000 vaccines are available.

The locations of New Zealand's Level 4 clusters. Video / NZ Herald

Baby Hiyana's Level 4 Lockdown diary, created by her parents Krunal and Heny Amin. Video / Supplied

A son writes of his mother's last days of hope and sorrow as she is lost to Covid-19.

Government inject further $40 million into free mental health services.

Preventable drownings are up, but rescues down as Covid-19 ends NZ beach season early.

New Zealand has another coronavirus-related death - a man in his 60s from the Rosewood Rest Home in Christchurch. The country also has five new Covid-19 cases today - two confirmed and three probable.

New Zealand's health boss and Auckland Transport at odds over passenger masks.