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Coronavirus: Hospital birth 'only option' for pregnant women with Covid-19

The advice comes as the PM has announced NZ will shortly be in lockdown.

Focus Live: Coronavirus - 36 new cases in New Zealand, 102 in total

New Zealand has 36 new confirmed cases of coronavirus today. This takes the total number of cases in this country to 102. Over half of them are directly linked to overseas travel - people who have returned to New Zealand recently.

Coronavirus: Organisations, volunteers band together to help the elderly

People are keen to help the vulnerable but the offer comes with caution.

Mike Bush on Government's operational response to Covid-19

Police Commissioner Mike Bush joins Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking to discuss the Government's operational response to Covid-19. Audio / Newstalk ZB

Focus Live: Coronavirus - NZ has 14 new cases of Covid-19, 66 in total

New Zealand has 14 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases to 66. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says there are four probable cases.

Focus Live: NZ now has 14 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of cases to 53

Focus Live: New Zealand now has 14 new cases of Covid-19, taking the total number of cases to 53. It is the biggest jump in cases in a single day so far.

Cancer patient’s plea to kiwis amid coronavirus pandemic

Cancer patient’s plea to not just think of yourselves, but to think of vulnerable people like us. Video / Brett Phibbs

Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Government needs to get across the details

Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Government needs to get across the details .

Focus: MedWorld finding the workforce needed to fight the impending Covid-19 pandemic

Focus: Australasia’s largest medical recruitment company, MedWorld, is appealing for retired medical staff to join the impending fight against Covid-19. Video / James Allan

Sam Wallace and Toni Street talk to Patient X

Sam Wallace and Toni Street talk to Patient X about his possible Covid-19 test results. Video / The Hits

Focus Live: Coronavirus - eight new cases in NZ, bringing the total to 20

There are 8 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand - one in Christchurch, two in Waikato and another in Invercargill, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

Focus Live: Three more cases of coronavirus in Wellington and Dunedin

Focus Live: There are three more cases of coronavirus in New Zealand. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed the new cases were in Wellington and Dunedin.

In Full: Robertson and Clark announce economic response to coronavirus

Focus: Full announcement of Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Health Minister David Clark’s coronavirus financial package. Video / Mark Mitchell

Coronavirus: Spark fault heightens Healthline wait times

Callers are still experiencing long waits to get through to Healthline.

Focus Live: The government’s economic response to coronavirus

At the beginning of March before New Zealand felt the full grip of Covid-19, Finance Minister Grant Roberson unveiled the wage subsidy scheme as an economic response to the virus. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: Government unveils mass gatherings guidelines

Gatherings of more than 500 people should be cancelled to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Focus Live: No new coronavirus cases in NZ with the total remaining at eight

Focus Live: There are no new coronavirus cases in New Zealand today, with the total remaining at eight.

Don't expect virus pandemic to be over by Christmas - NZ expert

New Zealand set for long battle with the virus as Kiwis urged to embrace restrictions.