Toxic algae: Health warning issued for Lake Ohakuri and Lake Maraetai
People should avoid any contact with the lake water.
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Were you shopping at this supermarket on Labour Monday?
A Kaitaia Farmers, pub and produce store are the latest locations this afternoon.
Jacinda Ardern to travel to Auckland after rule change
Jacinda Ardern will travel to Auckland after Parliament drops isolation rules.
Delta outbreak: 126 Covid cases today; PM heckled at press conference
Protesters forced Ardern to reconvene press conference.
Live: Four more Waikato Covid cases; Auckland businesses ready to open now
Auckland is set to see more restrictions eased back from next Wednesday.
Level 3.2 explained: Can I go to the gym, retail rules of engagement
Auckland and Waikato are set to move to step 2 of level 3. But what's different?
Live: On a Delta tightrope - new freedoms for fatigued Aucklanders among rising cases
'We are seeing the double benefits of vaccination,' says Dr Michael Baker.
Kāwhia teens who travelled to Pukekohe 'followed the rules', claim they were infected by untested person
Kāwhia trio infected with Covid claim the person they caught it from has not been tested.
Record 162 cases today, three staff on hospital Covid ward test positive
It's D-Day for Auckland and Waikato as Cabinet meets to discuss a change of alert levels.
Pharmacy added after Covid case shopped at supermarket two days ago
New locations of interest linked to Covid positive cases announced in the Waikato region.
Community housing body calls for rapid testing, vaccine mandate
Covid cases continue to hit the community housing sector hard.
Two men missing from notorious Raglan fishing spot
The men, aged 52 and 44, failed to return from their fishing trip yesterday.
Covid case went out socialising after being told they had tested positive
Cabinet will discuss new modelling showing community cases could peak at 200 per day.
Two Auckland colleges closed by Covid cases
A record daily number of cases on Saturday was followed by 143 cases on Sunday.
Vaccinated Aucklanders deserve more freedom - expert
Des Gorman argues easing restrictions is the only way to maintain public compliance.
Record 160 new community Covid cases, 95 unlinked
As at 10am, 65 of today's cases are linked and 95 remain under investigation.
Black Power gang rallying for Covid vaccination event
An organiser says he hopes the event will give people the reassurance to get the vaccine.
'A nightmare': Some principals say staggered days won't work for primary school
Education Minister has said the reopening of primary schools keeps him awake at night.
Concerns after young couple caught Covid in small Waikato town
Questions have been raised about how a young couple in Kāwhia caught Covid.
Inside NZ's biggest cyberattack: DHB took almost eight hours to tell public
Official documents reveal how day of IT drama unfolded at hospitals.
Covid-19: Takeaway shops among new Christchurch locations of interest
Locations of interest now spread across Auckland, Christchurch and the Waikato region.
Third person tests positive for Covid in Ōtorohanga
The person is understood to be a close contact of the existing Ōtorohanga cases.
ACC to review management of client data after info posted to Snapchat
Twelve staff in Hamilton were stood down on Tuesday morning.
Hikoi of Truth protest unwelcome in Waitangi as Northland grapples with Covid
Northland iwi has rebuked Hīkoi of Truth protesters for the timing of their stand.
Covid-positive person travelled on Auckland's eastern train line
The Ministry of Health has released two new locations of interest this morning.
Covid: 74 cases, Waikato alert level eased, Nov 15 school return plan
Tentative plan for Year 1-8 schoolchildren to return to class on November 15.
Otorohanga road rage murder: Two accused to fight charges, head to trial
A two-week trial has been set down for October next year.
Teacher Covid-19 test delays keep high school closed
More schools made the call to stay closed today in the face of rising Delta numbers.
Covid case in Waiuku; Cabinet meets to consider shorter MIQ stays
Experts say Covid community cases will continue to grow over the next few days.
Covid border breaches, man charged with entering MIQ facility
An Auckland man without an exemption travelled to Hamilton on Saturday.
Couple at centre of Raglan Covid-19 outbreak slam gang, drug rumours
'We are not gangsters, neither have we been in contact with any gang members.'
Inside the Te Awamutu cluster - epicentre of the Waikato spread
As Delta spreads to the Waikato, we look closer at cases rising in Te Awamutu.
Delta outbreak: 109 cases - new infections in Northland, Waikato; Auckland vaccine rate latest
There are 35 people in hospital around the country.
Te reo Māori makes Austrian immigrant feel at home
Julian Svadlenak, 24, has learnt te reo for three years and has no intention of quitting.