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There were nine new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, all in Auckland. Video / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Jed Bradley / Jason Oxenham
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr. Ashley Bloomfield provided a glimpse at what the near future could look like if the vaccination rate reaches over 90% Video / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Jed Bradley
Aneta Morgan from Whakarewarewa talks about opposition to future MIQs.
Auckland shifted to Alert Level 3 on Wednesday after over a month under Alert Level 4 restrictions. Video / Jed Bradley / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Jason Oxenham
There were 14 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Tuesday, all of them in Auckland or the Upper Hauraki. Video / Dean Purcell / Jason Oxenham / Mark Mitchell
The Ministry of Business and the Ministry of Health are planning to open a fourth managed isolation quarantine facility (MIQ) in Rotorua but not all are in favor. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV
News of the Waikato cases has seen residents turning out to the drive-through testing station at Wharekawai Marae near Kaiaua. Video / Mike Scott
A pop-up testing centre is underway at the Wharekawa Marae in Whakatīwai as three new Covid-19 cases are announced in the Waikato. Video / Mike Scott
The 90% Project is an NZ Herald initiative that aims to reach all New Zealanders to get the word out about vaccination so we can save lives and restore freedoms. Video / NZ Herald
Rotorua is at the forefront of Reo Māori integration. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Nepia Takuira-Mita teams up with Tawaroa Kawana and Stan Walker to sing a TikTok waiata.
A car crashed into Thompson Lawnmowers & Chainsaws on the corner of Sunset and Old Taupo Rds this morning.
Auckland's level 4 lockdown has been extended but Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to shift the region down to level 3 at 11.59pm on September 21. Video / NZ Herald
Jenny Jones said there's no way she's taking down her Māori flags she proudly flies at her home.
September 12, 2021: 20 new community cases of Covid-19 are announced all in Auckland, one day away from a Cabinet alert level decision. Video / NZ Herald
Emergency services are at the scene of a house fire on Pohutukawa Drive. Video / Rotorua Chat Line
Emergency services are at the scene of a plane crash in Tokoroa.
Health Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB said it was a "significant" issue having 29 staff stood down at Middlemore Hospital. Video / Newstalk ZB
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that all of New Zealand except Auckland will move to Alert Level 2 at 11:59pm on Tuesday. Video / Michael Craig / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell
There were 20 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Sunday. Video / Mark Mitchell / Brett Phibbs / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig
New Zealand has seen its first death from this outbreak of COVID-19. The total death toll for New Zealand’s Covid cases is now 27. Video / NZ Herald
Move to level 3 includes fear of another MIQ in Rotorua. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
49 news cases of COVID-19 were announced, but only seven of these were infectious while in the community. Video / Supplied / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell
There 75 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today, all but one of them in Auckland. Video / Mark Mitchell / Michael Craig / Mike Scott
A section of the 45 minute council meeting where Rotorua district councillor Reynold Macpherson accuses the council of 'gerrymandering', a claim refuted by many other councillors.
01 September 2021. The checkpoints have returned to Mercer along State Highway 1 south of Auckland, so far without the queues and delays of the past. Video / Michael Craig / Mike Scott
Rotorua is back at alert level 3. Video / Andrew Warner, Ben Fraser
There were 49 new cases of COVID-19 in the community today, all of them in Auckland. Video / Mark Mitchell / Brett Phibbs / Getty
Rotorua Canopy Tours has been impacted again. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
83 new community cases of Covid-19 were reported today, bringing the total number of cases in the community to 511. Video / NZ Herald
An additional 82 community cases of Covid-19 were reported in New Zealand on August 28. Video / NZ Herald