New ZealandEmpty schools: 99% of Auckland students stay homeFewer than 1 per cent of Auckland schoolchildren attended schools on Wednesday.12 Aug 11:30 PM
New ZealandAucklanders stopped from leaving the regionAucklanders are being sent home if they try to cross the borders without valid reasons.12 Aug 10:43 PM
New Zealand'Absolute chaos': 12-hour Covid test wait, motorists urinating on side of roadWaits for Covid-19 tests lasted up to 12 hours in some cases for desperate Aucklanders.12 Aug 10:39 PM
New Zealand100 pupils close to infected Mt Albert Grammar student go into self-isolationAn infected teenager went to school and now more than 100 schoolmates are quarantined.12 Aug 10:16 PM
New ZealandMotorist flees northern police checkpointPolice say they will follow up with the registered owner of the vehicle.12 Aug 09:20 PM
New ZealandMan charged with murder over death at West Auckland houseA man has been arrested over the death of a 31-year-old.12 Aug 08:58 PM
New Zealand'Damn disgrace': Councillor blasts Covid test wait times, people being turned awayManurewa-Papakura ward councillor Daniel Newman says there must be "ready access".12 Aug 08:57 PM
New ZealandNo roadblocks, no cops as man escapes from Auckland'Got out of Auckland, no border stops at all.'12 Aug 08:40 PM
New ZealandNZ's virus mystery: Investigation into frozen food riskOfficials are testing a cold storage facility in Mt Wellington where the person worked.12 Aug 08:37 PM
New ZealandPasifika communities warned to prepare for Covid outbreak"We need all hands on deck - fanau, communities, providers, agencies and Government."12 Aug 08:26 PM
New ZealandExtra testing stations in South Auckland, Waikato after chaotic weekSouth Auckland and Waikato are to open more testing stations today.12 Aug 07:28 PM
New ZealandLotto Powerball riches: A must-win $50m on SaturdayA huge must-win jackpot of $50m is up for grabs on Saturday.12 Aug 05:56 PM
New Zealand'Absolutely disgusting': Better care of elderly neededEstablishing a Commissioner for the Elderly should be investigated by the Government.12 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPolice happy with public response to alert level changesNine checkpoints have been operating on key roads surrounding Auckland.12 Aug 08:16 AM
New ZealandAuckland Covid testing facilities ramping up after huge waitsSome people waited as long as seven hours to be tested for Covid in Auckland today.12 Aug 07:53 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCovid 19: Will cafes survive it second time round?St Heliers cafe owners say local support and wage subsidy helped them survive Covid-19.12 Aug 05:55 AM
EmploymentGovt contemplates Auckland wage subsidy if lockdown continuesGrant Robertson has met with Treasury officials over a possible Auckland-targeted package.12 Aug 05:34 AM
New ZealandLockdown exodus - police turn around 30-40 vehicles at checkpointsThames-Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie hopes people fleeing don't have Covid-19.12 Aug 05:14 AM
New ZealandFour more 'probables' linked to community Covid casesAll are linked to the community-based cases revealed last night.12 Aug 05:00 AM
New ZealandŌtāhuhu Health Centre patient tests positive for Covid-19Officials believe the case is one of four positive cases announced on Tuesday.12 Aug 04:55 AM
New ZealandAuckland student tests negative, school remains closedThe school will remain closed for the remainder of this week, possibly opening on Monday.12 Aug 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve BrauniasWhen, not if: The return of Covid-19 was inevitableCOMMENT: Steve Braunias' previous column was headlined: "When, not if." Here we go again.12 Aug 01:23 AM
New ZealandPolicing lockdown: Roadblocks to isolate wider Auckland areaCheckpoints will be established as part of the level 3 lockdown.12 Aug 01:01 AM
New ZealandSnaking queues at Auckland Covid testing sites: Up to two-hour wait for swabsAucklanders queue for tests as New Zealand races to hunt down Covid-19 in the community.12 Aug 12:29 AM
New ZealandLockdown exodus: Masks 'strongly encouraged' in Auckland, heavy trafficAuckland gears up for a return to lockdown; officials urgently seek source of Covid cases.12 Aug 12:21 AM
New ZealandMoney company, cool store at centre of outbreak: Case had been off sick for 9 daysA man has tested positive and now his office colleagues are falling sick too.11 Aug 11:33 PM
EntertainmentSol3 Mio concert postponed as Auckland returns to lockdownEntertainment events cancelled as Auckland returns to level 3.11 Aug 11:12 PM
New ZealandWorst-case outcome: Aucklanders could be in lockdown for seven weeksExperts say it will come down to how far the virus has spread within the community.11 Aug 10:46 PM
OpinionMike Hosking: Community Covid cases leave plenty of unanswered questionsCOMMENT: Community transmission is once again at large in NZ. So who cocked up?11 Aug 10:23 PM
New ZealandCustomers flood Auckland supermarkets - essential items to be rationedSupermarkets will remain open throughout lockdown, with special measures back in place.11 Aug 09:10 PM
New ZealandRoadblocks, mandatory masks expected as Auckland moves to alert level 3It's been 85 days since the country was last in alert level 3.11 Aug 08:45 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Chief Justice orders halt to all jury trialsJurors summonsed to attend, or are serving on Auckland trials are excused from attendance.11 Aug 08:13 PM
New ZealandPupil from infected family attended Auckland primary schoolThe child has been tested but the results have not come back yet.11 Aug 07:12 PM
New Zealand'How ironic': Expats' shock response to NZ's virus cases, partial lockdown"Is the idea to be caged away until another country figures out a vaccine?"11 Aug 06:50 PM
