RetailExplainer: Hospitality and retail workers' rights in level 4 lockdownHere's a guide to questions you might have about your rights as an employee in lockdown.24 Aug 05:20 AM
New ZealandNCEA changes could be made 'if necessary'But principals expect an announcement is around the corner.24 Aug 05:18 AM
New ZealandHQ a location of interest: Leo Molloy says he'll only serve customers with vaccination passportsHeadquarters boss Leo Molloy will only serve customers with vaccination passports.24 Aug 05:16 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDelta outbreak: Lockdown letterbox drop for anti-vax leafletsConcern false information could hit New Zealand's vaccine rate, endangering health.24 Aug 05:04 AM
OpinionGovernment needs to come clean on sluggish vaccine rolloutOPINION: At least 107 Covid-positive New Zealanders deserve more than a glib brush-off.24 Aug 04:35 AM
New ZealandDelta outbreak: 41 community cases, total now 148; Child under 1 youngest caseThe next few days will be crucial in determining the outbreak's spread.24 Aug 04:23 AM
New ZealandPolice arrest 44 people since being in alert level 4Since Alert Level 4 came into place, Police have received thousands of online complaints.24 Aug 04:22 AM
World'Masks for years': NSW top health official's Covid warningKerry Chant warned it's a case of 'God help us' if a new variant emerges in Australia.24 Aug 04:09 AM
New ZealandBurglary suspect also charged with defying lockdownThe man was also charged with burglary, resisting arrest and escape.24 Aug 03:43 AM
PoliticsWatch: Bloomfield dismisses portrayal of Health Ministry reluctance to increase contact tracingBloomfield and Covid-19 Response Minister appear before the health select committee.24 Aug 03:40 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Hipkins and Dr Ashley Bloomfield front questions on Government response24 August 2021 Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says the Health Ministry was never against increasing surge capacity for contact-tracing, despite it being explicitly mentioned in an independent review of the February outbreak.Watch24 Aug 03:32 AM
New ZealandNo guests left at Crown Plaza MIQ facility where Covid is suspected to have entered communityNo guests are due to stay in the Crown Plaza MIQ facility in Auckland for two weeks.24 Aug 02:51 AM
New ZealandSamoan church cluster: 58 cases linked to Sunday service attended by 500 peopleJust over 500 people attended the church service on August 15.24 Aug 02:33 AM
VideoFocus: Covid-19 testing numbers slow after huge weekend600 people have already been swabbed at the Ōtara testing station today, but that’s a quiet day for the centre. Video / Miriam BurrellWatch24 Aug 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSteve Braunias: Back in the deep, dark deja vu depths of lockdownHealth workers, anti-vaxxers, the pious left and righteous right - good luck to us all.24 Aug 02:27 AM
New ZealandWanted: 600 new contact tracers as locations of interest exceed 400Preferable contact tracers speak a Pacific language, large proportion of cases now Samoan.24 Aug 02:21 AM
New ZealandWellington On A Plate morphs into online movement in search of the capital's best lockdown burgerBurger-loving Wellingtonians were left hungry by the sudden halt of the festival.24 Aug 02:11 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Aucklanders again queue early for testing stations around the cityHowever, staff say it is much quieter than previous days.24 Aug 02:00 AM
New ZealandVaccine milestone: 40k doses now delivered across WhanganuiThe DHB is now more than a third of the way through its vaccine rollout.24 Aug 01:30 AM
New ZealandWellington Covid-19 cases grow to 11Bloomfield says all of the new Wellington cases are known close contacts.24 Aug 01:08 AM
WorldAussie outbreaks: 753 cases in NSW, 50 in Vic, experts divided on reopening planWhile NSW has abandoned elimination, Victoria and Queensland remain committed.24 Aug 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 41 new Covid-19 community cases, 148 in total24 August 2021 There are 41 new Covid-19 cases in the community today, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 148.Watch24 Aug 01:00 AM
New ZealandFour-day wait: Slow Covid test results affecting some Aucklanders and those at GP clinicsWastewater testing could also be used to rule out infection in the South Island: Expert.24 Aug 12:38 AM
New Zealand421 locations of interest include PM's cafe; MIQ staffer has Covid; $480m in wage subsidies paidThere are currently more than 400 locations of interest.24 Aug 12:35 AM
New ZealandUnknown number of cancer treatments deferredThe DHB could not provide an exact number of cancer treatments deferred under lockdown.24 Aug 12:04 AM
LifestyleAvoid 'problem behaviours': Everything dog owners need to know in lockdownWhen everything's shut, there's not a lot to do except to take the dog for a walk.23 Aug 11:54 PM
TravelHemsworth gives Aus Tourism's Vaccine campaign cold shoulderThe star reportedly turned down a part in the Our Best Shot Campaign.23 Aug 11:17 PM
New ZealandMandatory recordkeeping poses questions of public trust, digital divideBy some estimates, 20 per cent of the adult population do not have a smartphone.23 Aug 10:41 PM
New ZealandWatch: Mortgage relief, rent freezes not necessary at the moment - RobertsonOnly one firm with more than 100 full time employees had applied for the wage subsidy.23 Aug 10:37 PM
New ZealandPM Jacinda Ardern: Covid case numbers haven't yet peakedShe said the number of new infections yesterday was not unexpected.23 Aug 10:02 PM
New ZealandLeaders still committed to Zero Covid are embracing a dangerous paranoiaOPINION: It is a policy that is increasingly detached from all facts and reason23 Aug 09:47 PM
New Zealand'Absolutely disgraceful': MBIE called out on message to desperate Kiwis overseasMinistry taken to task over response to a query on why MIQ spots were being paused.23 Aug 09:21 PM
New ZealandLive: Expert's worst-case scenario of 1000 cases; Another Auckland high school confirmed as location of interestThere are now 107 cases in the latest outbreak.23 Aug 09:21 PM
New ZealandAustralia concedes lockdowns are 'unsustainable' as Jacinda Ardern extends delta restrictionsAustralian PM Scott Morrison says continuous lockdowns are "unsustainable".23 Aug 09:16 PM
