New ZealandBorder controls necessary until 85% vaccinated - study8 per cent of NZ is vaccinated, we need at least 85 per cent to relax border controls.30 Jun 08:37 PM
New Zealand'Complex and challenging': 14,000 people being tracked for MIQ billsThe ministry says debt collectors will be needed for 40 per cent of returnees.30 Jun 07:59 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: The Government is playing whack-a-mole with CovidOPINION: The vaccine is key to moving forward - but this is a joke.30 Jun 05:00 PM
WorldKim Jong Un berates North Korean officials for 'crucial' virus lapseNorth could be wrestling with a significant setback in its pandemic fight, say experts.30 Jun 08:22 AM
BusinessWage subsidy: Ministry faces legal action over lack of enforcementMore than $13 billion was paid through the wage subsidy scheme.30 Jun 08:10 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Speed the key in vaccines vs variantsModelling shows vaccinating widely and quickly our best hope to keep ahead of variants.30 Jun 06:01 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldPfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines likely to produce long-lasting immunity: studyNew York Times: The mRNA vaccines may protect against Covid for years, scientists say.30 Jun 04:34 AM
WorldWards locked down: Infected nurse sparks Covid crisis at NSW hospitalsThe infected nurse worked across wards in different hospitals.30 Jun 01:33 AM
WorldCovid-19: Alice Springs in lockdown, SA records first local case in 200 daysSA has recorded first local case in more than 200 days.30 Jun 12:49 AM
New ZealandCovid vaccine update: Supplies to get 'very tight'; 1.149m doses given'Plan A is still for everyone to be offered the Pfizer vaccine by the end of the year'.30 Jun 12:45 AM
WorldSouth Australia records new case, lockdown fears growThe state joins other Australian regions in the battle against Delta.30 Jun 12:35 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 444,000 New Zealanders fully vaccinated against Covid-19As of midnight last night, 149,608 doses of vaccine had been administered across New Zealand, while more than 444,000 New Zealanders had received their second dose.Watch30 Jun 12:35 AM
TravelHacktivists publish MIQ software to protest 'unfair' bookings site"Hopefully, by publishing, it's going to be fairer for everyone."30 Jun 12:34 AM
World3 new cases in Queensland, case in South Australia sparks lockdown fearsFour Australian states and territories have now introduced lockdown orders.29 Jun 11:13 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 coronavirus: NZ's vaccine rollout going 'incredibly well': - HipkinsCovid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says switch to more effective Pfizer vaccine worth it.29 Jun 10:51 PM
New ZealandWe've dodged the Covid bullet, again - here's whyThe nature of how it spreads also explains why New Zealand managed to prevent an outbreak.29 Jun 07:46 PM
WorldOutbreak spreads: Aussie state in race against Delta variantContact tracers in race against time today after a series of concerning developments.29 Jun 05:35 PM
New Zealand'Dodged a bullet': Wellington safe enough to return to level 1 todayGovernment has also deemed it safe enough to resume quarantine-free travel.29 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionKate MacNamara: Do fishing boat cameras really warrant Covid funding?How money earmarked for responding to a public health disaster bought cameras on boats.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew data reveals why we may never reach Covid herd immunityResearchers are cautioning people who believe herd immunity means no danger from Covid.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGenome testing shows Novotel Covid-19 cases not linkedReturnees at Novotel Auckland Airport will leave managed isolation as originally planned.29 Jun 08:56 AM
New ZealandIwi run Covid-19 vaccination centre opens in AucklandThe centre started with a trial run last week and will open to the public tomorrow.29 Jun 05:38 AM
New Zealand1600 border workers still unvaccinated; 160 MIQ workers overdue for testingThe weakness is mainly at the ports, but Hipkins can't say if workers are being contacted.29 Jun 05:30 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Wellington rejoices at move to alert level 1From 11.59pm tonight Wellington will move down to alert level 1.29 Jun 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe night the oxygen ran out: Inside one tragic night in DelhiNew York Times: A series of failures left hospitals without oxygen, killing hundreds.29 Jun 05:00 AM
WorldCovid-19: Half the Australian population faces lockdownFour regions face lockdown restrictions due to multiple coronavirus outbreaks.29 Jun 04:09 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThree studies, one result: Vaccines point the way out of the pandemicNew York Times: New scientific research underscores the effectiveness of vaccines.29 Jun 03:37 AM
OpinionNZ is right to pause travel to Australia. It buys time to upgrade its Covid-19 responseOpinion: New Zealand has so far managed to avoid an outbreak. Let's keep it that way.29 Jun 03:17 AM
World'We need to go fast': Queensland plunged into lockdownThere are now four Australian states imposing partial lockdowns.29 Jun 02:15 AM
PoliticsWellington returns to level 1 at 11.59pm, transtasman bubble to partly reopenBloomfield: Likelihood of people in Wellington still incubating virus "now very low".29 Jun 02:07 AM
New ZealandParts of Queensland plunged into snap three-day lockdownThe pause on the travel bubble with New Zealand will be reviewed next week Tuesday.29 Jun 01:51 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Wellington returns to alert level 1 at midnightWellington will return to alert level 1 from 11.59pm tonight, eight days after a Covid-infected Sydney tourist flew out of the capital. Video / Mark MitchellWatch29 Jun 01:00 AM
New ZealandPeople sent to wrong address to get Covid vaccine in AlbanyThe directions sent them to a hall five minutes away from where the new vaccine centre is.29 Jun 12:30 AM
New ZealandFocus: PM Ardern warns to remain alert no matter Alert Level decisionPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms there are no new cases of Covid-19 overnight but encouraged kiwis to remain alert no matter the Alert Level decision. Video / Derek ChengWatch28 Jun 11:13 PM
