New ZealandCovid case: Airport worker cleaned 'green-zone' plane that flew to AussieHipkins: The risk of someone cleaning a plane and passing on Covid was 'minimal'.21 Apr 03:38 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases linked to airport workerThe Auckland airport worker who tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday despite being fully vaccinated cleaned a plane that brought a returnee with the virus back to New Zealand on April 10.Watch21 Apr 01:00 AM
WorldFiji carries out mass Covid screening amid superspreader fearsA funeral attended by 500 people is a potential superspreader event, authorities say.20 Apr 11:54 PM
World'No place for you': India's hospitals buckle amid virus surgeTests are delayed. Medical oxygen is scarce. Hospitals are understaffed and overflowing.20 Apr 08:36 PM
New Zealand'What's all the fuss about?': Commuters face anti-mask propaganda on trainWellington train commuters were handed the official-looking pamphlets yesterday.20 Apr 08:26 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTauranga's top 10 emergency housing earners revealedEmergency housing grant top earners for Tauranga motels in 2020 revealed.20 Apr 06:00 PM
New ZealandLive: New case - cleaner may have picked up Covid from plane's air conditioningThere are three new locations of interest connected to the airport cleaner.20 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorld'We were left with nothing': Argentina's misery deepens in the pandemicNew York Times: The global economic devastation has been especially stark in Argentina.20 Apr 07:00 AM
New ZealandCovid-infected airport worker visited Auckland food court, BunningsInfected Auckland Airport worker visited mall food court, ice cream store.20 Apr 06:04 AM
WorldFiji records second Covid-19 community caseThis comes after Fiji's government announced a lockdown in the island Viti Levu.20 Apr 05:48 AM
World47 passengers test positive for Covid-19 after overseas flightAll 188 passengers onboard tested negative to the virus within 72-hour pre-flight window.20 Apr 05:36 AM
KahuExpert quits Govt group over 'grossly inequitable' vaccine rolloutDr Rawiri Jansen said he felt his voice was not being heard.20 Apr 05:23 AM
TelecommunicationsVodafone changes tune on potentially dismissing stranded staff"We can see we didn't get the messaging right on this one."20 Apr 05:20 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDerek Cheng: Flying blind? Govt should have eyes on who needs to be tested. It does not.The Government ensures the testing rules are being followed. So what's it been doing?20 Apr 05:00 AM
WorldIndia overwhelmed by massive Covid surge; 'double mutant' strain suspectedNo beds, oxygen for critically ill patients as nation's Covid wave worsens.20 Apr 03:18 AM
New ZealandLive updates: Covid case at Auckland Airport 'was fully vaccinated'Jacinda Ardern confirmed the case is a person who cleaned planes from high-risk countries.20 Apr 01:25 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern says vaccinated Covid-19 case was cleaning 'high-risk' planesThe newly identified Covid-positive border worker was cleaning a plane from a "high-risk" country and was fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has revealed.Watch20 Apr 01:00 AM
New ZealandExpat Kiwi discovers body with Covid-19 near Vanuatu homeNZ expert says it is extremely unlikely Covid could be transferred from a dead body.19 Apr 11:35 PM
WorldAnalysis: The price of the Covid-19 pandemicCovid-19 cost more than the world's natural disasters in any of the past 20 years.19 Apr 10:24 PM
WorldGreta Thunberg calls out nations for hoarding vaccineClimate activist says 'unethical' high-income nations are vaccinating young and healthy.19 Apr 06:15 PM
WorldIsland mystery: Covid corpse washes up in VanuatuThe body washed up near the capital and residents are being urged to test.19 Apr 06:08 PM
New Zealand'Decade of elimination': $5m project's big goal for NZ healthNew project led by Covid-19 expert Michael Baker aims to purge other infectious diseases.19 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldIndia's capital to lock down as Covid cases top 15 million'I do not say the system has collapsed, but it has reached its limits,' minister says.19 Apr 08:02 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldHow the tiny kingdom of Bhutan out-vaccinated most of the worldNew York Times: Some were reached by helicopter, and workers hiked through ice and snow.19 Apr 07:00 AM
VideoFocus: Welcome home! All the feels as Trans-Tasman bubble takes effect19 April 2021. There were emotional scenes at airports across the country earlier this year as the transtasman bubble reunited families and loved ones from across the ditch. Video / Mark Mitchell / Tom DytonWatch19 Apr 05:13 AM
New ZealandExpert condemns slow MIQ shutdownThe move will mean 652 MIQ rooms will be unused - but the Government isn't concerned.19 Apr 05:00 AM
New Zealand'Hope for normality': Transtasman bubble gets world talkingWatchers from around globe in awe of both nations' ability to open borders to one another.19 Apr 04:51 AM
KahuWhy should Māori trust the coronavirus vaccine?In the face of a deluge of misinformation, Māori are mobilising to keep their own safe.19 Apr 04:42 AM
New ZealandJacinda Ardern: Transtasman bubble arrivals 'like a scene from Love Actually'Jacinda Ardern was 'disappointed' she could not be a bystander at the airport today.19 Apr 03:20 AM
BusinessDesolate scenes greet Kiwi travellers at Sydney AirportTravellers returning to Aussie airports see just how much businesses have suffered.19 Apr 02:51 AM
New ZealandTwo new Covid cases in MIQ as we burst the transtasman bubbleThe Ministry of Health is due to release the latest Covid-19 case figures.19 Apr 01:04 AM
TravelTravel bubble '400 days in the making' arrives in AucklandThe first quarantine-free flight from Australia has arrived at Auckland Airport.19 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandFirst transtasman flight from Sydney on Jetstar delayed by passenger formsPassengers' paperwork problems delayed flight over an hour.18 Apr 10:35 PM
New ZealandHastings councillor makes the most of Transtasman bubble openingThe first Hawke's Bay locals grabbed their passports and flew to Australia today18 Apr 10:06 PM
