What is in store for Auckland and the rest of the country next week?

The govt. are expecting cases to pop up around NZ - but not at catastrophic levels.

Warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope with Covid-19 are escalating.

'Covid is going to spread quite quickly through all of our communities up here ...'

As Aucklanders wait for their day of freedom, another city is now dealing with a new case.

November 17 2021 People will be able to travel to or from Auckland from December 15 if they have received both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine or have returned a negative test. There are 194 cases of Covid-19 in the community today and a further person has died with the virus.

A number of gang members travelled from around the country to Masterton for a weekend.

Aucklanders will find out today when they will be able to leave the city.

Three new locations of interest have been announced in Taupō and Rotorua.

Waikato is moving to alert level 2 tomorrow. But is the move too early?

Ministry of Health officials and public health experts on how high vaccination rates affect the response to Covid-19.

It comes as vaccine mandates kick in for teachers and health workers.

The Taranaki Māori health provider has explored marae as possible Isolation facilities.

Māori vaccination is still about 20 to 22 per cent behind the national vaccination rate,.

November 15 2021 Cabinet has agreed to move Waikato to alert level 2 from midnight tomorrow - and the rollout of booster vaccination shots will start from November 29.

An iwi linked to the famous Ka Mate haka is calling on anti-vaxxers to stop using it.

A student at Onehunga High School, in Auckland, has tested positive for Covid-19.

Greens' new Covid-19 voice, Elizabeth Kerekere, wants Māori children prioritised for jab.

New cases in Rotorua and the Tararua district were confirmed this morning.

November 14 2021 There were a record 207 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - and one death. According to a Ministry of Health statement, a woman in her 90s died in North Shore Hospital. The woman had a number of underlying health conditions and had Covid-19.

The staff are all self-isolating and have been tested.

Reports of two new cases in Rotorua.

Mayor slams "crass and stupid" protests, while new cases confirmed in Taranaki and Taupō.

November 13 2021 There were 175 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. 159 of the cases were in Auckland, eight in Waikato, five in Taranaki, two in Northland and one in Taupō.

There are 93 people in hospital with Covid, nine of whom are in ICU or HDU.

As vaccine mandates come into force next week, one expert warns of potential pitfalls.

100 cases a day in Auckland and regional outbreaks, so when will NZ get the green lights?