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Focus Live: More than 100 million rapid tests coming this year

February 1 2022 Deputy PM Grant Roberson says the Government has ordered enough new rapid antigen test kits (RATS) to get the country through any looming Omicron outbreak.

Focus Live: Pregnant Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis offered MIQ spot

February 1 2022 Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis - stranded and pregnant in Afghanistan - has been offered an MIQ voucher today, Deputy PM Grant Robertson says.

Focus Live: Chris Luxon's message to MPs at National caucus retreat

January 31 2022 National Party leader Chris Luxon said centre-right parties worldwide faced a perception problem, as too many voters thought such parties were not compassionate.

Delta put paid to their first wedding day - Omicron won't spoil their second

Their September wedding postponement won't be repeated, a couple vow.

Focus Live: Auckland light rail to slash CBD-airport travel time

The Government has chosen its preferred option for a new mass transit service from the city centre to Māngere. It's a light rail line that will run in tunnels all the way from Wynyard Quarter to Mt Roskill.

Focus Live: Chris Luxon on inflation hitting 30-year high

January 27 2022 National Party leader Christopher Luxon spoke to media this afternoon about the latest inflation figures.

Focus Live: Three-stage plan for Omicron revealed

January 26 2022 The Government has released its three-phased approach in how it will tackle the Omicon variant spreading through the community.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals new mask rules

January 25 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet has decided to update mask mandates as Omicron cases in the community increase. Masks must now be worn at businesses which serve food and drink, the PM said.

Focus Live: Chris Hipkins provides Covid-19 update

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says that up to 100 people could be isolating after British DJ Dimension tested positive and had been active in the Auckland community for two days. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: Police on fatal shooting in Auckland

Two assailants burst into a Mt Roskill house and shot dead a young man and attacked two others with a machete. Video / NZ Herald

Focus Live: Booster gap shortened, border reopening delayed, MIQ extended

December 21 2021 The Government has announced a suite of changes to bolster New Zealand's defences against the Omicron variant of Covid-19 - including pushing out changes to border rules until the end of February.

Focus Live: Auckland, other regions move to orange at midnight on Dec 30

December 13 2021 Auckland will move to the orange traffic light setting at 11.59pm on Thursday, December 30. Remaining areas in red, excluding Northland, will also move to orange on December 30.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on the Smokefree 2025 Action Plan

December 9 2021 People aged 14 and under will soon never be able to legally buy tobacco, under new legislation being announced today. PM Jacinda Ardern said the action plan was focused on ensuring young people did not take up smoking in the first place.

Focus Live: Further arrests made into drug smuggling at New Zealand’s borders

December 8 2021 A further 14 baggage handlers, gang members and associates have been arrested as part of a major crackdown on an alleged drug smuggling ring operating from Auckland Airport and Ports of Auckland.

Focus Live: Luxon squares off with PM in first Parliament showdown

December 7 2021 The first parliamentary showdown between Christopher Luxon's new-look National Party and Jacinda Ardern's Labour Government did not disappoint.

Focus Live: NZ secures 60,000 doses of Pfizer's new antiviral medicine

December 6 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern says Pharmac has secured 60,000 doses of Pfizer's new antiviral medicine. It had up to 90% reduction in death, and could be taken at the first stage of someone getting unwell with Covid-19.