New ZealandFocus Live: Dame Cindy Kiro sworn in as Governor-GeneralOctober 21 2021 Dame Cindy Kiro will become the first wāhine Maori to be Governor General at her swearing-in to the role today.Watch20 Oct 08:45 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 60 new Covid-19 community casesOctober 20 2021 The number of new Covid-19 cases dropped to 60 today but Dr Ashley Bloomfield warns that infections are likely to keep rising. Fifty-six of the new cases are in Auckland and four are in Waikato.Watch20 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins unveils National's Covid-19 economic planOctober 20 2021 Judith Collins has set targets of either 85-90 per cent vaccinations or December 1 for when the party believes Covid-19 restrictions should end, and the borders start to re-open.Watch19 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 94 new Covid-19 community casesAuckland has seen a surge in Covid cases with 94 reported today - the highest daily number since the pandemic arrived in this country in March last year. A total of 87 are in Auckland and seven in Waikato.Watch19 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Labour and National join forces for housing crisis fixLabour and National have joined forces behind a radical new housing policy, the Housing Supply Bill, which they say will help address the housing crisis by allowing as many as 105,500 new homes to be built in less than a decade.Watch18 Oct 11:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland and Waikato to stay at level 3, Northland moves to level 2October 18 2021 Auckland will stay at level 3 with existing restrictions for the at least two weeks. In Northland will move to level 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday 19 October. The rest of New Zealand will remain at level 2.Watch18 Oct 03:00 AM
VideoKiwis smash 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000 vaccine dosesWatch: Kiwis have smashed the government's 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000 vaccine doses today - and Auckland should hit the 90 per cent first-dose target in the next five days.Watch16 Oct 07:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 71 new Covid-19 community casesOctober 14 2021 There are 71 new Covid-19 cases today in the community today. The number of daily cases is expected to double in the next 14 days.Watch14 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 55 new Covid-19 community casesOctober 13 2021 There are 55 new Covid-19 cases and Northland and Waikato will remain in alert level 3 for another five days.Watch13 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 43 new Covid-19 community casesThere are 43 new Covid-19 cases in the community today after confirmation that the Northland traveller picked up by police last night has tested positive. 40 of today's cases are in Auckland and three are in Waikato.Watch12 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland Covid rules to stay; Northland and Waikato at level 3 until FridayOctober 11 2021 Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland won't be relaxed as alert level 3 "as it stands" will stay in place for another week. Waikato and Northland will remain at alert level 3 until 11:59pm on Thursday.Watch11 Oct 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Northland moves to level 3 after Aucklander with Covid visitedOctober 8 2021 Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after an Aucklander with Covid obtained travel documents and spent several days in the region.Watch08 Oct 05:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 29 new Covid-19 community casesOctober 7 2021 There are 29 Covid cases in the community today, including five in Waikato - prompting the current boundary to be extended to the south from 11.59pm tonight.Watch07 Oct 12:00 AM
BusinessWatch: Mood of the Boardroom – CEOs verdict on the GovernmentWatch: More than 150 business leaders share their view of the country's Covid response in the New Zealand Herald's annual Mood of the Boardroom survey.Watch06 Oct 06:30 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 39 new community cases, person with Covid dies in AucklandOctober 6 2021 There are 39 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and a person in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital dies of the virus, Dr Caroline McElnay says. Thirty of today's cases are in Auckland and nine are in Waikato.Watch06 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 24 Covid-19 community cases; vaccine passes to be used in NZOctober 5 2021 There are 24 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reveals vaccine passes will be used in New Zealand from as early as next month.Watch05 Oct 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Government to review New Zealand’s electoral lawsJustice Minister Kris Faafoi has unveiled plans to tighten political donations rules before the 2023 election and a wider review of election rules - including the length of the Parliamentary term - before the 2026 election.Watch04 Oct 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Judith Collins attacks the Government's Covid-19 planNational leader Judith Collins says the new plan on lifting restrictions was "nothing more than a vague wishlist".Watch04 Oct 04:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM announces phased end to Auckland Covid-19 restrictionsOctober 4 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern has promised a phased end to Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland. From midnight Tuesday, bubbles will be able to mix, but only outdoors and with some restrictions still in place.Watch04 Oct 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 33 new community cases; Hamilton and Raglan move to level 3October 3 2021 Hamilton, Raglan and several other Waikato towns will move to alert-level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after the discovery of two Delta cases, and the spread of the virus beyond Auckland's borders.Watch03 Oct 12:00 AM
WorldFocus Live: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian resignsFocus Live: NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian resigns following anti-corruption watchdog bombshell. Video / ABC NewsWatch01 Oct 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 19 new Covid-19 community casesOctober 1 2021 There are 19 new cases of Covid-19 today, all in Auckland. Of today's cases, only one is yet to be linked to another case, with nine unlinked cases over the past 14 days.Watch01 Oct 12:00 AM
CrimeFocus Live: Police shoot armed person after pursuit across AucklandAn armed person has been shot by police after a vehicle pursuit spanning several suburbs in Auckland this morning.Watch30 Sep 01:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 19 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 30 2021 There are 19 Covid cases in the community today. Eighteen of the cases are in Auckland and the other is a child who attended Mangatangi School, who had been isolating.Watch30 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 45 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 29 2021 There are a "sobering" 45 new Covid cases in the community today, including 12 unlinked 'mystery' cases. All of today's cases are in Auckland.Watch29 Sep 12:00 AM
VideoFocus Live: Judith Collins reveals National's Covid-19 planThe National Party wants nationwide lockdowns to be "a last resort" once 70 to 75 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated - and border restrictions to ease for the fully vaccinated when coverage hits 85 per cent.Watch28 Sep 09:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Eight new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 28 2021 There are eight Covid cases in the community today, including a person who presented at Waitakere Hospital. There is one unlinked case today - the person who arrived at the hospital. Five staff members have been stood down.Watch28 Sep 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 12 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 27 2021 There are 12 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. The seven-day rolling average of Covid cases in NZ is now 15, compared with 17 last week and 19 the week before.Watch27 Sep 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Nine new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 24 2021 There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. All are in the Auckland region, Dr Caroline McElnay said. The total cases in the outbreak has now reached 1031 with 902 now recovered.Watch24 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Auckland City Police launch homicide investigationSeptember 23 2021 Police describe a man seen on CCTV footage walking on Mt Albert's Grande Avenue yesterday morning as a "person of interest" as they launch a homicide investigation into the death of Lena Zhang Harrap.Watch23 Sep 04:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 15 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 23 2021 A high vaccination rate would be a "golden ticket" for New Zealand and make level 4 lockdowns a thing of the past, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Ardern's comment followed the announcement of 15 new Covid-19 cases in the community.Watch23 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 23 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 22 2021 There are 23 Covid-19 cases in the community as Auckland enjoys its first day of alert level 3. 80 per cent of eligible Kiwis in Auckland are now vaccinated with at least their first dose.Watch22 Sep 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster unveils details of new Tactical Response ModelPolice are scaling up firearms training and will create a new tactical response team in response to increasing violence against officers.Watch21 Sep 10:19 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: 14 new Covid-19 community casesSeptember 21 2021 There are 14 Covid cases in the community as Auckland prepares to shift down to alert level 3 tomorrow.Watch21 Sep 01:00 AM
