Latest from NZ Herald Focus Live

Focus Live: 83 new Covid-19 community cases, 511 in total

August 29 2021 There are 83 Covid community cases today, taking the total cases in the outbreak to 511. The number is similar to the total reported yesterday - and officials and experts will be hoping this signals that the country's Delta outbreak might be at a plateau.

Focus Live: All of NZ to stay in lockdown until Tuesday night

New Zealand will stay in lockdown until 11.59pm on Tuesday - and Auckland will likely remain at level 4 for a fortnight after that, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Afghanistan: Evacuation mission completed before deadly airport attack

NZDF personnel and the planeloads of people who they are evacuating from Afghanistan narrowly missed explosions that occurred at Hamid Karzai International Airport last night, resulting in dozens of deaths.

Covid-19: Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg on what the future might look like

Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg on eliminating Covid-19, uncertainty and what the future might look like.

Focus Live: Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg answers questions from MPs

Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg answers Covid-19 questions from MPs

Focus Live: 68 new Covid-19 community cases - 277 in total

There are 68 new Delta cases in New Zealand today, bringing the overall total of the Covid outbreak to 277 people. 263 are in Auckland and 14 are in Wellington.

Focus Live: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster briefs MPs on Delta lockdown

Police Minister Poto Williams and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster are briefing MPs this morning on the police enforcement of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak.

Focus Live: 62 new Covid-19 community cases, 210 in total

August 25 2021 There are 62 new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the total number of cases in the outbreak has now hit 210. There are 12 people in hospital with Covid-19.

Focus Live: Government pays tribute to Sir Michael Cullen

PM Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson pay tribute to Sir Michael Cullen.

Focus Live: 31 Covid-19 community cases; lockdown extended until at least next Tuesday

New Zealand's level 4 lockdown has been extended nationwide until 11.59pm on Tuesday after confirmation the Covid-19 outbreak has spread to Wellington.

Focus Live: Afghanistan evacuation mission begins

August 19 2021 A military plane on a mercy dash to Kabul to rescue New Zealanders, interpreters and others who worked with Kiwi troops fighting the Taliban has left this morning.

Focus Live: 11 new Covid-19 community cases, 21 in total

August 19 2021 There are now 21 Delta Covid-19 cases in Auckland, including two in hospital.

Children aged 12 to 15 can now be vaccinated - PM

More than 260,000 children aged 12 to 15 in New Zealand can now receive the vaccine.

Focus Live: Finance Minister Grant Robertson on Covid-19 and the economy

August 18 2021 'We are here to support New Zealanders through this' - Finance Minister Grant Robertson

Focus Live: Seven Covid-19 community cases confirmed; outbreak traced back to NSW

August 18 2021 There are now seven Covid-19 cases in the community, with two additional cases to report from the five announced this morning. The outbreak is the Delta strain of the virus and it came from NSW, Australia.

Focus Live: Covid-19 - alert level 4 lockdown from midnight

August 17 2021 Auckland and Coromandel will go into level 4 lockdown for seven days – and the rest of the country for three days – from 11.59pm tonight.