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Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases, Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings

There are no new Covid-19 cases today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings under alert level 2.

Focus: Shoppers happy to sacrifice privacy for Covid-19 security

Focus: Shoppers are happy to give their details in the new normal of taking personal information for contact tracing. Video / Dean Purcell

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases today, 96% of cases have recovered

New Zealand has marked another day of no new Covid-19 cases as the country adjusts to life in level 2. Two people remain in hospital.

Xi Jinping announces support for COVID-19 probe

Addressing the WHO, President Xi Jinping of China supports the idea of a comprehensive review of the global response to COVID-19. Video / WHO

Focus Live: No new Covid-19 cases today

There are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will tonight be leading the New Zealand delegation at a World Health Organisation meeting

Grieving family say health staff ignored warning signs before son's death

Peter Wilcox says the mental health system keeps repeating the same mistakes.

Budget 2020 Live Special

Budget 2020 Live Special: The Government will borrow an extra $50 billion in the June 2021 fiscal year to mitigate the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Focus Live: Up to 50 people allowed to attend funerals and tangi under alert level two

The Government has backed down on rules under alert level 2 only allowing 10 people at funeral and tangi.

Local Focus: May is ME/CFS awareness month, so what is it?

No end to lockdown for ME sufferers. Made with funding by NZ On Air.

Focus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield on level 2 hugs, wearing masks and contact tracing

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand is still on track for a move to level 2, with no cases of recent community transmission and a vast improvement in contact tracing.

Focus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, one additional death

There are two new cases of Covid-19 and one person has died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. PM Jacinda Ardern said Microsoft's announcement to build a data centre in New Zealand served as a signal to the world that we are open for business.

No new Covid-19 cases for second day in a row

Achieving zero cases two days in a row was testament to New Zealanders' efforts that "we could be undeniably proud of", PM Jacinda Ardern says.

Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on zero cases today, level 2 rules and a trans-Tasman travel bubble

PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can take heart from there being no new coronavirus cases today. But she says it reflects the success of the lockdown rather than actions during level three.

Focus Live: No new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand

There are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand today. It is the first time in almost six weeks that testing has not uncovered a single case across a 24 hour period.

DHBs 'need to take responsibility' for flu jab distribution, PM says

Jacinda Ardern denies Mike Hosking's claim the Government has "lost" 700,000 vaccines.

Clearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operations

Patients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.

Make or break: Kiwi couples kiss and tell on their lockdown lovelife

Cheating, dinner dates and daddy daycare duties: did lockdown make or break Kiwi couples.

Focus Live: Three new Covid-19 cases, no additional deaths

There are three new Covid-19 cases today and no additional deaths. One of today's three cases is linked to overseas travel and one to a known case. The origin of another is still under investigation.