September 12, 2021: 20 new community cases of Covid-19 are announced all in Auckland, one day away from a Cabinet alert level decision. Video / NZ Herald

NZNO says 'free for all' visitor policy is putting everyone at risk.

Eliminating mystery cases is at the top of a Covid adviser's wish list.

Breakfast host Indira Stewart challenges Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson over the handling of Tuala Tagaloa Tusani and his partner who struggled to receive hospital care while in MIQ. Video / TVNZ

A hospital patient was kept in a ward with other patients while awaiting a Covid test.

There are 126 possible exposure events involving 87 locations of interest.

Papakura Marae has opened its doors to locals wanting to get vaccinated. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV

Te Arawa Covid response call-centre trailblazing. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV

The female rider could now be facing the prospect of being fined.

Fleeing Aucklanders will run into a wall of blue at checkpoints north of Auckland.

Push is on for New Zealand vaccination rates to catch up with the rest of the world.

Wastewater testing could also be used to rule out infection in the South Island: Expert.

There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of people infected in the outbreak to 72. One million New Zealanders are now fully vaccinated.

Health workers vaccinate patients who have arrived at Dunedin's first drive-thru vaccination centre. Video / Craig Baxter

"New Zealanders should have no doubt that the National Party backs the science." - Collins

Woman has to wait a month after her vaccine appointment was cancelled without notice.

There are more than 200 locations of interest - and more are expected today.

If a lone tumbleweed had drifted across Dunedin’s George St yesterday, it would not have seemed out of place. Video / ODT

The 10 cases include an AUT student, an Avondale College teacher and a tradesman.

There is no known link between the community case and the border.

August 17 2021 The Covid-19 wage subsidy will be available to businesses across the country, not just Auckland and Coromandel.

“The biggest non-event in the history of the world” Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab. Video / Newstalk ZB

New system will keep the sector accountable.

The risk is particularly high during overnight shifts, the resident medical officers say.

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have exploded across the country, leaving some affected children in intensive care and hospitals forced to expand capacity. Video / NZ Herald

Amaroq Therapeutics has raised $14m to develop a technology it hopes will lead to "next-generation" cancer therapy drugs with fewer side-effects. Video / Supplied

Opinion: Vaccination in one region has been delayed by at least two months.

The Government is considering mandatory QR scanning in "high-risk" locations such as bars and restaurants, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announces that the Wellington region will move to Alert Level 2 starting at 6pm Wednesday. Video / Mark Mitchell