Covid
Vaccine passes, scanning in and some mandates removed: Covid-19 changes
Vaccine mandates for education, police and defence workforces will be dropped from April 4.
Covid Update March 22: 20,907 community cases, 15 deaths
There are 1,016 people in hospital, with 25 of those people in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 21: 14,463 new cases, 1000 people in hospital
9 people have died with Covid-19. The total number of publicly reported Covid-related deaths is 184.
Covid update March 20: 12,020 community cases
There are updates on testing requirements for some flights coming in from Samoa.
Covid update March 19: 18,514 new cases
There are 939 people in hospital, with 24 in ICU. Ten people have unfortunately died.
Covid update March 18: 14,128 cases, five deaths
The total number of publicly reported Covid-related deaths to date is 156.
Covid Update March 17: 19,566 new community cases, 10 deaths
There are currently 930 people in hospital. Of these, 23 are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 16: 19,452 community cases, 971 in hospital
Eight people with Covid-19 died yesterday and 16 others have died in the past three weeks.
Covid update March 15: 21,616 community cases, 960 in hospital
22 people are in ICU or HDU, and two people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update March 14: 15,540 new cases, two deaths
952 people in hospital with the virus and two people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update March 13: 14,494 new cases, 8 deaths
There are 896 people in hospital.
Covid update March 12: 18,699 new cases, 7 deaths
This brings the total number of Covid-19 related deaths in New Zealand to 105.
Covid Update March 11: 20,989 cases, seven deaths
Today marks the highest number of deaths reported in a single say since the start of the pandemic.
Covid update March 10: 21,015 cases, record high of 845 hospitalisations
There are now more people in hospital with Covid-19 than at any other point over the last two years.
Most MIQ facilities to close by end of June
By the end of June, 28 of the current 32 MIQ facilities will return to being hotels.
Covid update March 9: 22,545 new community cases, four deaths
There are currently 742 people with Covid-19 in hospital, 19 of them are in ICU or HDU.
Covid-19 isolation time shortened from 10 to seven days
The isolation length for Covid-19 cases and household contacts will soon decrease.
Covid update March 8: 23,894 new cases
There are 756 people currently in hospital.
Rhythm and Vines Easter event cancelled
The Rhythm and Vines music festival in Gisborne has been cancelled.
Covid update March 6: 15,161 cases
618 people are in hospital. There has been one death reported today.
Covid update March 5: 18,833 new community cases, 10 in ICU
There are 597 in hospital, and five new deaths to report today.
Peer pressure, confusion and scheduled toilet breaks: What it’s like isolating in a student hall
“Right now it feels like the university is deliberately gatekeeping information from us.”
Covid update March 4: Five deaths, 22,527 cases
There are 562 people in hospital. Of these, 11 are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 3: 23,183 cases
85 percent of today’s community cases were detected by a Rapid Antigen Test.
The day after: Parliament protest
Parliament grounds are closed but police say locals are free to move about nearby streets.
Free rapid antigen tests now available for home testing
The tests can be ordered online through a new website.
Fire on Parliament grounds, 60 arrested as Police remove protestors
Police have demolished tents and cleared the grounds.
Covid Update March 2: 22,152 new community cases, 10 people in ICU
There are now 405 in hospital. Of these, 10 people are in ICU.
Answering your Covid-19 booster questions
You had questions about the booster, so we got answers.
Covid update March 1: 19,566 community cases, delay in processing 32,000 tests
About 9000 testing samples have been sent to Queensland to help clear the backlog.