Covid-19
NZ has around 19,000 homeless young people. Lockdown leaves them vulnerable to abuse and harm
It is estimated that half of New Zealand’s 41,000 homeless are under the age of 25.
Covid update: 21 new community cases
Here's what you need to know about Covid today.
Why you can still catch Covid while vaccinated
Being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't get Covid. Here's why.
Retail workers frustrated they’re selling champagne flutes and fake plants during lockdown
“Workers are feeling unsafe, worried, angry, frustrated.”
Here's 6 Re: stories to distract yourself from Covid
Sick of Covid already? Here's our antidote.
Covid update: Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August
Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August
Five AUT students tell us about having a positive case on campus
One of the Covid-19 community cases is an AUT student who was in a lecture at the city campus.
Covid update: 21 Covid cases in the community
It’s day two of level four nationally and we’re at 10 community cases of the Delta variant.
Former political candidate Billy Te Kahika arrested in anti-lockdown protest
The protest was staged outside the TVNZ building in Auckland CBD.
A list of things we panic bought before lockdown last night
"Bought a toaster, came home, broke the toaster. Made toast on the stove."
Why wearing a mask can help stop Delta spreading
Masks in places open for essential services during level 4 will be mandatory from tonight.
Fighting Delta: what you need to know about this Covid-19 variant
Here's what you need to know about the Delta variant.
Covid update: A further two community cases have been identified
Here's what you need to know.
New Zealand to go into a snap level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm tonight
Earlier this afternoon one Covid case was detected in the community in Auckland.
NZ plans to phase in open borders from 2022 after vaccine has been rolled out
Quarantine-free travel could be in New Zealand's future for returnees vaccinated against Covid-19
Trans-Tasman bubble suspended for 8 weeks
The trans-Tasman bubble just got suspended for another eight weeks.
Most NZers believe misinformation is becoming more common
57 percent of people believed they’d come across misinformation in the past six months.
Covid-19 Updates: June 2021
The latest on the Covid situation.
Covid vaccine dates announced for everyone (else)
Details of the Covid-19 rollout for the general population have been announced.
Covid is not even halfway through...so don’t expect open borders soon
This week, we were given an update on how the pandemic is tracking in New Zealand.
The Cook Islands Travel bubble opens today
As miserable weather starts to settle in across the country, New Zealanders will be able to have the perfect island escape.
New Zealanders can now officially travel…
Students say they’re treated as ‘cash cows’ by uni accommodation
Covid-19 exposed how shitty student accommodation can be.
Facebook wants you to read articles before sharing them
Facebook is testing a feature where users who haven’t read news stories are asked to before sharing.
Google searches for cat and dog adoptions spiked during Covid-19
Did you finish lockdown and get a new puppy?
NZers found lockdown less stressful than regular life, research shows
Research shows most of us “got on with it, battened down the hatches, and prepared to ride it out”.
Two-way Cook Islands travel bubble to open in two weeks
Travel to the Cook Islands is opening just in time for winter.
It’s official, we can now fly to Australia quarantine-free
The trans-Tasman bubble is officially open.
Today marks the first day New Zealanders and Australians can travel across the ditch quarantine-free. It is the first time New…
Back at Polyfest after two years
"Coming here now, we see everybody out here, celebrating, in different costumes and designs"
Covid-19 Live Updates
The key facts you need to know about Covid-19 in Aotearoa.
Quarantine-free travel with Australia to start in two weeks
On April 19, travellers from Australia will no longer need to quarantine.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the two-way trans-Tasman bubble on Tuesday afternoon.
Officially, it starts at…