Covid-19
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…
One year ago: looking back at our last days before lockdown
This time last year, we were days away from entering a nationwide lockdown. One year on, we asked the Re: team and some friends to reflect…
Why Māori need to be a priority for the Covid-19 vaccine
Today the government announced who will be prioritised to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. Two million New Zealanders will get their first dose in the next four…
The first Covid-19 vaccines will be in NZ next week
NZ border workers will be first to receive the Pfizer jab.
The first Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for use in NZ
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine has been provisionally approved by Medsafe for use in New Zealand.
It is the first Covid-19 vaccine to get sign off in New…
New Zealand is the best place to be during Covid, says new report
And today there are no new community cases of Covid-19.
NZ’s one-way travel bubble with the Cook Islands has opened, but we can’t go there quite yet
The Cook Islands have never had a single Covid case or death.
New Zealanders massively hoarded booze the night before lockdown
Newly released data shows Kiwis bought 195% more alcohol at liquor stores right before the March 2020 lockdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there was a huge spike in alcohol…
Only a quarter of NCEA students say they’re coping after Covid
Covid-19 caused significant disruption to schools, according to new reports released today by the Education Review Office.
Secondary students are struggling most, with only 26 percent of…
2020 in 2 minutes
A 2020 wrap-up to end all 2020 wrap-ups. Here’s 2020 summed up in two minutes.
Reflect on 2020 with these haunting and beautiful photos
Rachel Mataira, 2019’s NZ Young Photographer of the Year captured a series of photographs from January to November 2020 which she says reflects the “abnormal”.
She even…
Here’s the things we Googled this year
In 2020 - stuck at home, glued to our monitors and desperate for information - what did New Zealand Google? Below are the terms from New…
Covid-19 Live Updates
The key facts you need to know about Covid-19 in Aotearoa.Monday 1 October
Auckland will move to level 1 this Wednesday at 11.59pm.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made…
I watched the Young Voters' Debate and was actually entertained
Here are seven highlights from last night's showdown.
The six-month Covid rent freeze ends today, but rents are already going up. A lot.
The six-month Covid rent freeze ends today, and some landlords are putting up rent as fast as possible. Others tried to illegally raise rents during the…
The simple guide to dealing with online conspiracy
A step-by-step guide on what to do when you encounter a piece of unverified information online.
Covid-19 Live Updates: 3 new cases
The key facts you need to know about Covid-19 in Aotearoa.Sunday 23 August, 1pm
There are 3 new cases today. One is linked to the Auckland cluster…
10 mental health tips for the return to lockdown
As mental health advocate Claudia Ibbotson states at the beginning of this video, existing in times of uncertainty is hard. During our second round of lockdown,…
South Auckland is sick of being singled out
Many Pasifika feel they’re being cast in a negative light, once again.
Auckland moves back into alert level 3 lockdown, rest of country moves to level 2
There are four new cases of Covid-19 in Auckland, believed to be community transmission. There is no clear link to a managed isolation facility or to…
Seven travellers tell us what it’s like to be stranded in New Zealand
For some travellers, going home wasn't an option.
Covid closed Ōtāhuhu's only art gallery, but there's a novel way to keep it going
Vunilagi Vou provided a dedicated space for contemporary Pacific art, and was the only art gallery in Ōtāhuhu. The financial pressures of Covid made maintaining this…
Covid-19 Live Updates: two new cases
Check in here for the key, verified facts on how New Zealand is dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.
1:30pm Sunday 21 June
Today there are two new cases.…