Lockdown

Covid Update: 13 new community cases today all in Auckland

Today’s 13 cases bring the total number of cases in the outbreak to 868.

Covid update: 15 new cases as everywhere apart from Auckland settles into level 2.

Today’s 15 new cases brings the outbreak total to 855. 

Covid update: 21 new cases. Outbreak total now at 841.

21 community cases, all in Auckland. Total cases in community outbreak now at 841. 

Covid update: Whole country except Auckland moving to alert level 2 at 11.59pm tomorrow

Monday September 6, 4pm

All of New Zealand, except for Auckland, will move to alert level 2 at 11:59pm tomorrow, Tuesday September 7, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…

Covid Update: One death, 20 new community cases

An Auckland woman in her 90s has died at North Shore Hospital.

Pūtiki Bay protectors still waiting for explanation over Police lockdown eviction

Pūtiki Bay protectors still waiting for explanation over Police lockdown eviction

Covid update: 28 new cases in the community

Today there are 28 new cases linked to the Delta outbreak.

  • 03 Sep 21

Lockdown has helped fuel the second hand shopping industry

Lockdown doesn't mean we have to give up second hand shopping

Lockdown can mean riskier drug use. Here's some advice to handle that

Right now, it’s more important than ever to have reliable information around safe drug use.

Covid update: Northland will move to alert level 3 at midnight tonight.

2 September, 1pm

Northland will move to alert level 3 at midnight tonight. 

Today there are 49 new cases, all in Auckland.

This brings the total outbreak to 725,…

Five pieces of evidence that prove the world isn't shit during lockdown

The world can feel grim right now, but through the gloom, there are some rays of sunshine.

Covid update: 49 new community cases, all in Auckland. 33 people now in hospital.

49 new cases have been identified today, all in Auckland.

We asked how a decile 1 and 10 school cope during lockdown

What does it take for an entire school to pivot to online learning overnight?

Covid update: 83 new community cases

Sunday 29 August, 1pm

Today there are 83 new community cases. Our total number of cases is 511. 

82 of the new cases are in Auckland and one…

Covid update: 82 new cases today

There are now 429 total cases.

Covid update: Auckland and Northland remain in level 4, rest of country to drop to level 3 next…

Today’s new cases bring the total number of community cases to 347

How misusing ethnicity contributes to anti-Pacific racism and victim blaming

The biggest subcluster of the current Covid outbreak centres on a church in Māngere, Auckland.

Covid Update: 68 new community cases, bringing total case count to 277

Nearly 70 new cases have been identified in the current community outbreak.

10 reo Māori phrases to get you through lockdown

We’ve come up with some useful phrases to get you through the lockdown levels.

Covid update: 62 new community cases. Total case count now at 210.

62 new cases announced at today’s 1pm briefing, one in Wellington and the rest in Auckland

Covid update: 41 new community cases in Auckland and Wellington. Total cases now 148.

All the cases are also confirmed, or believed to be linked to the Auckland outbreak.

With Delta spreading, should young people kiss their OE goodbye?

When you’re young there is often this perfect window for traveling overseas.

Covid update: 35 new community cases

There are 35 new community cases of Covid today.

Covid update: Signing in to be mandatory

20 new cases in Auckland, 1 in Wellington

Covid update: 21 new community cases

Here's what you need to know about Covid today.

Lorde gave us a lockdown treat: her new album Solar Power is out

We’ve waited 1,525 days but, just in time for our lockdown blues, Lorde has released a new album.

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.

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."