12:55pm Tue 21 Jul, 2020
UPDATE: There is one new case of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says today's... Read More
04:03pm Mon 20 Jul, 2020
Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government will keep the remaining $14 billion in its COVID-19 recovery fund aside for a rainy day. Robertson has made... Read More
02:45pm Sun 19 Jul, 2020
Residents of Boucher Ave in Te Puke were woken abruptly from sleep early this morning when a speeding vehicle crashed into a powerpole. Sunday morning's crash... Read More
12:55pm Thu 16 Jul, 2020
UPDATED: There is one new case of COVID-19 in managed isolation today. The case is a child of two people who have previously tested positive, says Director-General... Read More
12:58pm Wed 15 Jul, 2020
UPDATE: Two new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in managed isolation today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says both cases are at the Sudima... Read More
01:00pm Tue 14 Jul, 2020
Health Minister Chris Hipkins is giving an update on COVID-19 and the latest on New Zealand's border controls and quarantine system. Hipkins said yesterday... Read More
01:00pm Mon 13 Jul, 2020
UPDATE: There are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in managed isolation in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is delivering... Read More
08:45am Sun 12 Jul, 2020
UPDATE 12pm: Two bodies have been recovered from a vehicle that plunged into Lake Rotoma on Saturday. Police have confirmed that two people have died after... Read More
07:30am Sun 12 Jul, 2020
Road safety improvements in Tauranga have been described as 'a tummy tuck and a boob job” by a city councillor. Last week, councillors Dawn Kiddie... Read More
01:41pm Sat 11 Jul, 2020
5pm update: Emergency services have been involved in an ongoing effort to extricate a vehicle that went into the water following a crash earlier on State Highway... Read More
12:59pm Fri 10 Jul, 2020
Health Minister Chris Hipkins is updating the media on the government's COVID-19 response, after it was confirmed today that a third person had escaped a managed... Read More
01:04pm Thu 09 Jul, 2020
The government says there will be a permanent police presence at every managed isolation and quarantine facility in New Zealand from today, following this... Read More