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Watch the media conference with government officials and ministers. The Government is set to announce today whether New Zealand will stay in Alert Level 4, or whether it will drop into a lower alert level. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern starts the conference by remembering the people who have lost a

There are nine new cases of Covid-19 in the country today and no new deaths, the Ministry of Health says. Seven of the cases are confirmed and two are probable. Fourteen people are in hospital, three in intensive care units (ICU) – one each in Middlemore, Dunedin and North Shore hospitals. Two of th

New Zealand’s alert level 4 lockdown should be continued for another two weeks to strengthen chances of eliminating Covid-19, says an expert on modelling how the coronavirus spreads. Over the weekend Ministers have been studying modelling data from an Auckland University team headed by Professor Sha

The Ministry of Health has announced no new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today. The region’s total is still 216, with 154 now recovered. Confirmed and probable cases are combined for this and future totals, to match Ministry case reporting. First COVID-19 related death confirmed in Southe

The daily COVID-19 media conference with officials will start at 1pm.   Live update 131 healthcare workers are confirmed or probable cases. 43 have recovered. Bloomfield says so far the results of community testing undertaken in Auckland over the weekend have all returned negative results. Ashley Bl

The Ministry of Health has announced one new COVID-19 cases in the Southern district today, taking the region’s total to 214. Confirmed and probable cases are combined for this and future totals, to match Ministry case reporting. no new cases in Clutha/Southland making it the 5th day in a row. 147 p

National not for profits Carers NZ and IHC are offering check-ins and practical help for family carers and people living alone who would like day to day support. wecare.kiwi will help people get through COVID-19 by providing direct help, and linking to other community initiatives in areas nationally

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. NOTE: Once the Livestream starts we update what the speakers have to say below. Apr 17, 2020 1:03 PM RNZ Live  The man in his 90s was connected to the Matamata cluster while the woman was connected to the Rosew