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Minister of Health Chris Hipkins and Deputy Director-General of Health Robyn Shearer are giving an upate on the latest on Covid-19. Watch the 1pm briefing: Live update https://youtu.be/4LUs4gCclqk

Severe gale west to northwest winds, heavy rain and heavy snow for parts of central and southern New Zealand An active front, preceded by strong west to northwest flow and followed by a cold southerly change, is forecast to move north across southern and central New Zealand overnight tonight(Monday)

The results for the year ending 30 June 2020 for South Port New Zealand Limited (South Port) were pleasing but also reflect the unavoidable effects of the nationwide Alert Level 4 lockdown, including some unexpected offsets. Trade volumes were impacted by a softening of international commodity marke

Air New Zealand will resume flying all of its Auckland domestic routes when the region moves to Alert Level 2 on Monday. The airline has been operating a reduced domestic schedule in and out of Auckland while it has been at Alert Level 3. The majority of the rest of Air New Zealand’s domestic […]

There are 12 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, including five confirmed community cases and seven imported cases. Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay have given the daily Covid-19 briefing. Watch it here: The five new cases in the community ar

Warning – This story discusses details of the 15 March Christchurch mosque shootings. The man who carried out the mosque attacks in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of ever leaving jail. Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, had earlier admitted 51

Minister of Heath Chris Hipkins and Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay are giving an update on Covid-19 in New Zealand. Latest from live update: Chris Hipkins and Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay will be providing today’s update. They’re due to speak shortly. Dr McElnay says there

Air New Zealand has posted one of the biggest corporate losses in recent memory as Covid-19 has all but grounded the airline in recent months.   The carrier reported an after-tax loss of $454 million for the year ended June compared with the previous year’s $276m profit. Much of the loss was because