Lakes District Hospital was closed yesterday when a second nurse tested positive for the virus. But yesterday (1st April) there was good news with no new cases reported after all of the 83 staff and contractors at the hospital were tested, the results coming back negative. Twenty more results are st

Todays Covid-19 cases update from the Southern DHB and Ministry of Health recorded a jump in confirmed cases and clusters* related to a wedding in Bluff and The World Hereford Conference in Queenstown. *(more about clusters below) Ministry of Health has been contacting wedding guests, many from outs

A Fiordland Medical Practice doctor has confirmed that a second case of COVID-19 in Te Anau is linked to the World Hereford Conference in Queenstown, not community transmission. The conference, which was held in early March, is currently connected to 24 cases. The doctor posted the confirmation on a

Watch LIVE: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic.

The All of Government COVID-19 National Response will provide an update at 1.00 pm today. Apr 1, 2020 1:02 PM RNZ Live Watch the livestream below. Sarah Stuart-Black, Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management – update on COVID-19 national response. There are no additional deaths to report. Tota

Many of us see their faces or hear their voices daily as they lead the country during the fight against Covid-19, a virus that has infected more than 750,000 people around the world – including 647 in New Zealand. Here’s what we know about the people who have joined key politicians to become the fac

New Zealand has been able to procure a “large number” of ventilators from international suppliers, even as global demand for the life-saving machines is soaring. Andrew Stapleton, an intensive care doctor who has been helping lead the search, said the country had tapped trading partners and used “wi

A bright spot is emerging in the economic gloom with New Zealand’s largest company Fonterra saying it is in good financial heart and expects to remain so during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chief executive Miles Hurrell told RNZ that the global dairy giant, owned by its 10,000 farmers, was expecting the m