Finance Minister Grant Robertson has announced that as the Lockdown for New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula will be 7 days, businesses in the city and region can apply for the government’s wage subsidy. Although the Lockdown for the rest of New Zealand is expected to last for 3 days, businesses outside […]

Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they’ve been missed out in the government’s latest border annoucements. The government plans to ease open the borders from early next year, and travellers will face different requirements based on their risk level. But there’s still no wiggle room in the iron-clad boarders for […]

It’s natural right now for New Zealanders to feel uncertainty and anxiety as Covid-19 is detected in the community. Psychologist Sarb Johal shares advice about taking care of your mental health and how to approach the situation. Some were in disbelief upon hearing the news of a community case after a reasonably long period without […]

“One coronavirus case. That’s all it took to send New Zealand into a three-day, nationwide lockdown late Tuesday as the country’s six-month streak without local transmission came to an end.” That’s how Washington Post’s correspondent Michael E. Miller opened his story as news broke last night New Zealand was heading into a level 4 lockdown. […]

People who are fully or partially vaccinated in New Zealand will still need to follow Level 4 rules after a new community case was discovered. At the moment, scientists are still trying to determine just how much more transmissible Delta is, but preliminary guidance indicates it could be as much as 90 percent more infectious. […]

Five community cases of the new Delta Covid variant have now been identified in Auckland, New Zealand. Over 23 events and locations have been linked to the outbreak. At this stage all are in Auckland. The Ministry of Health advise yesterday, Thursday, 17 August 2021, that a male resident of Auckland suburb, Devonport was the […]

Last night, August 17 2021 Prime Minister Jacinda Adern announced that New Zealand would be entering Lockdown Level 4 for 3 days and Auckland would be in Lockdown Level 4 for 7 days. This means that the Lockdown has commenced. The Lockdown is due to a member of the public in the Auckland suburb of […]

New Zealand is preparing to support Pacific nations to access safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines at the earliest opportunity, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Thursday. “Pacific countries have worked hard to keep COVID-19 out, or to stamp it out, and New Zealand has been committed to supporting them in this,” Mahuta said in a […]

The first cohort of international students are preparing to return to New Zealand under a new border exception announced by the government last month. Universities New Zealand, which represents the country’s eight universities, said 194 eligible students have been contacted and will now start their visa process. It said the students are from China, the […]

People are being urged to seek financial help as soon as they find themselves struggling as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Financial Services Complaints service, funded by registered financial service providers, expects complaints to increase by as much as 30 percent once government and lender support packages come to an end. “We know […]