Everywhere in New Zealand is coded with a colour: red, orange or green. Depending on the colour designated to where you are, you will need to follow specific rules. Red: At Red, we need to take action to protect our vulnerable communities and our health system from COVID-19. Orange: At Orange, there will be community […]
My Vaccine Pass is an official record of your COVID-19 vaccination status for use within Aotearoa New Zealand. It will allow you to access certain events and venues operating under the COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic light system) Read below for information on who needs and doesn’t need a Vaccine Pass. How to get My Vaccine […]
Heavy rain and strong, damaging winds of up to 160km/h have been forecast for parts of the South Island as a front brings unsettled weather from today. MetService has issued a red alert, warning of severe and destructive northwesterly gales for the Canterbury High Country and foothills from 1pm today until 6pm tomorrow. Gusts of […]
The knif attack at Countdown at Lynn Mall left seven people injured, five of whom are in hospital. Three of the five hospitalised are in a critical condition, the remaining two are recovering at home. The terrorist behind the attack is Aathil Samsudeen. He was shot dead at the scene of the attack. Aathil Samsudeen […]
A strong shake has been felt across Hawke’s Bay this afternoon. A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck 5km north of Waipukurau in Central Hawke’s Bay. The quake was described as moderate by Geonet. It occurred at 4.54pm at a depth of 36km. There were no reports of injuries or damage to the property.
The pressure on Auckland hospitals from the Covid-19 outbreak has forced patients with spinal injuries to be transferred to Christchurch. There are 32 Covid-19 patients in hospital, with eight in intensive care, and the call has gone out for nurses around the country to assist. There are 687 cases of Covid-19 in the current outbreak; […]
Homes have been evacuated in parts of Auckland after heavy rain caused extensive flooding across the area. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said they received more than 150 calls for assistance, mainly for flooding at residential properties and to help people trapped in their cars. Fifty homes have been evacuated, people trapped, and cars swept […]
The Government has ended its effort to evacuate New Zealand citizens, their families, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan after a terror attack at Kabul’s international airport. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a statement on Friday morning saying the last flight of a Defence Force Hercules into Kabul was completed on Thursday, prior to the attack. […]
More than 20,000 contacts in the Auckland outbreak have now been identified, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed. Dr Bloomfield said more than 12,000 of them have been contacted, and 62 percent have returned a test result. He says there will be more than 1200 contact tracers in call centres around the country over […]
Vaccine bookings are open to everyone over the age of 30 from today. A record 80,000 New Zealanders got a vaccine yesterday, while testing numbers also reached a record high – nearly 50,000 across the country. Hipkins said the government is bringing on board more vaccination facilities, at a rate of about 50 more locations […]