Auckland Regional Public Health Service has notified that all students and staff are considered close contacts, according to a letter being shared online.

More community cases were reported in NZ today and the number of locations of interest continues to swell, but there was also a big breakthrough as a link is established with an Australian arrival.

Some employers are "taking the piss" by asking staff to come in to do non-essential tasks, a union representing retail workers says.

In Level 4 2020, it was all about Tiger King and Schitt's Creek. Now, we're all here for Ted Lasso and The White Lotus. Nik Dirga takes us through 10 streaming picks to beat the lockdown blues.

Take a look at some of the best uplifting social media content from day two of lockdown.

With hundreds of new contacts of the current community cases being identified, do you know the rules around isolating? We're here to help.

The prime minister announced the initial 48 hour travel window would be extended by 24 hours until midnight on Friday for flights from Queenstown and sailings on the Cook Strait Ferry.

After the two previous lockdowns, South Auckland leaders say not having a community outbreak located in the region is a small relief.

Day two of the latest national lockdown saw more arrests and rising case numbers, but health officials have also come closer to discovering the source of the latest outbreak. See how the day unfolded with RNZ's live blog.

The current cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand have been linked to a traveller who arrived from Australia and was taken to Middlemore Hospital earlier this week. Watch the latest update from the government here.

Auckland City Mission says requests for help doubled on the first day of lockdown and there is concern the Delta variant may spread among the health-compromised homeless.

There are fears two Auckland events could be Covid super spreaders, with close to 2000 people having come into contact with a case in just one night.

New modelling shows the number of people infected in the community might reach 120 - as large as initially feared, Covid-19 modeller Professor Shaun Hendy says.

Kiwis are increasingly turning to online mental health services for support as they grapple with the uncertainty brought on by the lockdown.

Three people were arrested in Christchurch today after police were called to an anti-lockdown protest, and two people were arrested in the Far North for refusing to wear masks.

Cabinet have granted approval for 12-15-year-olds to be administered the Pfizer vaccine and they will be able to receive their vaccination at the same time as their parent or caregiver.

Two men - including the former leader of the Public Party - have appeared in the Auckland District Court charged with breaching alert-level 4 lockdown restrictions on public gatherings yesterday.

Covid-19 modeller Michael Plank says the level 4 lockdown "will be stopping the virus in its tracks" and although case numbers may continue rising during the next week he is hopeful the numbers will start dropping after that.