MIQ vouchers will soon be available, a vaccination bus is planned to go through South Auckland neighbourhoods, and there's a call for Covid-19 drugs to be funded.

The mother of three children who are missing along with their father says she's holding out hope during an incredibly difficult time.

Businesses worried about ongoing lockdowns are being encouraged to get their staff vaccinated to prevent further lockdowns.

An unknown number of New Zealand Superannuitants risk having their pension payments suspended after getting stuck in Australia when the trans-Tasman bubble burst and MIQ was frozen.

The Director-General of Health has hit back at false social media claims on vaccines, natural immunity and Ivermectin.

Thousands of school-aged Auckland children are logging on for school every day with the city now into its fifth week of level 4 lockdown.

A man who had just bought a new boat is the latest person to attempt to get around the Auckland border rules. See how the day's Covid-19 news devloped with RNZ's blog.

The fire at Apanui Primary School destroyed the office block and eight attached classrooms.

There have been 14 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, all epidemiologically linked to previous cases, the Ministry of Health has revealed.

The government is being asked to quickly approve and buy a type of drug that can fire up the immune system of people already sick from Covid-19, as well as reduce deaths and time spent in hospital.

New Zealand's MIQ booking system - which has been paused due to the Delta outbreak - will resume on Monday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed. Watch the latest government briefing here.

Palmerston North's mayor has berated some of his councillors for "getting political at the eleventh hour" during a meeting today to decide how the city will manage its wastewater for the next 50 years.

The chief coroner says there is no evidence an Auckland teenager's death is linked to their Covid-19 vaccination.

A late change to school holidays would see "a few stressed out teachers hitting the wall" and the same for students, an Auckland secondary principals' leader says.

The uncle of a man missing with his children on a remote stretch of the Waikato Coast says the family is hoping he may have just gone into hiding.

University students in Auckland have mixed feelings about their lockdown learning.

The president of the law society has expressed disappointment a lawyer is accused of flouting the Auckland lockdown rules to travel to a holiday home in Wānaka.

University students who are stuck in lockdown in Auckland say they are falling behind learning remotely while most of their peers are able to attend classes physically.