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Covid update May 19: 9091 cases, 5 deaths
There are 411 people in hospital.
Nelson man arrested after editing teens’ pics, posting to adult sites
The man will appear in the Nelson District Court next Monday.
Covid Update May 17: 9,843 community cases, 421 hospitalisations
Todays seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,795 – last Tuesday it was 7,927.
In pictures: Aucklanders gather to support Palestine
“For the event I co-organised, I wanted to celebrate our culture,”
Covid update May 13: 7,441 cases, 29 deaths
About half of the actual number of Covid-19 cases are being reported.
Te Pāti Māori won't run in Tauranga by-election due to racism
"By standing, we would be consciously sending our people into an unsafe environment."
Covid update May 12: 9,392 cases, 9 deaths
398 people are currently in hospital with the virus.
The world's biggest fish is dying because ships are crashing into it
Scientists tracked 348 whale sharks that had been satellite tagged.
Covid Update May 11: 28 deaths, 7,970 community cases
Today’s seven-day rolling average of community case numbers is 7,420 – last Wednesday it was 7,746.
Covid Update May 10: 9,173 new cases, NZ passes 1 million confirmed cases
In May last year, there were only 2,288 confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Stopping sexual and family violence: Here's the government's plan
The government is spending $114.5m over four years to help prevent family and sexual violence.
NZ puts cap on carbon emissions: Here's what you need to know
The budget lays out the total amount of emissions New Zealand must cut over the next 14 years.
Covid May 6: 7,347 cases, 24 deaths
363 people are currently in hospital.
Covid Update May 3: 9,109 new cases, 20 deaths
There are currently 55,588 active community casees.
Covid update May 1: Omicron BA.4 variant detected in returnee
Two other sub-variants of Omicron have also been detected in 2 other returnees for the first time.
Covid update April 26: 6,380 cases, 508 hospitalisations
A further four deaths are being reported today.
Covid Update April 22: 9390 cases, 13 deaths
A person with Covid-19, aged between 10 and 19, has died.
Covid update April 19: 8,270 community cases, five deaths
The seven-day rolling average of case numbers continues to decline, with today's average at 7,585.
Covid update April 18: 6,242 cases, 11 deaths
The seven-day rolling average is now 7,986.
Covid update April 13: 9,495 community cases, 551 hospitalisations
A further 15 deaths are being reported today.
Covid update April 8: 9,906 cases, 10 deaths
A person between the ages of 10 and 19 has died, the Ministry of Health says.
Covid update April 5: 14,120 cases, 23 deaths
692 people are in hospital - 30 of those people are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update April 2: 11,560 cases, 23 deaths
There are 678 people in hospital - 30 of those are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update April 1: 13,475 cases, 17 deaths
Of these deaths, 15 people with the virus have died in the past two days.
Covid update March 25: 15,871 cases, 13 deaths
There are currently 899 people in hospital. 27 of these people are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 24: 18,423 community cases, 11 deaths
There are currently 913 people in hospital. 28 of these people are in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 23: 20,087 cases, 11 deaths
There are 960 people in hospital with 31 of them in ICU or HDU.
Covid update March 18: 14,128 cases, five deaths
The total number of publicly reported Covid-related deaths to date is 156.
Covid update March 15: 21,616 community cases, 960 in hospital
22 people are in ICU or HDU, and two people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid Update March 11: 20,989 cases, seven deaths
Today marks the highest number of deaths reported in a single say since the start of the pandemic.