Auckland back in lockdown, NZ at level 2

Auckland back in lockdown, NZ at level 2
Another case was confirmed today also linked to Papatoetoe High School.
Dan Brunskill
Auckland will return to alert level 3 for seven days while rest of New Zealand moves to level 2 after a covid case was found in the community without an immediate link to the Auckland cluster.The new levels come in at 6am on Sunday morning.Earlier this evening the Ministry of Health announced there was a new case of covid-19 in the community, a sibling of a Papatoetoe High School student.While the new case’s sibling was a contact of the outbreak, they had tested negative three times, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.  “If we...

More Coronavirus

Covid projects 'let down' by 'absence of clear records'
Policy

Covid projects 'let down' by 'absence of clear records'

The auditor general says too little was documented about why decisions were made.

Pattrick Smellie 13 Dec 2023
MicroGEM parent owes $44m according to UK liquidator
Finance

MicroGEM parent owes $44m according to UK liquidator

The court ruled the company made unlawful deductions from wages.

Riley Kennedy 30 Oct 2023
MicroGEM’s staff went 222 days without pay before resigning
Finance

MicroGEM’s staff went 222 days without pay before resigning

Personal grievances, threatening emails and now a director wants to start again.

Riley Kennedy 17 Oct 2023
Govt scraps last remaining covid-19 rules
Coronavirus

Govt scraps last remaining covid-19 rules

Due to falling risk, the government has done away with the remaining covid-19 public health requirements, effective overnight.The last rules on seven days of mandatory isolation and wearing face masks when visiting health care facilities will no longer apply from midnight Monday....

Staff reporters 14 Aug 2023