Coronavirus

Business-related coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and how it affects New Zealand.
State-by-state Aussie travel bubble gaining ground
Politics

State-by-state Aussie travel bubble gaining ground

Different quarantine rules in different Australian states are holding up the trans-Tasman travel bubble

Pattrick Smellie 26 Jan 2021
Cracks starting to show at MIQ, returnees say

Cracks starting to show at MIQ, returnees say

Recent returnees are reporting inconsistencies in MIQ facilities and being put into close proximity with other guests in bus transport.

Brent Melville 26 Jan 2021
Covid vaccine approval could come as early as next week – PM
News in Brief

Covid vaccine approval could come as early as next week – PM

Almost $1 billion has been earmarked to secure covid-19 vaccines. 

Staff reporters 26 Jan 2021
‘Too soon’ to call lockdown response to Northland covid case

‘Too soon’ to call lockdown response to Northland covid case

The discovery of a covid case in Northland in a woman who tested negative in managed isolation raises questions about whether she caught it late in her quarantine period.

Pattrick Smellie 24 Jan 2021