Confusion over hotel quarantine

Every person arriving in New Zealand now has to go into compulsory quarantine to combat Covid-19.

6:11 PM  They have done their 14 days. Now people stuck in the Government's "managed isolation" hotels want to go home.

Wellington man who died linked to Bluff wedding

A man has died of coronavirus at Wellington Regional Hospital.

6:10 PM  A man in his 80s who died in Wellington on Friday was connected to a wedding in Bluff now linked to 86 coronavirus cases.

Lockdown chainsaw teddy

Mark Phillips has carved a wooden teddy bear for his neighbourhood bear hunt.

Why settle for a soft toy teddy bear when you have a tree stump and a chainsaw?

Coronavirus: Increased risk for diabetics

Ruby McGill, who has type 1 diabetes, says her Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system is a piece of life-saving ...

For the quarter of a million Kiwis living with diabetes, coronavirus brings a whole new set of worries.

Coronavirus: More lockdown breaches

A police officer stops cars travelling north towards Hanmer Springs at a checkpoint on April 10, 2020 in Amberley,

Police have prosecuted 109 people for flouting lockdown rules.

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Coronavirus testing goes mobile

The Covid-19 testing clinic on The Strand, Wainuiomata.

If you can't get to a coronavirus testing station in the Hutt Valley, it comes to you.

Worst queues yet - supermarket shopper

One shopper, Tania Skene, gave up on the seeing the line at Chaffers New World, and biked first to Moore Wilson's, and ...

Supermarkets queues snake far down the street as shoppers stock up before Easter Sunday.

Lines at supermarket despite infection

O'Keefe was present with a loudspeaker at the supermarket on Saturday, reminding people to keep their distance and to ...

Despite a supermarket worker being infected with coronavirus, queues remained out-the-door at their place of work.

Wellington coronavirus death

A man has died of coronavirus at Wellington Regional Hospital.

A man in his 80s died in Wellington Regional Hospital on Friday, Dr Caroline McElnay said. It's the region's first death.

Supermarket worker contracts virus

A supermarket work in Flaxmere has tested positive for the coronavirus. (file photo)

A supermarket worker who has tested positive for coronavirus may have been infectious during work shifts.

Let's unite against the stoat

Just imagine seeing one of these in your backyard ...

OPINION: Just imagine seeing kiwi in your Wellington backyard, says founder of massive project.

Kiwi could roam Wellington in 2021

Capital Kiwi could be letting kiwi run wild in Wellington as soon as 2021.

The sound of kiwi could be heard in Wellington as early as next year, if an ambitious conservation project succeeds.

The lockdown cricket bat video

Arthur Sharpe and his handmade ''Lockdown'' cricket bat.

Boredom, real boredom, struck my 10-year-old son on Day 4 of the lockdown.

Then polio, now coronavirus

A nurse attends to a child in the Wilson Home for Crippled Children, Takapuna, Auckland.

This is nothing new for Wellington-based writer Judith Doyle, who recalls memories of the 1948 lockdown to fight polio.

Checkpoint blues for Covid-19

Jake had a tumultuous time at the checkpoint but his latest lockdown experience hit an upbeat note.

From being lovesick to homeless, anxious motorists plead with police to let them through Easter checkpoints.

News

Weather: snow predicted for the south

Snow is expected to affect high inland roads in Otago and Canterbury on Monday. (File photo)

The run of golden lockdown weather is about to come to an end.

Tenants live with toxic mould

Renters living in "appalling" conditions developed health problems while waiting for their landlord to fix the property.

The great Kiwi expat escape video

Vehicle rolls, ambulance stuck

business

Kaiwharawhara for new terminal

Kaiwharawhara has been confirmed as the preferred site for a new ferry terminal in Wellington. (File photo)

The new ferry terminal will be multi-use, replacing the single use terminals currently operated by Bluebridge and Interislander.

Zany Zeus to stay open

Zany Zeus has been sold, after it went into receivership late last year.

The popular Wellington dairy company has been saved after falling into financial hardship.

Haven in Hawke's Bay for sale

Former US entrepreneur Andrew Martin, who made a name selling snack food in the 1980s, is selling his 700-acre organic ...

A large organic farm owned by a successful US entrepreneur is up for grabs.

Countdown abandons store closure video

Countdown Kilbirnie will remain open to customers, as a proposal to make it an online-only hub is scotched. (File photo)

Wellington supermarket spared from becoming online distribution hub, but others haven't been so lucky.

Oil vessel ordered to stay in NZ

A diagram from the High Court judgment showing the pipes that connect the Umuroa to seabed oil wells.

The oil industry vessel must stay off the coast of Taranaki while environmental risks of its departure are assessed, court says.

Comment

Agility required for economic rebuild

Goldsmith: ''If the level four, three and two system that we've created is unnecessarily clunky and rigid, we should ...

OPINION: NZ should move just as fast out of lockdown as it did into lockdown, National's finance spokesman Paul Goldsmith says.

Communicating the coronavirus evidence

Siouxsie Wiles is presented with the 
Prime Minister's Science Prize, by PM John Key, in 2013.

OPINION: There will always be gaps in our knowledge.

Covid's ugly snitching culture

Naughty Health Minister David Clark in hot water for breaching the lockdown rules.

OPINION: Our "hero" health workers are not stretched.

Jobless face welfare struggle

Many of the people who lose their jobs to the Covid-19 recession may struggle to get a benefit unless the Government ...

OPINION: If tens of thousands of jobs are lost, the Government must do more to help the worst-off.

Time to focus on virus loopholes

Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield's strategy, and that of the Government, has worked well thus far, but now ...

OPINION: NZ's strategy is working well. But there are two crucial areas where we need to know more.

Culture

Your lockdown culture fix

Explore Auckland Museum using Google Street View.

If a long weekend in your pyjamas has got you wistful for days mooching around galleries, we've got you covered.

Teen's E.T. inspired snaps

Fifteen-year-old Lachie Kirk captured his brother popping a wheelie on a mountain bike in front of Thursday night's ...

With a clear night sky and a supermoon beaming down, Lachie Kirk reached for his camera.

Wellington Chocolate Factory wins gold

Wellington Chocolate Factory's founder Gabe Davidson, right, with one of his growers in Peru in February, 2019.

Local chocolate has taken home two golds and a silver in the 2020 NZ Chocolate Awards.

Explore Wellington from home with VR

Play with a real local Wellington band on Cuba St in WellTown, a VR tour of Wellington city.

The city is physically off limits, but a new virtual reality game and 360 degree video experience might be the next best thing.

Wellington gallery window has an artwork a day video

Suite gallery's first artwork of the day on March 26 is Wayne Youle's 'Pesky Neighbour', which gallery director David ...

People within walking distance of Cuba St can check out a new artwork every day while out for a breath of fresh air.

Capital Life

Meet the latest member of NZ's acting dynasty

Davy McKenzie

Davida McKenzie has grown up immersed in the acting world. But it's not necessarily where she wants to end up.

Working from home with Natalie Ferguson

Natalie Ferguson's kitchen table is her work-zone, and business is through the roof for online investing company Hatch ...

She texts her mum every morning, takes a fake commute up Mount Vic, and is determined to get fit.

Supermarket workers' tales from the front lines

Denielle Wano postponed her birthday trip to Bali, and came into work instead.

'Every time I iron my shirt, it's like getting ready to go to war.'

A locked-down Easter, a taste of hope

A recent walk along the Wellington waterfront during lockdown contained unexpected joys. And nearing Easter, offered ...

As one prone to optimism and reading a lot into nothing, I saw hope in the beauty of nature.

Coronavirus: Food parcel demand quadruples video

Common Unity Project staff assemble food parcels before Alert Level 4 measures were put in place. Pictured are Common ...

As other charities close up under lock down, the remaining food banks are feeding more people than ever.

Sport

Hurricanes surprise fans during lockdown

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - JUNE 28: Dane Coles talks to media during a Hurricanes Super Rugby captain's run at Rugby ...

One fan thought someone was playing a prank when fullback Jordie Barrett rang.

Fifa rubber stamps Kiwi's Germany switch

Maya Hahn in action during New Zealand's match against Ghana at the Under-17 World Cup in 2018.

A member of New Zealand's history-making under-17 women's team will now represent Germany on the international stage.

Heroes break bubble to revive cyclist

Josh Barraud, was cycling with his daughter Trixie, 10, when he  burst his  Covid-19 bubble to give mouth-to-mouth  to a ...

John Crowley stopped breathing twice after falling from his bike on a Greytown street last Thursday, smashing his head on a kerb.

Viral balls get thumbs-down

It was a fine line between in and out  of Porirua's tennis courts.

Balls and racquets now a no-no for council.

Golf clubs could perish

Greens could be ruined around the country if greenkeepers are unable to care for them during the four week lockdown.

Greens could be wrecked and golf clubs ruined if greenkeepers shut out in lockdown.

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