New Zealand’s final Great Kererū Count 2021 – video
The Great Kererū Count 2021 is the final year that it will happen in Aotearoa New Zealand. The count for this year happens from September 17 to 26. It started eight years ago. Data collected from the last eight years from people participating in the Count will provide an understanding...
Final count down begins for Great Kererū Count 2021, how you can participate
It’s almost that time for the upcoming annual Great Kererū Count of 2021. The project is led by Urban Wildlife Trust & Kererū Discovery together with partners Wellington City Council, Dunedin City Council/City Sanctuary, Nelson City Council and Victoria University of Wellington. The count down has begun, and everyone can...
All of New Zealand outside of Auckland to move to Alert Level 2 settings at 11.59pm on Tuesday
All of New Zealand outside of Auckland's boundary will move to Alert Level 2 settings at 11.59pm on Tuesday, September 7. Auckland will remain under Alert Level 4 settings, with a review occurring on September 13 to decide whether the levels will be dropped. Strick mask-wearing rules and numbers of...
‘Increased transmissibility’: New case of Covid-19 variant C.1.2 identified in New Zealand
1 NEWS reported, according to a confirmation by the Ministry of Health, that a person arrived in New Zealand and was confirmed to have the C.1.2 Covid-19 variant. The individual came from overseas and arrived in Auckland at the end of the month, and entered a quarantine facility posing no...
Woman passes away after Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination from yet to be confirmed rare side effect
New Zealand's Covid-19 Vaccine Independent Safety Monitoring Board (CV-ISMB) advised the Ministry of Health to ensure healthcare professionals and consumers are aware of the rare signs of myocarditis and pericarditis after vaccination. A woman passed away following her Comirnaty Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination. She died reportedly due to complications of a...
All of New Zealand South of Auckland to move to Alert Level 3 settings at 11.59pm on Tuesday
JUST IN: All of New Zealand south of Auckland's boundary will move to Alert Level 3 settings at 11.59pm on Tuesday, August 31. Auckland and Northland will remain under Alert Level 4 settings likely for two more weeks. Northland was included due to a positive worker identified at a rest...
New Zealand to stay in Alert Level 4 lockdown to at least Friday
New Zealand will be staying under Covid-19 Alert Level 4 restrictions until at least midnight on Friday, August 27. In addition, Auckland will remain in lockdown until midnight on Tuesday, August 31. Reviews will take place in the coming Thursday this week and Monday next week regarding changes to Alert...
QR Code scanning, manual recording to become mandatory at all Alert Levels
The NZ COVID Tracer app is among those that are used for QR code scanning to fight back against the Delta variant and help Contact Tracers get to the bottom of new cases that emerge in the community quicker. Speed to find all links to community cases is being considered...
New Zealand to stay in Level 4 lockdown until at least Tuesday
New Zealand is expected to stay under Level 4 lockdown restrictions until at least Tuesday, April 24 at 11.59pm. The announcement follows today's press briefing with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield on the decision of Alert Level changes. 11 new cases were confirmed in...
1 NEWS Tonight host Jenny Suo discovers Aotearoa is in lockdown after tramping trip
1 NEWS Tonight host Jenny Suo found out Aotearoa went into a country-wide Alert Level 4 lockdown restriction after a tramping trip. She did not have access to cell reception while on the trip for four days in Punakaiki. With surprise, she went to Instagram stories to share her jaw-dropping...
