There are 202 new COVID-19 cases in the community on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health has announced.

A mosque and temple Hamilton, and a Wellington hotel restaurant, have been listed as close contact Covid-19 locations of interest on Monday.

There are 188 new community cases of COVID-19 being reported today – 20 fewer than yesterday.

New Zealand has announced a phased reopening of its borders, as the country starts to ease some of the world’s toughest COVID restrictions.

There are 147 new cases of COVID-19 in the community and 44 at the border, the Ministry of Health is reporting today.

There are 126 new cases of COVID-19 in the community and 79 at the border, the Ministry of Health is reporting today.

The Catholic Church of New Zealand for the first time today publicly released figures showing the scale of sexual and other abuse nationwide since 1950.

New Zealand’s Cabinet ministers are expected to discuss their plan for reopening the borders when they meet today.

There have been 103 new community cases reported in New Zealand today – with another 40 cases in Auckland – and one further death in North Shore Hospital.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in self-isolation after being deemed a close contact of a COVID-19 case, expected to be of the Omicron variant.

Eleven new Omicron cases in the community have been confirmed on Saturday, the Ministry of Health has announced.

There are 105 new Covid-19 community cases to report in New Zealand on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health.