New Zealand

New Zealand researchers are leading major clinical trials to test drugs for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, government ministers and public service chief executives will take a 20 percent pay cut for the next six months.

Four more people have died from COVID-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry has confirmed.

A fifth person has died from COVID-19 in New Zealand, as the number of new cases remains steady at 19.

There has been a second death from COVID-19 in New Zealand, the Ministry of Health’s Director of Public Health Dr Caroline McElnay has confirmed.

New Zealand has recorded just 29 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, but the Prime Minister says a decision on changing the alert level will only be made shortly before the lockdown ends.

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand continues to stay steady, with 26 confirmed and 24 probable cases in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Health has announced there are 54 new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, taking the country’s total to 1160

Health Minister David Clark has revealed that he took a trip to the beach during the alert level 4 lockdown and has offered to resign.

A man accused of sneezing and coughing on people in a Christchurch supermarket in New Zealand.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are giving the latest update on the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Hundreds of New Zealand’s police – 6 percent of the organisation – are in self isolation.