There are six new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand, all of which are linked to the Mt Roskill “mini-cluster”, director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.

There are six new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, four in the community and two in managed isolation.

A staggering 17 people who travelled from India to Auckland last month on a single flight have now tested positive for COVID-19.

Two COVID-19 deaths in Auckland in 12 hours have proven a sharp reminder of the dire outcomes for some infected with a virus that has killed more than 876,000 worldwide this year.

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in New Zealand today, one in managed isolation and one in the community, Auckland Regional Public Health Service director William Rainger says.

Five new cases of COVID-19 have been identified, including three in the community and two in managed isolation, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.

Another five new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the community today, all linked to the Auckland cluster. Four further cases have been found in isolation.

Brenton Harrison Tarrant is being sentenced for the murder of 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques on 15 March 2019.

A man has been charged with careless driving causing death after a Samoan seasonal worker died in a car accident in New Zealand on Sunday.

The man who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year had plans to target a third mosque.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Covid-19 restrictions will continue at their current level until at least 11.59pm on Sunday night.

The Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand last year is facing survivors of his attack as a sentencing hearing gets underway.