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Hamilton mum's lockdown diagnosis - breast cancer
Battling cancer is tough enough, let alone getting diagnosed on day 1 of lockdown.
Easter road toll officially zero - for just the second time
But police found more than 600 people breaking the lockdown rules at the weekend.
How contagious is it? Six big coronavirus questions
Scientists are racing to discover as much as they can about the deadly coronavirus.
Daughter's heartbreak: Kiwi woman blocked from Australia to see dying father
Australia wouldn't allow entry for daughter to see dying dad.
Hunker down in lockdown: Easter weather to deteriorate across NZ
The golden weather is coming to an wet and chilly end for some.
Easter travellers banned: Police to set up checkpoints, arrests likely
Anyone travelling at Easter, breaking lockdown rules, could be arrested.
Hot stuff! Kiwi family's hilarious Covid-19 music video
Watch: Lockdown turns to rock down in family's disco parody (sorry Donna Summer).
Covid-19: Phil Goff still pushing 3.5 per cent rates rise
Goff said the virus had created the worst recession since the 1930s.
Covid-19: What will happen to Auckland rates?
Several councils around the country are freezing rates or offering relief to ratepayers.
Full house to ghost tables: Virus dines out on hospo success
Hanging on for dear life: anatomy of a business meltdown.
New rest home residents won't be admitted with Covid-19
Rest homes will not admit new residents if they have tested positive for Covid-19.
Remote working likely the future for many more companies
Before the Industrial Revolution, professions and trades would operate out of their homes.
Raglan residents fed up with visitors buying all their food
A sign at the entrance to the beach town says it all: "If it's not your home, go home."
Bluff wedding cluster now second biggest in country
Clusters around the country grow, while others remain steady.
A small town's Covid-19 cluster: A bar, a St Patrick's Day party and 45 cases
All cases were linked either directly or indirectly to a Matamata bar, DHB said.
Coronavirus: Homeopathic help blasted by experts
Claims homoeopathic protection against Covid-19 shipped under Ministry of Health cover.
Comment: Time for New Zealand to embrace Esports
Now is the time for New Zealand to embrace Esports
Another 12 cases of Covid-19 from wedding
Clusters of Covid-19 from Marist College, Matamata pub, Bluff wedding continue to grow.
Matamata Covid-19 cluster rises to 37 cases
Waikato town's cluster has been linked to a St Patrick's Day celebration.
Coronavirus: Marist College, Bluff wedding and Matamata pub clusters grow
There are now 708 confirmed and probable Covid-19 cases in New Zealand.
'Every photo I have of him is with his kids. He loved them so much'
Cody Ayers, 28, died of a heart attack; leaving behind his wife and four children.
Police call for calm after Hamilton brawl involves, bats, knife, shovel
Two people were arrested for possession of synthetic cannabis for supply.
Kiwis able to buy heaters, whiteware during lockdown - but online only
Govt releases list of essential goods Kiwis can buy - but orders will be online only.
Matamata virus cluster linked to St Patrick's Day event
There are nine cases linked to the event at a local business
Watch: Kiwi dad gets creative with lockdown boredom busters
Rotorua's Philip Macfarlane has demonstrated creativity and Kiwi ingenuity.
Coronavirus: Gull boss tells truckies - you can use our toilets: Mobil says yes
Gull boss Dave Bodger is urging all franchisees to let truckies use their toilets.
Covid-19 coronavirus: New cluster identified in Matamata
There are nine cases of Covid-19 in the Waikato town.
Lockdown: Confusion after couple walking told to go home
An older Hamilton couple were told to go home by police while out walking.
One rest home resident, four staff with Covid-19
Staff in self-isolation, rest home in lockdown as four staff confirmed as having Covid-19.
New photos: Bargain store visited by police during lockdown
A worker at a bargain store said she did not feel safe working during the lockdown.
'I'm so relieved' - Stranded Kiwi gets home
Tess Johnson was finally allowed to fly home from Australia after Herald inquiries.
Coronavirus: The latest cases and their travel histories
Fifty new cases of Covid-19 today - here's what we know about them.
Australian passport locks Kiwi out of home
Teacher Tess Johnson is stranded in Australia, a country she has no connection to.