Covid Watch

With anti-mandate protesters camped out on Parliament's lawn National's deputy leader has heavily criticised Trevor Mallard's actions against Parliament's illegal occupiers. 

Mallard turned sprinklers on and blasted some of the world's most hated...

If you ever want an example of how farcical our border situation is right now just talk to Paul Abbott. 

Paul is leaving New Zealand after having arrived in the country for his new job as the head of Destination Queenstown.

The job lasted seven months...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced yesterday the country would be moving to Phase 2 of the Omicron plan. Phase 2 reduces isolation periods for contacts from 10 days to 7 and means the focus of contact tracing will shift to high-risk exposure...

Christopher Luxon says he'd be making deals for Rapid Antigen Tests this morning if he was running the country. 

From midnight tonight, the country heads into Phase Two, meaning shorter self-isolation periods for cases and contacts. 

The Government...

Queenstown businesses are in crisis, with the Chamber of Commerce saying most expect to close within a week.  

The carnage has been sparked by the number of Covid-19 cases and close contacts having to go into self-isolation. 

The number of active...

With daily Covid cases coming within an inch of hitting that one thousand mark, more of us will be close contacts and have to isolate. 

That could mean more stress for workers who're going to have to pick up the slack. 

One expert predicts that a...

A warning the entire economy could collapse, if lawmakers don't come up with a new plan fast. 

The local chamber of commerce is predicting most businesses in Queenstown will close in a week, as rising Covid-19 cases forces close contacts into...

A suggestion the Government has moved too slowly to stop anti-mandate protests.

It's the seventh day they have been camped out at Parliament.

Former Police negotiator Lance Burdett says a negotiator should have been deployed around day three.

He says...

The Grounded Kiwis legal battle kicks off this morning.

The group is taking the Government to the High Court in a Judicial Review over MIQ.

They claim the Government's acted unlawfully, unreasonably and in breach of the Bill of Rights Act that states...

Trevor Mallard's predecessor is telling him to grow up.

David Carter, Parliament’s Speaker during the last National-led government, has lashed out at Mallard's handling of the Parliamentary protest.

Anti-mandate protestors are into the seventh day of...