This section provides the latest updates, information and advice on COVID-19.
Current situation
On Monday 8 June at 11.59 pm New Zealand moved to Alert Level 1.
To find out more see Health and disability services at Alert Level 1.
There are 3 active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. New Zealand has had 1,507 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 – see our current cases page.
The focus is now on protecting New Zealanders with:
- robust border controls
- continued surveillance and testing
- contact tracing capability and rapid isolation of new cases
- public support to prevent any further spread, like good hygiene and keeping records of movement.
See our elimination strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand.
For COVID-19 health advice and information, contact the Healthline team (for free) on 0800 358 5453 or +64 9 358 5453 for international SIMS.
NZ COVID Tracer app
The official Ministry of Health contact tracing app helps you keep a digital diary of the places you’ve been.
- Advice for all health professionals
- Allied health professionals
- Āwhina app
- Cancer and screening services
- Case definition
- Funded temporary accommodation
- Health sector providers
- Join the COVID-19 surge workforce
- Maternity
- Medical transfer
- Mental health and addiction
- PPE use in health care
- Pharmacy
- Primary care
- Recording COVID-19
- Telehealth and online tools
- Well Child providers
Latest updates
Our advice is under active review and is updated regularly. The latest updates include the following changes to the website:
17 June
- Updated: Aged care providers
- Added: Managed isolation and quarantine
- Updated: Border controls
- Updated: Requirements for International Airline Crew: Precautions to Reduce Risk of COVID-19 Infection
16 June
15 June
- Updated: Information for pregnant women, and those who have recently given birth
- Updated: Guidance for Mental Health Act processes
13 June
12 June
- Updated: Personal protective equipment use in health and disability care settings
- Updated: Cleaning for businesses and education centres
- Updated: General cleaning and disinfection advice
- Updated: Disability providers
- Updated: Getting disability support
- Updated: Guidelines for businesses and services at Alert Level 1
- Updated: NZ COVID Tracer QR codes
- Added: NZ COVID Tracer QR code privacy statement
- Updated: National Close Contact Tracing Metrics
- Updated: Advice for older people and their family and whānau
11 June:
- Updated: Frequently asked questions about PPE and COVID-19
- Updated: Personal protective equipment use in health and disability care settings
- Updated: Disability providers
- Updated: Mental health and wellbeing resources
- Updated: Supporting a person with dementia at home
- Updated: Gatherings
10 June:
- Updated: Alert Level 1 for disabled people
- Updated: Information for disabled people and their family and whānau
- Updated: Well Child Tamariki Ora: Alert Level 1 guidance
- Added: Impact of COVID-19 on cancer services - working report
- Updated: Deaths, funerals, and tangihanga
- Updated: NZ COVID Tracer app section
- Updated: Information for parents
- Updated: Personal protective equipment use for non-health workers
9 June: