Keep up to date with Aotearoa New Zealand’s response to COVID-19.
New Zealand’s COVID-19 Protection Framework (traffic lights) has ended. With case numbers low, it was safe to remove most COVID-19 rules.
Protect yourself and others from COVID-19 by following the latest health advice and not sharing unreliable information.
COVID-19 vaccines are free for everyone aged 5 and over. They’re also available to tamariki from 6 months who are at greater risk of severe illness if they were to get COVID-19.
Testing for COVID-19 and isolating when you test positive are 2 important ways to help manage COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Information for air and sea travellers about entering and leaving New Zealand.
Contact tracing notifies people who may have been exposed to COVID-19. Find out how it works and what you need to do if you are a Household or Close Contact.
Information on contact tracing, how to support contact tracing if you test positive, and getting alerts from the NZ COVID Tracer app.
You are a Household Contact if you live with, or spend a night with, someone who has COVID-19. We recommend you test daily for 5 days with a rapid antigen test.
You are a Close Contact if you had contact with someone with COVID-19 when they were infectious. Close Contacts do not need to isolate.
If you test positive for COVID-19 you will get a text message with a link to the online contact tracing form. It lets you share details of where you have been and if you need support.
The NZ COVID Tracer app helps you protect yourself, your whānau, and your community by enabling faster contact tracing.
Last updated: 15 November 2022 at 3:00 pm