09:15am Tue 09 Jul, 2024
There have been 2772 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday, and 31 further deaths attributed to the virus. That is an decrease... Read More
04:00pm Mon 27 May, 2024
New Zealand is experiencing its highest peak in Covid-19 cases since December 2022, professor Michael Baker says. Last week, the ministry reported 6146 new... Read More
08:00pm Mon 20 May, 2024
The number of new cases of Covid-19 has increased by around 50 per cent this week from the previous week where numbers of new cases had also climbed from the... Read More
08:00pm Tue 16 Apr, 2024
People suffering from Long Covid are scared they will face penalties under the coalition government's benefit reset. Social Development Minister Louise... Read More
06:00pm Mon 01 Apr, 2024
As the countdown continues for the world premiere of the Australian-produced, edgy, mystery-drama Anno 2020 - at a red-carpet event in Sydney on April 7 - attention... Read More
12:00pm Mon 25 Mar, 2024
Public consultation on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into Covid-19 Lessons has concluded, Internal Affairs Minister Hon Brooke van Velden... Read More
03:00pm Sun 17 Mar, 2024
With one week of public submissions still to go, over 5000 stories of the pandemic have been shared so far with the Covid-19 Inquiry, says Inquiry Chair Professor... Read More
08:00am Fri 09 Feb, 2024
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has today published the National Construction Pipeline Report 2023 providing a projection of national building... Read More
09:15am Thu 01 Feb, 2024
Additional supplies of Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) will enable continued free testing for the public and health sector through to the end of June 2024,... Read More
11:00am Sat 27 Jan, 2024
The latest Covid-19 wastewater figures show a sharp decline over the past two weeks. Surveillance figures from the Institute of Environmental Science and... Read More
07:00pm Tue 09 Jan, 2024
Waning immunity and complacency have contributed to the fifth wave of Covid-19 in New Zealand, an epidemiologist is warning. The current summer wave of Covid-19... Read More
01:00pm Mon 01 Jan, 2024
A vaccine to combat the newer strains of Covid-19 has been approved and will be available to New Zealanders in time for winter 2024. Medsafe has approved... Read More