There have been 11,453 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 18 further deaths. Of the new cases, were 4811 reinfections. Of... Read More

There have been 9100 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 40 further deaths. Of the new cases, were 3813 reinfections. Of the... Read More

A healthcare worker who was let go after failing to comply with the Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been awarded more than $43,000. But the Employment Relations... Read More

There have been 13,880 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, the Ministry of Health has reported. The seven-day rolling average of community cases is 1979... Read More

One year on from when many Kiwis got their first Covid-19 booster vaccine, how is the country's immunity holding up? "It is now around a year since many... Read More

The Ministry of Health is reporting another drop in the number of Covid-19 cases this week. Over the past week there have been 19,215 new Covid-19 cases and more... Read More

A Wellington medical company is running a trial of a combined vaccine for both flu and Covid-19. P3 Research managing director Richard Stubbs believes the combined... Read More

The XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19, also known as 'Kraken', has been detected in New Zealand, says the Ministry of Health. Whole genome sequencing results... Read More

There were 21,685​ new Covid-19 cases reported across the country in the past seven days. As of midnight on Sunday, 422​ people were in hospital with the... Read More

Health experts believe the government's decision not to impose mandatory pre-departure tests for international travellers is the right call. It follows growing... Read More

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says New Zealand should follow Australia and other countries in implementing a requirement for negative Covid-19 predeparture tests... Read More

The pandemic has given residents of port towns another reason to head for home when flocks of cruise ship passengers disembark en masse. Even before the advent... Read More