07:00pm Wed 26 Oct, 2022
A third wave of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is likely to hit the country this year, Professor Michael Baker says. Covid-19 cases are on the rise again with... Read More
02:00pm Tue 18 Oct, 2022
The government is winding down some of its Covid-19 powers, saying they're no longer justified. Vaccine mandates, managed isolation and lockdowns will all... Read More
10:45am Tue 18 Oct, 2022
The number of people recorded as hospitalised with Covid-19 throughout the pandemic has risen from 14,043 to 19,476 after a review found a coding error led to... Read More
02:00pm Mon 17 Oct, 2022
The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,311 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past week. This is over 3000 more than what was reported in the... Read More
10:10am Fri 14 Oct, 2022
New Zealand has recorded its first case of the new Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1, and epidemiologist Michael Baker says a return to some kind of alert level system... Read More
07:00pm Wed 12 Oct, 2022
The impact of Covid-19 on Māori will be under the spotlight in new research that aims to improve future pandemic responses. Whanganui-based health and environment... Read More
08:00pm Tue 11 Oct, 2022
A vaccinologist says she will not be rushing to get her fourth immunisation against Covid-19. Adults in Australia can now get Moderna's Omicron Covid-19 booster... Read More
06:45am Tue 11 Oct, 2022
The main Omicron subvariant in this country is becoming less dominant as new subvariants rise up, recent data suggests. But warming temperatures in the lead-up... Read More
01:18pm Mon 10 Oct, 2022
There are 9405 new community cases of Covid-19 in the country in the last week, the Ministry of Health is reporting. There are 346 new cases in the Bay of Plenty... Read More
08:00pm Wed 21 Sep, 2022
Long Covid has added strain to support services for those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, amid calls for the condition to be classified as a disability. A... Read More
11:57am Wed 21 Sep, 2022
WATCH LIVE: Deputy-Director General and head of the Public Health Agency Dr Andrew Old is providing an update on the Covid-19 response at 12 noon. Dr Old is... Read More
10:10am Tue 20 Sep, 2022
Dunedin plumber Rory Nairn died from myocarditis caused by the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, a coroner has found. It is the second death ruled to have been caused... Read More