PoliticsCovid vaccine boosters: Govt has ample supply. Evidence suggests they help. Why not do this?In November, 40,000 border workers and family will be six months past their second shot.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Does Covid avoid those with gang patches?OPINION: Our editorial on efforts to bring gang members on board the Covid fight.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Enough kindness, let's get toughOPINION: Time to swap kindness for steel in the anti-Covid campaign.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Jacinda hyped me up to get the vaccine': How PM got Raiha Tahuri 'over the line'Jacinda Ardern is on a quickfire tour of the eastern North Island to promote getting jabs.08 Oct 08:41 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDerek Cheng: Level 3 in Northland until Xmas? It's a very real possibilityReluctance to co-operate with authorities has also made the Auckland outbreak complex.08 Oct 08:00 AM
New ZealandHigh Court action launched over Govt MIQ systemThe group Grounded Kiwis alleges ministers and the head of MBIE have broken the law.08 Oct 06:44 AM
New ZealandExpert warns Northland Covid case puts NZ at 'pivot point of Delta'Expert urges people to behave as if they were still in alert level four.08 Oct 06:44 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Northland moves to level 3 after Aucklander with Covid visitedOctober 8 2021 Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after an Aucklander with Covid obtained travel documents and spent several days in the region.Watch08 Oct 05:30 AM
New Zealand'A sausage and a shot': Auckland vaccination centre running all-night event tonight"For many of our families, getting the vaccine during the day is just not a reality."08 Oct 05:10 AM
New ZealandFears grow for homeless Auckland youth affected by lockdownTeenagers as young as 14 have been needing emergency housing during lockdown.08 Oct 05:03 AM
New ZealandLive: 'Every Northlander needs to stay home' - region to level 3 after Auckland woman with Covid visitedChris Hipkins announces Northland to move into level 3 tonight, at least until Tuesday.08 Oct 04:50 AM
Business'Progress', but no timeline for rapid testing pilotGovernment claims "progress" on rapid testing, but still no details of business pilot.08 Oct 04:30 AM
TourismCordis Hotel offers free luxury night's stay for staff who get vaccinatedBadly hit hotel is offering incentive to help boost vaccination rates.08 Oct 04:25 AM
PremiumPremiumTourismTourism tipping-point plea: 'NZ will be off the sell list for 12-24 months'Pre-Covid the overseas visitor market was worth $17b - now it's teetering on the brink.08 Oct 04:18 AM
BusinessWage subsidy payments: Fewer big names; travel and tourism top listSome large companies which got the subsidy last year are absent from the latest payouts.08 Oct 04:03 AM
OpinionExplainer: No, Covid vaccines don't stay in your body for yearsVaccines are cleared from the body quickly - it's the immune response that lasts.08 Oct 03:38 AM
New ZealandFully vaccinated police officer tests positive after helping woman; 44 new casesPolice are reviewing just how much PPE gear the officers were wearing.08 Oct 03:19 AM
New ZealandPolice officer tests positive for Covid, four others self-isolatingLate last night one police officer returned a positive test for Covid-19.08 Oct 02:44 AM
VideoFocus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Friday 8th Oct WrapThere were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, 41 in Auckland and three in Waikato. Video / Dean Purcell / Christine Dawson / Michael CraigWatch08 Oct 02:21 AM
WorldAussies to get third dose 'booster' vaccineSome Australians will receive a third dose of the vaccine soon.08 Oct 01:59 AM
New ZealandMinistry of Health urges Northlanders to keep eyes on locations of interestNorthlanders have spent 19 hours waiting to see if they had potentially been exposed.08 Oct 01:00 AM
New ZealandWhen to get the second dose of the Pfizer vaccinePeople are advised to consider a 3-week gap between vaccine doses, rather than 6 weeks.08 Oct 12:53 AM
New ZealandWhānau Ora goes to court demanding contact info for all Māori without both Covid jabsThe organisation says it already has the info, but it would take months to extract.08 Oct 12:49 AM
New ZealandRule-busting rallies: 'Perfect storm' as more mass protests planned for Auckland, HamiltonDespite two people appearing in court next week, more gatherings are planned around NZ.08 Oct 12:38 AM
PoliticsEmployers should be able to require full vax without being sued, David Seymour saysSeymour says Govt is too slow to give certainty to businesses worried about being sued.08 Oct 12:22 AM
New ZealandVaccination top town: Dunedin still tops, but Auckland cracks top 10 and laggard Ōtorohanga moving upDemand so high in one slow-coach town yesterday jabs almost ran out, mayor says.07 Oct 11:28 PM
PoliticsOn the Tiles: Why the PM is 'down' after the latest Covid changesThe Herald's politics podcast analyses a confusing week of comms from the Beehive.07 Oct 11:05 PM
New Zealand'23 complaints': Medical Council aware of doctors spreading anti-vax info"Any advice provided around vaccination has to be evidence-based."07 Oct 10:59 PM
WorldCovid in Aus: NSW roadmap 'risks far too much', Vic's worst day of new casesNSW's chief health officer reportedly did not endorse changes made to the state's roadmap.07 Oct 10:00 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Wairoa hits a roadblock in vaccinationsIts fully vaccinated rates are the highest in Hawke's Bay, but first doses are lagging.07 Oct 08:53 PM
New ZealandDelta outbreak warning: 'We're looking at a very serious situation akin to 1918'A Māori health researcher says the Covid situation could be akin to the 1918 pandemic.07 Oct 08:49 PM
LifestyleConfronting scan shows Covid's vicious consequencesA picture speaks a thousand words, and this one is yelling at us to get vaccinated.07 Oct 08:39 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 triggering surge in eating disorders: Waikato studyThe research suggests Māori may not be getting help.07 Oct 08:37 PM
PoliticsLive: 'Holding our breath' - Covid case in Northland; lowest Auckland vax areas revealed; Taranaki checkpoints set upLeading researcher on Māori vaccination rates: 'A very serious situation akin to 1918.'07 Oct 07:28 PM
