Live: 4818 new cases, 571 people in hospital and 24 Covid- related deaths
There are now a total of 1726 deaths confirmed as attributable to Covid-19.
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88 -year old John Butcher died 5 days after catching Covid.
How we mourn Covid victims around the world
New York Times: With more than six million dead, memorials have evolved along the way.
Live: 5169 new cases, 599 people in hospital and 18 Covid-related deaths
The seven-day rolling average of cases today is 4,938. Last Wednesday it was 6,355.
Average of four a week dying at home from Covid since Omicron outbreak
Statistics show 87 people have died in their homes from Covid-19 since March.
How many air purifiers have arrived in NZ schools - and who got them?
Five thousand air cleaners were promised. How many have been delivered?
Ardern hints traffic light system could be shelved post-winter
Hospitalisations remain elevated and pressure on the health system continues.
Focus: Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall on remaining at Orange
Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall and PM Jacinda Ardern took questions about the alert level remaining at Orange. Video / Mark Mitchell
Omicron outbreak: Child among 13 Covid-related deaths, 4006 new cases today
Expert predicts thousands of infections each day for the foreseeable future.
Vaccine, mask complaints jam Human Rights Commission
Thousands more inquiries than any other year besiege the agency.
3302 cases today as Covid becomes one of NZ's biggest killers
One in seven recent NZ deaths were from Covid-19. So why are we growing indifferent to it?
Covid: 4790 new cases, 648 in hospital; winter of ills hits workforce hard
Covid-19 case numbers are falling but country still beset by winter ills.
Editorial: Longer term challenges of Covid 19
OPINION: Our editorial on a lot of coronavirus fallout still laying ahead.
Anti-Government protest taking place in Auckland tomorrow
Protest comes two weeks after similar rally closed stretch of Auckland motorway.
Battle royale: Heather du Plessis-Allan v Simon Wilson on the chaos of 2022
Simon Wilson and Heather du Plessis-Allan don't agree on much.
Covid: 19 deaths, 5296 cases today; expert's second wave warning
There are now 40,673 active cases in the community - the lowest figure in weeks.
Omicron wave: Modellers confident peak has passed
After weeks of falling case counts, modellers are confident we're over this wave's hump.
Back from the Boneyard: How Cathay Pacific is bringing planes back into service
'As engineers we've really bonded to these aircraft, we know them inside out.'
Covid-19: Why a coming drop in NZ's vax rates is good news
Experts are welcoming data improvements that'll see NZ's overall vax rates fall next week.
One photo sums up bizarre Covid stance
An incredibly different life is being lived by people separated by a single road in China.
Omicron outbreak: 49 Covid-related deaths, 6152 new cases reported
Healthcare worker testing and wastewater results showed a 'true decline' in Covid cases.
Covid-19: Review confirms 'limitations' in Health Ministry's datasets
Stats NZ recommends raft of improvements to Health Ministry's own population dataset.
Editorial: Thinking for ourselves at the Orange setting
OPINION: Our editorial on the need to adhere to common sense as Covid persists.
'Occupational hazard': The teachers battling Long Covid
Teachers have told of debilitating health problems months after contracting Covid-19.
7113 new Covid cases, 33 virus-related deaths
There are 738 people being treated in hospital today.
Long Covid comes in 'three different forms,' scientists say
The condition has long been hard to define because of a vast number of symptoms.
Chris Bishop says vax mandates for health workers should go
Bishop says health worker shortages a good reason to let unvaccinated nurses back to work.
Tourist bans and arrival tests: Countries that still have Covid restrictions
Don't forget a pre-departure test when heading to these destinations.
Second anti-Govt march this weekend, fresh threat of Parliament demonstration
Just five months after the Beehive occupation, a fresh plan has emerged.
5312 new Covid cases, 28 virus-related deaths
There are 759 people in hospital, including 16 in intensive care.
Haere mai! Borders fully reopen today
Final phase of the Covid 19 border reopening took place at 11.59pm on Sunday.
Claire Trevett: Captain Hindsight is now among us - use him
The Government must not shy from a Covid review just to save itself political flak.
John Tamihere: 'This Covid hangover is not going away until we all find something else as a scapegoat'
I'm sick of Covid, so let's get on to what really matters for New Zealanders.
Boneyard boost: How Singapore Airlines swung back to profit
The airline has got A380 aircraft from storage at a desert 'boneyard' and back in the air.