New ZealandRevealed: Health officials urgently order 3 million Covid vaccine syringesThe Government wants 3 million syringes to arrive in the next month.01 Aug 05:00 PM
WorldWarning Queensland faces Covid-19 outbreak similar to SydneyQueensland recorded nine new Covid-19 infections today, the highest in almost a year.01 Aug 07:35 AM
World'Virus has changed': New Covid strain scarier than DeltaLambda has spread through Peru, accounting for 80 per cent of all Covid cases.01 Aug 04:17 AM
WorldSydney crisis: 239 new cases, Premier urges higher vaccination ratesThe Sydney outbreak has now grown to 3,427 cases.01 Aug 01:18 AM
WorldWarnings Delta 'could be anywhere' in Brisbane after 9 new casesThe state was plunged into lockdown after a medical student unknowingly spread the virus.01 Aug 12:09 AM
WorldFlorida breaks record with more than 21,000 new Covid casesFlorida reports the highest cases in one-day since the start of the pandemic.31 Jul 11:18 PM
KahuVaccination rollout 'racist and upholding privilege' - expertThe Ministry of Health says the vast discrepancies are due to a younger Māori population.31 Jul 10:48 PM
New ZealandFour new Covid cases in MIQ as mass vaccination event draws to a closeThe Ministry of Health is due to issue a Covid-19 update at 1pm.31 Jul 10:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: My grandmother died of Covid. She deserved a better farewellOPINION: Feeling lonely must've been the cruellest ending for her.31 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandMass vaccination: More than 10,000 jabbedThe long queues from yesterday were evidently not present today.31 Jul 09:58 AM
WorldDisney to require employees to get Covid jabIt is the latest US corporation to mandate Covid vaccines for its employees.31 Jul 08:15 AM
WorldThree dead as Tokyo Covid cases explode, state of emergency extendedNew cases have reached all-time record highs during the Olympics.31 Jul 07:59 AM
WorldWest African Covid cases escalate as vaccination rates remain lowCases are increasing in West Africa as region's vaccinations lag behind richer nations.31 Jul 07:56 AM
New ZealandCovid alert issued to Kiwi returnees from QueenslandOf the state's 57 current locations which had been exposed to Covid, 11 are tagged as new.31 Jul 07:28 AM
WorldNSW cops stymie new lockdown protests after last weekend's chaosNSW cops have impeded a repeat protest that rocked Sydney last weekend as cases soar.31 Jul 07:20 AM
WorldCovid warning: Fears Delta strain 'more contagious than the common cold'New CDC study finds vaccinated people carry same level of virus as unvaccinated.31 Jul 05:14 AM
New ZealandHospital contact of Fiji Covid case not symptomaticThe staffer would undergo testing on the fifth and 12th day of their stay in quarantine.31 Jul 04:18 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThey refused the vaccine - now they want you to know they regret itNew York Times: Amid a resurgence of infections and deaths in the US, views are changing.31 Jul 03:47 AM
WorldPanic buying in Queensland ahead of lockdownDespite warnings from authorities, Queenslanders have flocked to the shops.31 Jul 01:21 AM
WorldSydney crisis: 210 new cases, lockdown protesters warnedWould-be lockdown protesters in Sydney have been warned to expect thousands of police.31 Jul 01:00 AM
WorldSnap lockdown in Queensland after 6 new casesContact tracers are rushing to work out how a Brisbane student contracted the virus.31 Jul 12:19 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuTe Rūnanga o Whaingaroa gears up for its first anniversaryTe Rūnanga o Whaingaroa staff run a bustling Covid-19 vaccination centre in Kaeo.31 Jul 12:00 AM
WorldPatient's heartbreaking message before dying of CovidHis partner described the final moments she spent with the love of her life.30 Jul 09:56 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 mass vaccination event continues in AucklandVaccinators in Auckland hope to get through about 11,500 bookings today and tomorrow.30 Jul 09:12 PM
WorldFiji reports 1163 new cases, six deaths - including a babyFiji has recorded 1163 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths in the 24 hours to 8am yesterday.30 Jul 08:31 PM
OlympicsJapan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid OlympicsTokyo has reported a record increase in Covid cases for three days in a row.30 Jul 08:27 PM
New Zealand'Like going 20 rounds with Mike Tyson': Six young Kiwi athletes in US infected with CovidThe Kiwis attend different universities and met at an Airbnb in Arizona.30 Jul 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Vaccination centres are ready, let's fill themOPINION: One day it will be amusing to recall the first Covid-19 vaccination.30 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionClaire TrevettClaire Trevett: A lot at stake in Govt's 'Olympics' of vaccinationsOPINION: It's a nice jab if you can get it. The trouble is in the getting.30 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandFiji mercy flight: NZ hospital worker in quarantine after 'PPE protocol incident'The incident follows the relocation of an infected UN worker to Middlemore Hospital.30 Jul 04:49 PM
PremiumPremiumWorld'The war has changed': Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - US reportNew York Times: An internal US report lays out a broader and grimmer view of the variant.30 Jul 09:03 AM
WorldSydney Covid outbreak: Fury after infected tradie leaves homeThe incident comes days after another tradie was fined $10k for flouting restrictions.30 Jul 06:31 AM
New ZealandCovid-infected UN worker flown from Fiji in 'dedicated, secure' ICUThere are no new cases of Covid-19 today and two new cases in managed isolation.30 Jul 01:53 AM
New ZealandInside the Fiji mercy flight: How infected UN staffer was 'cocooned'The gravely-ill woman is now being treated in a dedicated, secure intensive care unit.30 Jul 01:23 AM
