PoliticsVaccine game-changer? US moves to waive IP on Covid vaccines'The rich countries have to stop being selfish here' - Dr Nikki Turner05 May 11:07 PM
New ZealandGovt unveils $200m tourism package to help struggling operators surviveThe funding also includes money to help Covid-hit Queenstown to diversify its economy05 May 10:00 PM
SportNZ cricketers set to escape India in 'next 24 hours'New Zealand cricketers in Covid-19 ravaged India are preparing to get out of the country.05 May 09:05 PM
WorldSydney Covid outbreak: New community case visited 14 suburbsNSW has added several new venues to Sydney coronavirus exposure sites.05 May 08:50 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldThis new Covid vaccine could bring hope to the unvaccinated worldNew York Times: CureVac hopes its RNA vaccine will rival those already made.05 May 08:46 PM
CompaniesUS backs waiving intellectual property rules on Covid-19 vaccinesThe move will ease trade rules to enable more production more of the life-saving vaccines.05 May 08:38 PM
WorldFiji hospital lockdown: Patient dies, fears facility could be Covid ground zeroThe death is Fiji's third, as the nation confronts fears of a wider outbreak.05 May 08:31 PM
WorldQuite a handful: Woman gives birth to nine babiesIt appears to be first time a woman has given birth to nine surviving babies at once.05 May 06:08 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid-19 appeal: Doctor's plea for supplies - 'It makes me feel incredibly helpless to watch patients die'Dr Anjima Das says Covid patients can only get a bed when someone dies or is discharged.05 May 05:00 PM
WorldFocus: 'It's not the Covid that's killing people, it's the lack of the most basic essential, oxygen'World Vision India's Director of Health Dr Carel Joseph, and Surgeon Dr. Anjima Das share feelings of helplessness and fear as Covid ravages India. Video / World Vision / AP / GettyWatch05 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Covid mysteries defy our need to knowEditorial: Confounding gaps on our knowledge emphasise the ongoing risks of Covid.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid appeal: '75 patients waiting for every hospital bed'Most people dying from Covid in India cannot even get into a hospital.05 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandNew Sydney community case considered 'low' risk to NZ, no change to travel bubbleThe new community Covid-19 case in Sydney hasn't impacted the transtasman bubble so far.05 May 10:00 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: An over-promise that leaves our borders vulnerableHow many unvaccinated people are working at the border? We don't know. Maybe hundreds.05 May 06:20 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldGlobal vaccine crisis sends ominous signal for fighting climate changeNew York Times: Richer nations fail to see it in their self-interest to help poorer ones.05 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandNew Covid case in Sydney with no known links to borderThirty-two people in NZ have been advised to isolate after Brisbane Airport breach.05 May 03:07 AM
VideoFocus: 300,000 Covid-19 vaccines delivered in NZCovid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announces that NZ has surpassed 300,000 vaccines delivered and set new daily records for dosage numbers. Video / Derek ChengWatch05 May 02:39 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldBeer? Money? US offers incentives to get vaccinatedNew York Times: Some states are turning to not-so-subtle incentives to get shots in arms.05 May 02:29 AM
New ZealandThree new MIQ Covid cases; 87,000 people have both jabsOfficials will update how many vaccines have been administered in NZ.05 May 01:27 AM
New ZealandMan charged with assaulting Defence Force MIQ workerThe 30-year-old is defending the charge of assault from last month.04 May 11:52 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: 'We don't go out into the community now. If we do, we double mask'Tony and Jan Bellew are doing all they can to get out of India and back home to NZ.04 May 09:39 PM
WorldBiden sets new vaccination goalPresident Joe Biden plans to vaccinate most American adults by July 4.04 May 08:35 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPfizer reaps hundreds of millions in profits from Covid vaccineNew York Times: Unlike rival manufacturers Pfizer planned to profit on its vaccine.04 May 07:43 PM
New ZealandCustoms worker refused vaccine: 'Why am I out of a job? What was the risk?'Customs worker fired for refusing vaccine says her job never required regular testing.04 May 06:13 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessHow small businesses are faring a year after Covid set inXero Small Business Index now sits at 122, up from a low of 18 last year.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid appeal: 'Crematoriums burning day and night. It's just so unimaginably bad'Esther Ghosh fought to save her brother's life.04 May 05:00 PM
WorldFocus: World Vision worker's fight to save her brotherEsther Ghosh, head of grants acquisition and management for World Vision India in Delhi, fought to save her brother's life. Video / AP / World VisionWatch04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOlympicsAn Olympic dream dashed by a nasal swabNew York Times: In the coronavirus era dreams can vanish without warning.04 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldWhat would it take to vaccinate the whole world? Let's take a lookNew York Times: Poorer countries face the prospect of years of suffering.04 May 06:00 AM
World'This is not going to end soon': Expert's grim prediction for India'If everything goes very well, things will be horrible for the next several weeks.'04 May 04:45 AM
New ZealandNorthlanders struggling to get vaccine bookings, busloads of Aucklanders turned awayBusloads of Aucklanders and a couple who flew from the South Island turned away.04 May 04:34 AM
New ZealandFive wealthy investors granted border exemptions, then residencyAn immigration advisor has questioned why hundreds of others must wait until borders open.04 May 02:45 AM
New ZealandOne new Covid case in MIQThere is one Covid case to report today in managed isolation.04 May 01:15 AM
New ZealandMan who set off MIQ hotel fire alarm discharged without convictionHe briefly escaped the Rydges hotel before being arrested in May 2020.04 May 12:46 AM
