PremiumPremiumNew ZealandNZ's Covid conundrums: The virus border breaches still confounding our expertsView a summary of New Zealand's most puzzling Covid-19 outbreaks.02 May 07:00 AM
WorldNationwide Fiji lockdown imminent as Covid cases climbOfficials race to screen residents in areas where Covid is thought to be spreading.02 May 02:27 AM
New Zealand60 per cent of Air NZ workers fully vaccinatedAlmost 4000 frontline Air New Zealand workers are eligible for the Pfizer vaccine.02 May 02:17 AM
New ZealandCovid: Perth avoids lockdown after MIQ worker tests positiveTwo flights from Perth to Auckland were cancelled overnight after new case.02 May 01:38 AM
New ZealandAll Perth-NZ flights grounded; four new MIQ cases; 27 Brisbane arrivals self-isolatingThe latest information on New Zealand's Covid-19 situation, case numbers and response.02 May 01:19 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Kiwis grappling with toll on jobs, mental healthSurvey finds many Kiwis still feeling Covid-19 pandemic's economic and emotional impacts.02 May 12:52 AM
WorldCovid: Australia defends hard-line stance on India travel banThreats of fines, jail time "raise serious concerns", the Human Rights Commission says.01 May 11:13 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldGlobal Covid cases reach new peak, driven by India and South AmericaNew York Times: The average daily rate of new cases has topped 800k for more than a week.01 May 09:34 PM
WorldBubble trouble: Flights from Perth to NZ cancelled as officials scramble over new positive Covid caseThe decision comes after a security guard working in Perth MIQ hotel tested positive.01 May 07:39 PM
WorldAnti-vaccination doctor dies from CovidA high-profile Kenyan doctor who endorsed controversial treatments for Covid has died.01 May 06:39 PM
New ZealandNZ's MIQ system three times more likely to be breached than Australia'sNew research shows the failure rate per 100,000 travellers was 7.8 in New Zealand.01 May 06:16 PM
New ZealandMore measures needed to keep NZ Covid-free, experts sayRecent breaches of the trans-Tasman bubble emphasise the need for better border controls.01 May 06:00 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubbleThere have been more than three times as many MIQ failures in NZ than Oz, analysis finds.01 May 02:37 AM
WorldIndia mourn deaths of Covid patients in hospital fireThe fire broke out in a Covid ward on the ground floor and was extinguished within an hour01 May 01:37 AM
New Zealand'It's very hard to control,' NZ teacher faces uncertainty in Covid-hit MongoliaMark Chapman is in his ninth lockdown and separated from his wife and children in NZ.01 May 01:12 AM
RoyalsRevealed: Abrupt end to Philip's funeral as Royals told to 'leave' straight awayCovid meant mourning royals were told "you need to leave" after Prince Philip's funeral.30 Apr 08:43 PM
World'Being buried on the streets': Brazil's Covid 'nightmare' deepensA year ago Brazil faced a nightmare start to the pandemic, 12 months on it's even worse.30 Apr 08:01 PM
WorldUS to close borders to India citing devastating Covid numbers'Extraordinarily high Covid-19 caseloads and multiple variants' cited for ban.30 Apr 06:57 PM
New ZealandIsolate immediately: Upgraded Covid warning for Brisbane travellers to NZAlmost 400 passengers who flew to NZ from Brisbane were potentially exposed to Covid-19.30 Apr 06:04 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessOrion Health CEO Ian McCrae slams government's vaccine registerOrion Health CEO Ian McCrae did not hold back as he criticised the New Zealand government's vaccine register system. Video / Michael CraigWatch30 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Why there is no future in isolationA "team of 5 million" did not produce an industry of the quality and scale of NZ tourism.30 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandTranstasman bubble sees more heading to NZ than Aust10,000 more people have arrived in NZ than departed since the trans-Tasman bubble opened.30 Apr 08:41 AM
New ZealandGisborne port workers refusing Covid vaccineFrom midnight tonight all managed isolation and quarantine workers must be vaccinated.30 Apr 07:42 AM
New ZealandMIQ hotels only two-thirds full after 'lull in arrivals' from transtasman bubbleNZ taxpayers have forked out more than $300 million for MIQ since September 2020.30 Apr 07:19 AM
WorldIndia's Covid-19 human crisis spirals with record 386,000 new casesIndia's Health Ministry today also reported 3498 deaths in the last 24 hours.30 Apr 05:54 AM
WorldAt least 44 killed in stampede at big Israeli religious festivalThe stampede occurred during the celebrations of Lag BaOmer at Mount Meron.30 Apr 05:08 AM
TravelBubble opens New Zealand to Aussie vaccine touristsMOH encourages any Australian vaccine tourists to wait before seeking Kiwi jab.30 Apr 04:42 AM
WorldDisneyland opening shows California's Covid turnaroundDisneyland is reopening after a 13-month closure courtesy of Covid 19.30 Apr 04:33 AM
New ZealandCovid: 135 border workers miss vaccination deadlineAll MIQ workers must have received at least one Covid vaccine dose by midnight tonight.30 Apr 04:24 AM
New ZealandBubble breach: Cook Islands passenger travels to Perth from AucklandThe traveller did not isolate for two weeks in New Zealand as required.30 Apr 03:37 AM
New ZealandUp to five hour wait for London returnees headed to MIQThe passengers arrived on a Singapore Airlines flight into Auckland International Airport.30 Apr 03:30 AM
TravelLong paws nearly over: Pets reunited with owners after 12 months apartCovid-19 separated pets from their families, but for 36 owners the wait is nearly over.30 Apr 02:47 AM
WorldAlarm grows in Africa as it watches India's Covid crisisAfrican officials worry about delays in vaccine deliveries caused by India's crisis.30 Apr 02:46 AM
WorldTranstasman bubble breach: 400 exposed in airport bungleOne of two 'red zone' passengers who mingled with bubble travellers has Covid.30 Apr 02:03 AM
