WorldSamoa records first community case, lockdown announcedSamoa has recorded its first case of community transmitted Covid-19.17 Mar 08:08 PM
New ZealandCovid infections among children rising significantly - 40 per cent surge since MondayRising concerns about longer-term harms to children's health from Covid17 Mar 07:55 PM
BusinessCovid Support Payment: Self-employment contractors able to claim thousandsIt's $2200 a week, nearly four times more than the original $600 Covid Wage Subsidy.17 Mar 07:31 PM
New ZealandLive: NZ 'could return to normality probably faster than people expect'Attorney-General David Parker says Omicron outbreak had not overwhelmed the health system.17 Mar 07:20 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 18 March, 2022 Hospital pressure puts lives in danger, Wellington's fluoridation woes investigated and the search for survivors begins after bombing in Mariupol in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch17 Mar 06:47 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Like breathing through a straw': I'm boosted but Covid hit hard - and isn't finished yetOPINION: Covid can happen to anyone - it happened to me and it's awful.17 Mar 05:03 PM
New ZealandMIQ hotels sit empty, workers depart, as system winds downRoom at the inn at 23 hotels and thousands of rooms lie empty as MIQ winds down.17 Mar 04:58 PM
New ZealandBreaking point at hospitals: 'Patients waiting in corridors for 24hrs'Omicron had been 'the straw that has broken the camel's back', top doctor says.17 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandVirus has 'without a doubt' spread within school, Auckland principal saysOf 105 cases at the school, 53 were among children who are close friends.17 Mar 05:00 AM
PoliticsNational wants to grill Andrew Coster over Parliament riotsLabour MPs want to sweep convoy occupation mayhem under rug, Goldsmith says.17 Mar 04:50 AM
New ZealandExpert warns Omicron will be major cause of Covid death as new data is revealedCovid-related deaths have been increasing with the Omicron outbreak.17 Mar 03:45 AM
VideoFocus: Covid Outbreak | Thursday 17th March WrapThere were tn Covid-related deaths in New Zealand on Thursday, and 19,566 new cases. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 Mar 03:30 AM
New ZealandThe BA.2 Omicron subvariant: What you need to knowThe BA.2 subvariant has quickly become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in New Zealand.17 Mar 03:03 AM
New ZealandThe heartland Kiwi town where 22 per cent have tested positiveNgāti Porou leaders and health providers are tackling Covid-19 head-on in their region.17 Mar 01:30 AM
New ZealandLive: 10 deaths, 930 people in hospital, more than 19,500 Covid cases todayAuckland's hospital staff are coming under increasing pressure, the Herald has revealed.17 Mar 01:27 AM
New ZealandWellington and Hutt among regions with highest active Covid casesKenepuru Community Hospital has 21 per cent of staff off work due to Covid-19.17 Mar 01:09 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 19,566 new Covid-19 community cases, ten deathsMarch 17 2022 There are 19,566 new community cases of Covid-19 and 930 people in hospital, including 23 in intensive care. Ten Covid-related deaths were announced today.Watch17 Mar 12:00 AM
New ZealandPM on Covid mandates, vaccine passes - are they coming to an end?Mandates and vaccine passes are unlikely to be used as widely as before.16 Mar 11:03 PM
New Zealand'Utterly distraught': 41yo dad of four dies after testing positive for Covid; Coroner says cause 'inconclusive'A Givealittle page is raising funds to support Daryl Saunders' wife and four children.16 Mar 10:55 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on Covid-19, vaccine passesMarch 17 2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says mandates and vaccine passes are unlikely to be used as widely as before and Cabinet will review traffic light settings next week.Watch16 Mar 10:00 PM
TravelTrump's old stomping ground now open for free toursAfter being shuttered for over a year, this landmark is back open to the public.16 Mar 08:50 PM
New ZealandLive: Covid deaths soar to 141; Bloomfield defends isolation rules, says health system staff 'feeling pressure'Yesterday, 19,452 community cases, 971 hospitalisations and 24 deaths were reported.16 Mar 07:43 PM
New ZealandWhy New Zealand is not really welcoming the rest of the worldFamilies doomed to further separation by Government's border call.16 Mar 05:50 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe region where kids make up a third of Covid hospitalisationsBut children often responded 'quickly' to treatment, the board says.16 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'16 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPfizer's Mr Big: My $3 billion gamble to beat CovidTimes: Some world leaders called once, Albert Bourla says. Others wouldn't stop.16 Mar 05:00 AM
PremiumPremiumTourismBreaking down the border: What the tourism and travel sectors sayMoves welcomed as an important step but further relaxation of measures and support urged.16 Mar 04:27 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDerek Cheng: Why unvaccinated travellers shouldn't be let in for the 'foreseeable' futureJacinda Ardern is keeping a two-class system for foreigners while ditching it for Kiwis.16 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandMāori Law Society to help sacked workerWorker dismissed over vaccination status will challenge using principles of tikanga.16 Mar 03:30 AM
New ZealandNew Covid-19 variants could enter NZ fast when the border reopensExperts say the Government needs to keep a close eye on variants coming in at the border.16 Mar 12:22 AM
New ZealandRecord 24 Covid-related deaths; 19,524 cases; 971 hospitalisationsAmong the 24 deaths were eight people who died at aged residential care facilities.15 Mar 11:39 PM
New ZealandKenepuru Hospital closed to visitors for surveillance Covid testingThe closure will initially be for three days, after which it will be reassessed.15 Mar 11:04 PM
EntertainmentRyan Bridge shares his unusual Covid symptomAM host Ryan Bridge tested positive and shared his unusual symptom to co-host Melissa Chan-Green. Video / ThreeWatch15 Mar 10:56 PM
TravelNew Zealand to welcome international tourists from AprilNew Zealand is finally ready to reconnect to the world.15 Mar 10:30 PM
