Small BusinessInternational warnings for small business as Omicron disruptions loomJobs and wages remain solid but sales growth slows.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOmicron outbreak live Q&A: Professor Rod Jackson answers your questionsAs NZ prepares to move to phase 3, epidemiologist Rod Jackson answers your questions.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandClose contact rules changed: Teachers plead for more rapid tests in schoolsFrustrated school heads told to spend $300 a day on reliever instead of using $12 RAT test23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMike HoskingMike Hosking: Where is our absent government when the going gets tough?OPINION: The PM keeps trying to imply red-light life is normal - it isn't of course.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPlease, come back: $2.4b landlord to CBD workersThe consequences for Auckland and Wellington's CBD are dire, warns landlord.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionNick Leggett: Why Government should mind its own 'business' on Covid-19OPINION: Transporting NZ chief calls on the Government to get out of the way of recovery.23 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: National ahead with younger voters, what's going on?Polls have National winning among younger voters.23 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandWhat does phase 3 of the Omicron response look like?A move into phase 3 is expected. But what does phase 3 look like?23 Feb 06:45 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionThe Auckland Westfield mall that's about to be super-sizedInstitutional investors on the conference call also noted mention of the expansion.23 Feb 04:37 AM
PoliticsLabour MP apologises after wasting Covid test capacityShanan Halbert has apologised for getting tested against official guidance.23 Feb 04:35 AM
BusinessAuckland's famous Prego restaurant shut 'temporarily' due to Covid'We've felt frustrated and helpless, watching Omicron getting rapidly closer.'23 Feb 04:35 AM
New Zealand'At least two' positive Covid-19 test results among protestersHealth officials have been made aware of 'at least two' positive Covid-19 results.23 Feb 04:30 AM
New ZealandHospital visitors associated with protest 'escorted' from premisesA woman in hospital said visitors for the patients in the same room were maskless.23 Feb 04:14 AM
New Zealand'You are not helping': Fact-checking Winston Peters on masks'Any mask is better than no mask,' expert says after Peters goes maskless amid protesters.23 Feb 04:00 AM
VideoFocus: Covid Outbreak | Wednesday 23rd February WrapNew Zealand moves closer to Phase 3 of the government's Omicron response, with a record 3297 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday. Video / George Heard / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Michael CraigWatch23 Feb 03:58 AM
New ZealandProtester claims police punched him and gouged his eyeThe incident has been captured on video.23 Feb 03:54 AM
New Zealand'Idiotic': Protesters seen licking hands before pressing pedestrian crossing buttonsThe Wellington City Council said it doesn't condone "this idiotic anti-social behaviour".23 Feb 02:55 AM
New ZealandGP suspended for anti-vax views begins District Court appealTwo doctors suspended for misinformation are appealing the Medical Council's decision.23 Feb 02:35 AM
New ZealandRecord 3297 Covid-19 cases, 179 in hospital as NZ moves closer to phase 3Some people across Auckland and Northland are waiting moe than five days for results.23 Feb 12:45 AM
New ZealandWhat Phase 3 of the Omicron plan will look likeThe Government signals a move to phase 3 of the Omicron response plan is nearby.23 Feb 12:30 AM
New ZealandRATs to become main test for AucklandersCovid testing laboratories are already overwhelmed and can't cope with the large numbers.23 Feb 12:25 AM
New ZealandFocus: Police Minister on the parliament protestPolice Minister Poto Williams on the parliament protest. Video / NZ HeraldWatch22 Feb 11:55 PM
New ZealandPM Jacinda Ardern says police face 'horrendous' protest actionsPM on Police, Christopher Luxon and visit by Winston Peters to protest.22 Feb 11:30 PM
New Zealand'It's real … please take it seriously': Rotorua mayor tests positive for Covid-19Steve Chadwick says her infection reinforces the need for vaccination.22 Feb 11:11 PM
New ZealandHuman Rights Commission begins conciliatory process with protestersIt's day 16 of the protest's occupation at Parliament, which turned violent yesterday.22 Feb 11:00 PM
New ZealandFocus: Wellington Covid-19 convoy protest day 16There has been a significant mood change in the Parliament protest after a day of confrontations and several arrests. Video / George HeardWatch22 Feb 10:42 PM
AirlinesLockdown fallout: Queenstown Airport profit tumbles by 63pcKey Auckland-Queenstown route shut by lockdown in the northern city for 178 days.22 Feb 09:31 PM
EducationFirst-year students playing loose with isolation rulesStrict rules to stop Covid-19 ripping through residential halls are not being obeyed.22 Feb 08:54 PM
New ZealandAs NZ's infections rise rapidly, genome surveillance is shifting gearsWhich cases should we sequence and why?22 Feb 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Utterly unprecedented': Why Winston met with the protest mobWhy the veteran politician made his move - and why he did it without a mask.22 Feb 08:19 PM
InvestmentNew $1 billion real estate business announcedAnalysts estimated Covid could have a $7m impact on the full-year result.22 Feb 07:42 PM
New ZealandUnruly protesters causing havoc a reflection on the entire group says Police CommissionerAndrew Coster said he wouldn't rule out forcibly removing people from the protest though.22 Feb 06:45 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 23 Feb, 202223 February 2022 Tensions rise in camp freedom, the OCR set to rise and Western leaders make moves to stop Russia in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch22 Feb 06:40 PM
WorldHong Kong to test entire population - three timesHong Kong reporting about 5000 new daily infections and has had 145 deaths.22 Feb 04:57 PM
