New ZealandFather contracts Covid. A year later he dies for three minutes in diving accidentHe caught Covid after a 30-second hug. A year later he nearly died in drowning accident.07 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSpotify CEO to employees: Cancelling Joe Rogan not 'the answer'The streaming giant is apparently not ready to part ways with the popular podcast host.07 Feb 07:01 AM
New Zealand'Most emotional days of my life': Hunger striker reunites with dying dadKurt Lehndorf had gone without food or water for more than 60 hours.07 Feb 04:44 AM
New ZealandFocus: Covid Outbreak | Monday 7th February WrapCovid-19 Omicron outbreak: 188 community cases today, 14 in hospital. Video / NZ Herald Watch07 Feb 03:06 AM
New Zealand188 community Covid cases today, 14 in hospitalNew cases in DHBs across North Island and in Canterbury.07 Feb 02:15 AM
New Zealand80 students isolating after Waikato school hit by Covid case on first day of termTwo separate Waikato schools have had Covid-19 cases within their community.07 Feb 01:22 AM
New ZealandMinistry admits requisitioned rapid tests already in NZThe Government has backtracked on a claim RATs taken from business weren't in NZ.07 Feb 01:10 AM
OlympicsOpening days of Winter Olympics overshadowed by athlete complaintsThey speak of unbearable freezing temperatures, lack of hot food and Covid-isolation hell.06 Feb 10:30 PM
New ZealandSelwyn Sounds joins long list of cancellationsPromoter devastated by the loss of the event.06 Feb 09:37 PM
PremiumPremiumEducation'The bottom line is that kids are happy': Schools prepare for staff shortages, class disruption amid OmicronSchools have been told staff shortages are "highly likely" as a result of Omicron.06 Feb 06:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationSchools prepare for staff shortages and class disruption as Omicron spreadsSchools have been told staff shortages are "highly likely" as a result of Omicron.06 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandOmicron's 1pm overhaul? Top expert suggests new way of tackling daily case numbersMichael Baker focuses on moving average to 'smooth out the saw tooth' of daily cases.06 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Omicron outbreak in the balance but case numbers aren't the only thing to watchEDITORIAL: A comparison with the Delta outbreak shows how different Omicron is.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandOmicron: Testing numbers plunge as fatigue sets inTesting numbers were dramatically lower after Omicron's spread than after Delta's spread.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Embarrassed' to be Kiwi: Man on hunger strike in MIQ in bid to see dying father"I'm just embarrassed to be a New Zealander."06 Feb 09:34 AM
New ZealandWellness push proves record-breaking success at vaccination sitesMore than 1000 whānau were engaged across four Māori-led sites on Saturday.06 Feb 04:26 AM
New ZealandProtest convoy heading to Wellington from both ends of NZNZ copycat of the Canada Freedom Convoy on the move. Police are monitoring.06 Feb 03:43 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Why Kiwis can adapt to NZ's new normalKiwis bounced back from 2020's pandemic anxiety - and we can do it again, expert says.06 Feb 01:13 AM
New Zealand208 Covid cases, mystery South Island infection, as numbers dip from SaturdayThere are 12 people in hospital with the virus.06 Feb 12:00 AM
New ZealandPartygoers at two popular Auckland bars close contacts of casesO'Hagan's Irish Bar in Auck CBD & Hoppers Garden Bar in Grey Lynn locations of interest.05 Feb 11:38 PM
RoyalsTe Pāti Māori calls for 'divorce' from British monarchyIt comes as political leaders reflect on Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Treaty of Waitangi.05 Feb 10:54 PM
WorldProtests against Covid-19 measures spread across CanadaCanada's "freedom truck convoy" has attracted support from Trump and other Republicans.05 Feb 10:24 PM
World'Mass disability event': Warning from US as huge numbers diagnosed with long CovidLong Covid has more than 200 different symptoms across 10 organ systems.05 Feb 06:18 PM
OlympicsOlympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotelsThe food in quarantine for some Winter Olympic athletes is "impossible" to eat.05 Feb 05:56 PM
New ZealandIs it time for a work-from-home reset?Kiwi clinical psychologist Dr Sarb Johal shares tips on working from home.05 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Ian Taylor: Govt tried to muzzle meSir Ian Taylor claims he was told to stop writing "bad faith" articles for the Herald.05 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather du Plessis-Allan: How Labour missed its chance at the borderIt should've been a good moment for the government. And yet it wasn't.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Entirely offensive': Sir Ian Taylor, the Minister and the call that ended badlyHe claims Ayesha Verrall told him to stop writing "bad faith" columns in the Herald.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandRecord high Covid cases but can NZ flatten the curve better than Oz?New Zealand is now on the dramatic curve of fast-rising Omicron cases.05 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I urge people not to panic': Chris Hipkins on record daily Covid numbersNew Zealand has recorded the highest number of community cases in one day.05 Feb 03:15 PM
WorldQueensland records highest day of Covid deathsQueensland has experienced its deadliest day of the pandemic so far.05 Feb 03:14 AM
New ZealandFocus: Covid Outbreak | Saturday 5th February WrapFebruary 5 2022 There were 243 Covid-19 cases in the community today - the highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic two years ago.Watch05 Feb 02:22 AM
New Zealand243 Covid cases - the highest since start of pandemicThe record was 222 daily community cases on November 16 last year.05 Feb 12:10 AM
World'Astronomically high': US Covid death toll hits grim new milestoneCovid-19 one of top 3 causes of death in US; most deaths after vaccine was authorised.04 Feb 11:18 PM
