TravelHelp! My flight is cancelled, who pays for the PCR test?Your flight is cancelled or delayed beyond 24 hours, who pays for a new PCR test?25 Jan 03:06 AM
New ZealandPCR testing capacity increased by 20,000 a daySurge capacity is now up to 77,600 tests a day, the Government says.25 Jan 03:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals new mask rulesJanuary 25 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet has decided to update mask mandates as Omicron cases in the community increase. Masks must now be worn at businesses which serve food and drink, the PM said.Watch25 Jan 03:00 AM
New ZealandOmicron-linked wedding had up to 500 people, says guestA second Auckland wedding becomes latest Omicron event.25 Jan 01:49 AM
New ZealandDistrict Council changes vaccine policy, unvaxxed staff can attend 'critical' meetingsTCDC changes its mandatory vaccine policy a week after it was introduced.25 Jan 12:54 AM
New ZealandNew vaccination centre prepping for OmicronThe new centre has replaced the indoor site for walk-ins in Westgate.25 Jan 12:24 AM
New ZealandFocus: New vaccination centre for surge in booster jabsA new vaccination centre opens in Auckland's Westgate Tuesday morning to meet the demand for boosters and child jabs. Video / NZ HeraldWatch25 Jan 12:22 AM
New ZealandMore Auckland locations linked to Omicron casesAn Omicron case travelled on a Glenfield to Albany bus route last week.25 Jan 12:19 AM
New ZealandThird case of Omicron detected in Palmerston NorthMidCentral DHB said they are continuing to support the cases to isolate at home.25 Jan 12:18 AM
New ZealandTrevor Mallard hits back at overseas Kiwi's Covid criticismSpeaker takes aim at expat journalist Dan Wootton after incendiary column was published.25 Jan 12:18 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldRich countries lure health workers from low-income nations to fight shortagesNew York Times: Health workers are leaving systems that urgently need their expertise.25 Jan 12:12 AM
New ZealandTen new Omicron infections as variant spreads to Tauranga, 25 community casesNew exposure sites across Auckland emerge including bottle shop, bakery and bus routes.25 Jan 12:10 AM
New ZealandHigh Court to hear Destiny Church leader's appeal over custody decisionBrian Tamaki has been in Mt Eden Prison since Monday last week.24 Jan 10:39 PM
WorldNSW records 18k cases, Victoria another 29 deathsThe number comes as NSW prepares to welcome thousands of children back into classroom.24 Jan 10:32 PM
TravelCook Islands stays open to tourists, despite Omicron and wild weatherRarotonga will stay open to travel in spite of New Zealand's omicron outbreak.24 Jan 09:59 PM
WorldRATs make millions for Australian importersSome entrepreneurs have made a killing from importing Rapid Antigen Tests.24 Jan 09:57 PM
WorldChina tests 2m in Beijing, lifts Covid lockdown in Xi'anAnyone who buys cold medicine is also being tested for Covid 19 in Xi'an.24 Jan 08:47 PM
New Zealand5000 Samsung air purifiers ordered for New Zealand schoolsExperts have been calling for air cleaners to help remove virus particles from classrooms.24 Jan 08:41 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldOmicron's spread could end 'emergency phase' of pandemic - WHONew York Times: Omicron offers 'plausible hope' for a return to normalcy, WHO boss says.24 Jan 08:29 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldOmicron's radical evolution: How the variant came to thriveNew York Times: Researchers try to figure out how omicron defied rules of evolution.24 Jan 08:24 PM
WorldHope the Omicron wave increases global immunityCases in the US have peaked and are now dropping rapidly.24 Jan 08:05 PM
SportAll Blacks great joins criticism of NZ's 'cruel, deluded, doomed' Covid responseAll Blacks great Zinzan Brooke supports column slamming NZ's Covid response.24 Jan 08:04 PM
PremiumPremiumOlympicsOlympians face a daunting final qualifying event: Staying healthyNew York Times: Years of sacrifice could go to waste if they get athletes coronavirus now.24 Jan 07:56 PM
EntertainmentHollywood A-lister 'loved lockdown in New Zealand'Benedict Cumberbatch was filming 'The Power of the Dog' before restrictions were enforced.24 Jan 07:47 PM
New ZealandNew Zealand scientists develop system to disinfect PPEKiwi scientists develop a potential solution to the more than 25k tonnes of plastic waste.24 Jan 07:44 PM
New ZealandLive: 'Simultaneous' Delta, Omicron outbreaks feared; 50,000 daily cases worst scenarioOmicron: 'It's almost certain that this is going to take off and get big.'24 Jan 07:40 PM
TravelCruise ship dodges US bailiffs over $6m debt, sails for Bahamas'We all feel we were abducted by luxurious pirates!'24 Jan 07:07 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 25 Jan, 2022Kiwis stay welcome in the Cook Islands, Australia offers testing advice and Upper Hutt fire under control in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch24 Jan 06:34 PM
New ZealandPfizer's pill may not be available until after Omicron peakOverseas trials found Paxlovid cut the chance of hospitalisation by 89 per cent.24 Jan 05:59 PM
WorldUnvaccinated Sarah Palin tests positiveThe ex-Alaska governor last month said she'd get vaccinated 'over my dead body'.24 Jan 05:27 PM
ManufacturingWorking while infected: Industries warn of serious staff shortagesWarning self-isolation for close contacts of Covid-19 cases will cause serious shortages.24 Jan 05:00 PM
LifestyleWendy Petrie's daughter has Covid after just arriving in US'Bit of a shock': Addison has just moved to San Diego on rowing scholarship.24 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandNZ must learn from our Omicron mistakes: Aussie epidemiologistAn epidemiologist in South Australia is warning NZ not to follow their country's mistakes.24 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSchool at red: 'If parents and teachers use commonsense, we'll get through'Northland principals are worried about student absenteeism and compulsory mask-wearing.24 Jan 04:00 PM
