CrimeCRL costs, Covid breach and ceasefire unlikely | Focus Morning Bulletin, December 4How much ratepayers will have to fork out when the City Rail Link opens, man arrested over Covid vaccination privacy breach and why another pause in fighting is unlikely in the Middle East in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / AP / NZHeraldWatch03 Dec 07:04 PM
New ZealandTe Whatu Ora data breach: Man arrested for allegedly accessing Covid vaccination infoA 56yr old man is charged with accessing a computer system for dishonest purposes.03 Dec 08:02 AM
New ZealandNZ’s fifth Covid-19 wave prompts six-fold bump in booster shotsOfficials say there's been a 'significant' jump in vaccinations since early November.03 Dec 06:55 AM
New Zealand'Truly distressing': Woman who lost parents during pandemic furious over Te Whatu Ora vaccination data breachTe Whatu Ora says it is doing 'everything [it] can' to respond to the incident.03 Dec 05:47 AM
PoliticsNZ risks being an 'international outlier' over WHO opposition, Helen Clark saysNZ is one of just a handful of 194 member states raising concern over “minor” policy.01 Dec 04:24 AM
New ZealandTe Whatu Ora launches probe, minister briefed after health worker spreads Covid misinformationHealth department chief executive says man's claims are "completely wrong".01 Dec 02:32 AM
New ZealandCoalition's WHO policy baffles public health expertPublic health academic cannot understand the Government’s 'incoherent' approach.30 Nov 08:40 PM
New Zealand'Thankful': Tory Whanau speaks for first time since revealing drinking problemWhanau has received hundreds of messages of support after revealing her drinking problem.29 Nov 09:50 PM
PremiumPremiumAged careRyman selling two sites, stopping work at three othersFull-year profit is now $300m-$330m, when it was previously forecast to be $310m-$330m.28 Nov 11:06 PM
New ZealandTeen mum inflicts brain injury on baby, only feeds him sugar and waterThe injured boy is likely to experience significant health and developmental issues.28 Nov 06:00 AM
PoliticsFate of Covid-19 response inquiry falls to Act’s Brooke van Velden as commissioner resignsFormer National Party minister Hekia Parata quit earlier this month.27 Nov 05:11 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 still NZ’s ‘biggest infectious disease problem’Cases have been on the rise with a looming fifth Christmas wave.26 Nov 11:33 PM
WorldChina faces 'worrying spike' in respiratory illnessesChina is seeing 'worrying spike' in respiratory illnesses according to the WHO.26 Nov 07:17 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSasha BorissenkoThe apocalyptic 2020s: Hate speech, fake news, disinformationOPINION: Is a lack of rules fuelling misinformed, opportunistic, dangerous politics?25 Nov 11:00 PM
New ZealandOnline emergency health care business wins Waikato awardsOnline emergency healthcare business expanding into 'bricks and mortar'.25 Nov 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: How Luxon made room for Act and NZ First without giving up too muchThe challenge remains: How to walk the fiscal tightrope while delivering tax cuts.24 Nov 05:08 AM
PremiumPremiumConstructionPower List: Who owns Mitre 10 stores throughout New Zealand?Structure of this shy 49-year-old giant a quietly brilliant story of co-operative success.24 Nov 04:10 AM
CrimeBurglar steals booze and smokes, onsells it from emergency housingThe burglary spree landed the offender in custody, where he suffered a stroke.23 Nov 07:00 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldOmicron, now two years old, is not done with us yetNew York Times: The dominant coronavirus variant has proved to be an evolutionary marvel.22 Nov 05:00 AM
LifestyleNew insight uncovers how to reverse ‘zombie’ brain fog after Covid-19 infectionScientists have uncovered how to reverse the ageing effects of ‘zombie’ cells.22 Nov 12:17 AM
New ZealandHawke’s Bay: Spike in Covid detected in wastewater, but reported case numbers steadyWastewater testing shows there has been a recent jump in Covid cases in Hawke's Bay.21 Nov 03:06 AM
New ZealandXmas Covid wave: Highest wastewater levels, hospitalisations since JanuaryThe latest wave appears to be driving a larger spike in cases than NZ's last one in April.20 Nov 10:27 PM
WorldUK Covid inquiry: Rishi Sunak said ‘just let people die’Former adviser says Sunak expressed the opinion while serving as Chancellor.20 Nov 09:48 PM
New ZealandUnvaxed doctor criticised for giving out fake Covid-19 vaccine exemptionsThe doctor gave out almost 300 medical certificates regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.20 Nov 01:38 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOpinion: David Fisher on finding peace with Billy Te KahikaActivist Billy Te Kahika spoke with David Fisher ahead of a possible jail sentence.16 Nov 05:06 AM
New ZealandWhanganui recording increase in Covid-19 case numbersThe increase was likely due to a variant which can somewhat evade immune responses.15 Nov 11:00 PM
New ZealandSiouxsie Wiles case: Uni boss says abuse 'not uncommon', reveals being followed home'Not a day goes by where I do not get some form of abuse in my inbox.'15 Nov 10:59 PM
Kahu'I study viruses, I grow them, and then I find drugs to kill them'Natalie Netzler wins Cranwell Medal for Māori approach to Covid.15 Nov 04:10 PM
New ZealandSenior police officer faces civil action over Parliament protest arrestsThe officer was criminally investigated, but police chose not to lay charges.15 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandUniversity of Auckland did not try to silence Siouxsie Wiles, defence counsel assertsThe university’s legal team opened its defence this afternoon in the Employment Court.15 Nov 05:37 AM
TalanoaSamoa issues public health notice as NZ enters fifth Covid waveWith close ties to New Zealand, Samoa is urging its public to get a Covid booster.15 Nov 02:15 AM
PremiumPremiumRetailPioneering drinks business strikes trouble, makes arrangement with creditorsList of secured creditors released with deed names those claiming money including IRD.14 Nov 09:10 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 spike: The tricky main ingredient in NZ’s ‘subvariant soup’An Omicron subvariant lurking in NZ since winter appears to be driving most new cases.14 Nov 05:00 AM
New ZealandOngoing presence of respiratory illnesses and Covid at Whanganui Hospital"They’ve struggled at home with multiple siblings that are sick."13 Nov 04:00 PM
