Latest from Covid-19

Mandatory self-isolation period could soon be relaxed, PM hints

Self-isolation requirements for Covid-19 could be relaxed by the end of the month.

The 10 Kiwi companies paying back $200m in Covid wage subsidies

Cash-strapped, or cashing in? Some big firms have repaid all the Covid money.

The Hits: We are playing the Covid game again

The other child who got Covid last year is livid.

Long Covid: Brain fog focus of new research

Millions of people are estimated to suffer from long Covid.

Editorial: Positioning for the next crisis

OPINION: Our editorial on overtures from Australia and the United States.

Where Auckland rents spiralled fastest: Average now $642/week

Steep rises in an area where many can’t afford to own homes, so are long-term tenants.

Why NZ’s Covid-19 cases have dwindled to record lows

Covid-19 cases in have fallen to their lowest numbers since the pandemic began. Why?

High stakes: What tourism businesses need to do to cash in on $37b of spending

Firms warned they can't rely on pre-pandemic tactics.

Ditching our dining room tables to 'work from work'

Workers buzzing up and down in their lifts in greater numbers as Covid fears recede.

Well-trod path: Kiwi shoe making school off to Oz

Founder Lou Clifton says the pandemic and recession have hit NZ' shoemaking industry.

'A frightened little nation': Has NZ become a bunch of wusses since Covid-19?

Are we enlightened or on a 'slippery slope towards uselessness'?

Was 2023 the last? Government’s statistician talks about the future of census

'It’s getting harder to get responses from New Zealanders.'

Wellington chippy insolvent, blames Covid and Parliament protest

The fish and chip venue received $30,000 in funding following the anti-mandate protest.

Auckland mall owner v retailer: $235K rent demand

'There is a genuine and substantial dispute in relation to the debt', says judge.

Contracts extended for emergency housing motels used in Covid-19 response

May figures showing how many people are in emergency housing have been released.

Covid killed the clinic: IRD has liquidators appointed to medical centre

Statement of assets listed those as being negative, the company owing about $313,000.