New ZealandThe BA.2 Omicron subvariant: What you need to knowThe BA.2 subvariant has quickly become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in New Zealand.17 Mar 03:03 AM
New ZealandThe heartland Kiwi town where 22 per cent have tested positiveNgāti Porou leaders and health providers are tackling Covid-19 head-on in their region.17 Mar 01:30 AM
New ZealandWellington and Hutt among regions with highest active Covid casesKenepuru Community Hospital has 21 per cent of staff off work due to Covid-19.17 Mar 01:09 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 19,566 new Covid-19 community cases, ten deathsMarch 17 2022 There are 19,566 new community cases of Covid-19 and 930 people in hospital, including 23 in intensive care. Ten Covid-related deaths were announced today.Watch17 Mar 12:00 AM
New Zealand'Utterly distraught': 41yo dad of four dies after testing positive for Covid; Coroner says cause 'inconclusive'A Givealittle page is raising funds to support Daryl Saunders' wife and four children.16 Mar 10:55 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on Covid-19, vaccine passesMarch 17 2022 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says mandates and vaccine passes are unlikely to be used as widely as before and Cabinet will review traffic light settings next week.Watch16 Mar 10:00 PM
WorldDiabetes and Covid-19: Scientists explore potential connectionScientists believe Covid-19 can attack insulin-producing cells, triggering diabetes.16 Mar 07:58 PM
New ZealandLive: Covid deaths soar to 141; Bloomfield defends isolation rules, says health system staff 'feeling pressure'Yesterday, 19,452 community cases, 971 hospitalisations and 24 deaths were reported.16 Mar 07:43 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 17 March, 2022 Auckland nurses get a cash reward, Parliament passes abortion law reform and Ukraine's president’s plea for support in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald Watch16 Mar 06:44 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandThe region where kids make up a third of Covid hospitalisationsBut children often responded 'quickly' to treatment, the board says.16 Mar 05:00 PM
New ZealandExclusive: Exhausted nurses 'falling over each other' for nightly $500 Covid bonus'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'16 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandVaccine Tracker: How many Kiwis have been vaccinated?Track the progress of NZ's Covid-19 vaccination efforts compared with other countries.16 Mar 03:10 AM
New ZealandKenepuru Hospital closed to visitors for surveillance Covid testingThe closure will initially be for three days, after which it will be reassessed.15 Mar 11:04 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern announces border re-opening datesMarch 16 2022 Vaccinated Australians will be able to come to New Zealand without isolating from 11.59pm on April 12. Fully vaccinated travellers from visa-waiver countries will be able to enter the country from 11.59pm on May 2.Watch15 Mar 10:30 PM
TravelUK abandons all Covid-19 travel rules for arrivalsPeople will be able to "travel just like in the good old days," says transport secretary.15 Mar 06:36 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionGPs' president: Doctor shortage is a crisisOPINION: Ten more doctors could save 30 a year from cancer, respiratory or heart problems.15 Mar 06:30 PM
New ZealandHow restrictions might change after Omicron peaksIs this the end to traffic lights, gathering limits, vaccine passes, and most mandates?15 Mar 05:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandUrgent jab plea for children, pregnant women due to hospitalisationsAnd a Rotorua doctor with Covid warns people 'not to underestimate it'.15 Mar 05:00 PM
LifestyleHeart attack symptom most would ignoreStudy reveals that a number of people would ignore this potential heart attack symptom.15 Mar 06:03 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Two more deaths; 21,616 Covid-19 cases todayMarch 15 2022 There are 21,616 Covid cases in the community today and a record 960 patients in hospital battling the virus.Watch15 Mar 12:00 AM
New ZealandRecord 2642 new cases of Covid reported in CanterburyCovid-19 cases have yet to peak in the region.14 Mar 10:17 PM
New ZealandCovid outbreak linked to Wellington school camp, Ministry confirmsThe Ministry of Education was informed of Covid spread at a school camp late last month.14 Mar 10:01 PM
New ZealandGovt announces 'a start' of $22m for Māori Health AuthorityNew Zealand has been "dominated by monocultural thinking", Health NZ chair says.14 Mar 08:37 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldWhich coronavirus vaccine will work in the youngest children?New York Times: Moderna and Pfizer in the running to vaccinate under-5s in the US.14 Mar 08:04 PM
New ZealandCovid-19 vaccine booster is essential, not extra - expertVaccine fatigue appears to have set in with fewer people getting the booster now.14 Mar 07:53 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherDr Jin Russell: 'We can alleviate suffering by caring, being present and living generously'The developmental paediatrician talks to Elisabeth Easther.14 Mar 04:00 PM
New Zealand'I feel like nobody cares and nobody listens', says grandmother of kid with fetal alcohol disorderGrandmother gives evidence at tribunal hearing into alcohol-related harm on Māori.14 Mar 06:50 AM
KahuVaccine inequity and western travel main risks for poor countries and indigenous communitiesOmicron is less lethal than Delta but has an overall higher number of deaths.14 Mar 04:00 AM
New ZealandUnnecessary cancer surgery after X-ray errorsA man who should have been sent to palliative care was operated on instead.14 Mar 02:06 AM
New ZealandDHB failed to flag man's allergy before fatal anaphylactic shock, HDC findsDHB did not flag the potential allergy on the National Medical Warning System.14 Mar 01:00 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandRapid Antigen Testing: A Hawke's Bay pharmacy dubs rollout 'outright disaster'RAT collection sites in Hawke's Bay on facing the pressure and going on.14 Mar 12:31 AM
New ZealandSouthern DHB encourages people to get up to date with MMR vaccinationsLow immunisation rates and the reopening of international borders create outbreak risk.13 Mar 11:50 PM
LifestyleHow to recover from long Covid symptomsFatigue, brain fog, loss of smell: The infection may go but the virus leaves a legacy.13 Mar 11:19 PM
New ZealandSurgeries cut back; South Island case numbers should level off next weekThe total number of Covid-related deaths in the pandemic is 113.13 Mar 10:34 PM
