New ZealandHealth workforce 'emergency': 1500 more hospital docs, 1400 GPs and 12,000 nurses neededEDs regularly operate at 120 per cent and doctors tell us they have never seen it so bad.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandMask advice under review as Omicron community transmission confirmedMOH officials are reviewing the advice around masks and the most effective ones.23 Jan 08:09 AM
New ZealandFocus: Covid-19 Outbreak | Sunday 23rd January WrapJanuary 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern today announced a three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.Watch23 Jan 05:49 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCutting booster wait now could spare worse Omicron peak - expertEpidemiologist says NZ is 'crazy' not to cut booster gap to three months after second jab.23 Jan 04:33 AM
New ZealandWhat we know about the three-staged approach to combat OmicronA three-stage plan to combat Omicron - with further details to be revealed on Wednesday.23 Jan 04:00 AM
New Zealand'Please reconsider': PM's message for NZ's 213,000 unvaxxedJacinda Ardern has made an 11th hour plea to NZ's 213,000-odd unvaxxed teens and adults.23 Jan 01:36 AM
WorldThe common Omicron symptom that could be warning you're infectedRevealed: The one most common symptom for predicting a positive Covid test.23 Jan 12:20 AM
New ZealandOmicron threat: Why Siouxsie Wiles won't be going to bars or restaurantsSiouxsie Wiles says airborne risk means she'll be staying away.23 Jan 12:15 AM
New ZealandOmicron threat: The new red-light setting - how life will change from 11.59pm tonightOmicron is now circulating in Auckland and is also in the South Island, says PM.23 Jan 12:00 AM
New Zealand24 community cases; Rest home worker linked to Omicron-infected family tests positiveThe Ministry of Health is due to update the latest Covid case numbers at 1pm.22 Jan 11:30 PM
New ZealandNZ moving to red - how to prepare for the Omicron outbreakMake sure you and your household have a plan for self-isolation if someone gets sick.22 Jan 10:33 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: NZ moves to red traffic light settingJanuary 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting at midnight tonight.Watch22 Jan 10:00 PM
New ZealandNZ to red tonight; Omicron circulating in Auckland, possibly South Island - PMPM Jacinda Ardern confirms 9 community cases of Omicron in the Nelson area.22 Jan 08:00 PM
New ZealandKids the winner as runaway bride swaps lycra for lace in city raceHere comes the bride - and her "beautiful" bridesmaids.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandLive: Is it Omicron? Nine cases, five Air NZ flights - all eyes on genome tests todayAir NZ crew member and nine Motueka cases will soon find out if they have Omicron.22 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBorder bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQIt's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.22 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandHealth workers prepare to support Covid cases at home as Omicron outbreak loomsAuckland could have 1800 daily cases within weeks of an outbreak.22 Jan 04:03 AM
New ZealandGovt 'dropped the ball' on Covid rapid antigen test access, GP saysDr Api Talemaitoga says frontline health providers should have better access to the tests.22 Jan 12:03 AM
New ZealandWarning NZ on brink of 'major border failure' as outbreak looms"The Omicron pattern is continuing almost inexorably towards an outbreak in New Zealand."21 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandOmicron threatens to leave more Kiwis exposed to long CovidUrgent call for more support as even those with only mild symptoms can develop long Covid.21 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyleHow this bestselling author is embracing life with dementiaTimes: Wendy Mitchell explains why she won't remember this interview in the morning.21 Jan 04:00 PM
PoliticsArdern in and Luxon out of pre-recorded Waitangi Day pōwhiriUpset over plan to pre-record Waitangi Day with staged pōwhiri for Prime Minister.21 Jan 06:06 AM
New ZealandReview of MIQ duration needed after Palmerston North Covid-19 case - expert"We need to encompass the full range of possible incubation periods." - Prof Michael Baker21 Jan 04:55 AM
New ZealandExplained: Why Omicron spreads so fast - and why it's hard to modelHow do you model something as quick and dominant as Omicron? Jamie Morton explains.21 Jan 03:12 AM
WorldCovid-19: Investigations underway as infant dies in NSWThe 8-week-old died in a local hospital in the Hunter Region in December.20 Jan 11:59 PM
New ZealandThe Omicron variant explainedOmicron is the new variant of Covid-19, first detected in South Africa in November 2021. Video / NZ HeraldWatch20 Jan 11:49 PM
TravelWHO released new recommendations for international travelInternational travellers shouldn't carry financial burden of travel restrictions says WHO.20 Jan 11:00 PM
New ZealandPalmerston North case confirmed as Omicron, no links to Christchurch MIQMidCentral DHB are preparing for a surge in testing, and to support people isolating.20 Jan 10:30 PM
New Zealand1800 daily cases in just six weeks projected in Auckland Omicron outbreakHowever, it is expected it may have less of an impact on the health system than Delta.20 Jan 07:45 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldCan Omicron cause long Covid?New York Times: Too soon to know, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk.20 Jan 07:32 PM
New ZealandRace against time: How protected is NZ against Omicron? Does less exposure mean more risk?With an Omicron outbreak near, experts are asking: just how protected are we?20 Jan 04:42 AM
New Zealand'Move to red now': Expert urges Govt to make pre-emptive Omicron strikeThe pressure is coming from one place - but it is not being addressed by the Govt.20 Jan 04:19 AM
New ZealandLocations of interest: Suspected Palmerston North Omicron case visited cafe, storesThe new locations of interest are listed for times between Monday and Wednesday this week.20 Jan 01:27 AM
New ZealandPM announces Northland to move out of red at midnight tonightNorthland's hospitality sector can sit more than 100 at a time under Orange.20 Jan 01:25 AM
