New ZealandUnveiled: The plan to open 'Fortress NZ' - and get Kiwis flying againThe Government has announced a staged reopening from next year.12 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: The political hot potato Ardern refused to touchThe PM has outlined a sensible border plan but side-stepped what might become a key issue12 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandNational wants vaccination target NZers can 'mobilise behind'"It would focus the system on achieving that target and hold the Government to account."12 Aug 03:04 AM
PoliticsNZ's Covid elimination plan 'let down by allies', says expertAllies could have pursued an elimination strategy, but they didn't.11 Aug 10:15 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: The political headache awaiting Jacinda ArdernShould the PM stick with Fortress NZ to protect people who choose not to get vaccinated?11 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandOnly half of contracted port workers vaccinated - Hipkins"It is the contracted workers ... proving the most challenging and difficult to budge."11 Aug 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Another afterthought': Disabled community forgotten in Covid rollout - advocatesIt comes after reports of varied experiences for disabled people getting vaccinated.11 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Clearer border rules after vaccination requiredOPINION: The border is the place for extra carrot as reward for fully vaccinated people.08 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandRight-wing, conspiracy beliefs linked to Covid vaccine scepticismStudy finds right-wing link to vaccine scepticism - but only with conspiratorial thinking.08 Aug 04:00 AM
WorldGlobal vaccine rollout must sprint to avoid mutated variantsWorld vaccination campaign must proceed faster to avoid variants with extreme resistance.07 Aug 08:22 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSir John Key on 'failure' of MIQ, turning 60 and the NatsSir John Key on turning 60, learning to fly, his new Maui pad and advice for his party.07 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFour new Covid cases in MIQ as mass vaccination event draws to a closeThe Ministry of Health is due to issue a Covid-19 update at 1pm.31 Jul 10:31 PM
New ZealandMass vax day 1: False start but recovery for 'Olympics of vaccination'The vaccination of more than 16,000 people marks the start of the general public rollout.29 Jul 07:58 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandTakedown: Facebook bans anti-vax group for 'false claims'Voices for Freedom told by Facebook it spreads falsehoods and 'harmful misinformation'.29 Jul 05:48 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Prudent travel bubble pause works - for nowEDITORIAL: The Government has stamped on a political risk as well as a health one.25 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldNSW records 141 new Covid cases and 2 deaths - including a woman in her 30sThe state has recorded two new deaths including a woman in her late 30's.25 Jul 01:08 AM
New ZealandGrant Robertson: Delta variant 'fundamentally' changed Govt's Covid approachRobertson still confident travel bubble can continue, even if not all Kiwis vaccinated.24 Jul 10:04 PM
OpinionJack TameJack Tame: When is the right time to reopen the bubble?Does it make sense to keep the bubble closed until Christmas? Jack Tame thinks so.24 Jul 09:00 PM
WorldAmerica's anti-vaxxers: Covid patient's jaw-dropping comment97% of hospital patients unvaccinated as are 99.5% of those who die. When should govt act?24 Jul 08:31 PM
Lifestyle'He'd barely had more than a sniffle': Covid kills 5-year-old boyWyatt Gibson was healthy and had no underlying conditions when he contracted Covid.23 Jul 12:08 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExclusive: Measles warning as nappies-for-jabs scheme fails"Measles is way more infectious than Covid. It would be easy for measles to come back."18 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandPM's push for stronger global vaccinations effortJacinda Ardern is pushing the case for a pandemic Treaty as countries deal with Covid-19.13 Jul 11:46 PM
New ZealandCovid update: Ship's return poses 'very low risk'; no new community casesNext steps for a ship with infected mariners aboard will be announced this afternoon.11 Jul 12:45 AM
WorldEurope spooked by Delta variant spread, tightens restrictionsEurope in a race to vaccinate populations as Covid-19 infections spread among the young.11 Jul 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionHeather du Plessis-AllanHeather Du Plessis-Allan: We don't need six months of crossing our fingersOPINION: The public's expectations will only mount with each jab, each passing month.10 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldAustralian state to trial home quarantine for returned travellersA dreaded aspect of pandemic travel could change if the trial is successful.09 Jul 11:29 PM
WorldCovid-19: Fiji records 860 new cases, three more deathsNone of the individuals who have died from Covid-19 in Fiji have been fully vaccinated.09 Jul 08:12 PM
New ZealandDHB apologises after Covid vaccine privacy breachA letter has been sent to those affected.04 Jul 05:00 PM
WorldUnvaccinated people are 'variant factories', expert saysThe more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply.03 Jul 10:47 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Bubble pause blunt response, reopening will mean changeEDITORIAL: New system to help us re-engage with world needed when NZers are vaccinated.28 Jun 05:00 PM
EconomyMichael Barnett: 'Slow' vaccine strategy hitting NZ economy againAuckland Chamber of Commerce CEO thinks NZ could have used its advantage better.26 Jun 09:42 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessChris Keall: Buggy vaccination booking software confuses users'We've got a wee glitch.' No kidding. Spaces are displayed as available when they're not.24 Jun 05:35 AM
New ZealandSchool's in for Covid vaccine: Parents urged to discuss jabs with teensIt comes after Medsafe gave provisional approval for 12 to 15 year olds.21 Jun 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: PM knows rollout treads a fine line between success and shamblesJacinda Ardern will outline today how the vaccination of Group 4 is expected to play out.16 Jun 05:00 PM
