77,432 Covid cases reported since start of pandemic.

The off-white powder can cause paranoia, anxiety, and a dry or numb mouth.

Gisborne resident Josh Grant talks about his lonely brush with death.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins told Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking that swipe card access for lobbyists did not necessarily mean they get meeting with anyone in the parliament. Video / Newstalk ZB

“Staff shortages across the sector have impacted care outcomes."

Many people avoid dental care for decades because of the cost.

An investigation is under way after a patient died while on the wait list.

The agency inherited many of its around 200 comms people from district health boards.

Māori whānau facing cancer talk about barriers to treatment in current health system.

Te Whatu Ora to re-investigate whether community nurses are missing out.

National and the nurses union claim official figures about ED wait times can't be real.

National Party leader Christopher Luxon says Labour should accept Maharey resignation.

Public health experts want vapes to be only used as a way to wean off nicotine.

Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ boss had lost the confidence of the Government.

Now-former chair of Te Whatu Ora Rob Campbell is refusing to go quietly, tensions are high at Napier public meeting and Indonesian forces negotiating the Kiwi pilot held hostage to be released in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Dr Verrall has said she is “very concerned” about a possible measles outbreak, given the rates of vaccination in New Zealand. Video / NZ Herald

GNS study reveals widespread cases of nitrate levels above key threshold for health risk.

Dr Ayesha Verrall says she expects improvements to staffing levels at Middlemore Hospital.

Only 0.004 per cent of people who died in the last six decades had special burials.

The man who led NZ's Covid-19 response in a pandemic has now been knighted to become Sir Ashley Bloomfield. Video / Marty Melville

Cases plummet but does this mean we have seen the peak of this latest wave?

Health data has never given a true indication of Māori numbers.

Ministry of Health estimates a possible peak of about 1100 people in hospital.

Today's decision comes four months after the pair's trial began in Auckland.

Social media scheme hit by delays, poor content, and youths hired to run it fell out.

Inquiry finds emergency housing system is seriously flawed.

An expert says Kiwis should wear masks in places like bars and restaurants.

Health practitioners are concerned that Te Whatu Ora has failed to address Asian health.

Covid-19 reinfections now make up at least one quarter of cases, amid worrying unknowns.

The Government agrees to some changes, but shies away from mandatory reporting of abuse.