Omicron outbreak: 4238 new community cases of Covid today
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Omicron outbreak: 7605 Covid cases, 41 deaths - Bloomfield's final message for NZ
End of an era as the man who shaped our pandemic response officially stands down today.
Ashley Bloomfield's final message to the team of 5 million
Ashley Bloomfield's final message to New Zealand as director general of health. Video / Ministry of Health
Today's Covid update: 7627 new cases, 827 in hospital with 24 in ICU
Health officials expect the death toll to worsen in coming weeks.
Covid update: 9256 new cases, 38 deaths, 822 in hospital
While daily case numbers are declining, hospitalisations continue to rise.
6910 new Covid cases, 16 deaths as schools battle teacher shortages
Data shows teacher sick days have increased by over 50 per cent compared to last year.
Live: 9953 new Covid cases, 32 deaths, 20 in ICU
Winter wave has peaked earlier and lower than expected, expert says.
Euthanasia complaint being investigated by Health and Disability Commissioner
A total of 143 people have died from euthanasia in New Zealand.
10,320 Covid cases and 34 virus-related deaths; 744 people in hospital
It was hoped the school holidays would act as a circuit breaker, but figures remain high.
Watch: Do the All Blacks need a new coach - and is Ashley Bloomfield interested?
He yelled himself hoarse at the game but what did the top doc say about his next job?
Covid in Canterbury: 1612 new cases, three deaths - 'Not out of the woods yet'
Of the 21 deaths reported today, three were from Canterbury/West Coast.
Covid: 10,424 new community cases, 788 in hospital; changes to death reporting
NZ facing 'significant increase' in Covid cases due to the BA.5 variant - Bloomfield.
7612 Covid cases today, hospitalisations surge to 797
Seven-day rolling average of cases is 9689 - compared to 9281 this time last week.
Andrew Little on chronic workforce shortages
OPINION: Health Minister responds to criticism as winter ills and Covid pressure services.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 15 July, 2022
The Government gears up for a winter Covid peak, concern about the effects of alcohol on mental health and why the economy might be able to avoid a recession in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'Hell on earth': Woman with no mental illness kept in psychiatric hospitals for 40 years
Alison Pascoe sought $4m in compensation.
Nursing school dismisses ministry's funding response
Money for placing enrolled nurses and nurse practitioners in mental health is on the line.
Internal Affairs lawfully allowed to use facial recognition tech
Drivers' licence photos won't be run through facial recognition tech unless requested.
Wastewater testing shows Covid cases 'heading north at a rate much faster' than expected
Experts say we are underestimating how big our current Covid wave is.
Pandemic's 'most precarious point': Warning as Covid hospitalisations spike
Expert warns that complacency could mean even more Covid hospitalisations.
Expect more monkeypox infections in NZ after Auckland case, expert warns
Protection measures for Covid-19 also help stop monkeypox spreading, expert says.
7461 Covid cases today, 622 people in hospital - 'significant increase'
Cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been rising as the BA.5 strain gains ground.
9307 new Covid cases today, 22 deaths - another counting glitch reported
Yesterday a computer glitch caused case numbers to be overcounted by more than 4000.
Rugby revellers urged to consider others amid superspreader fears
Health officials fear tonight's rugby test in Dunedin could become a superspreader event.
Editorial: Wily Covid subvariants challenge immunity
EDITORIAL: The arrival of Omicron subvariants is troubling.
Computer glitch overcounts today's Covid cases by thousands
More than 4200 cases were incorrectly added to today's total after a computer glitch.
Omicron outbreak: 13,344 Covid cases, 23 deaths; school holiday warning
Parents are being warned to monitor kids' health over the looming school holidays.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 6 July, 2022
Covid-19 cases back on the rise, more staff hired to fill surge in passport demand and more details revealed of Chicago Independence Day Parade mass shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: Healthcare & schools under pressure as Covid numbers surge
Another wave of Covid-19 could be on its way with a new Omicron subvariant seeing case numbers back on the rise. Video / NZ Herald / Ben Cummins
Covid-19 expert: 'It's a battle between us and the virus - and the virus is winning'
'Just like BA.2 took over from BA.1, BA.5 is going to do the same.'
Covid: 20 deaths and 6460 new cases as infections continue to rise
The rise comes as the health system feels the pressure from Covid-19 and winter illnesses.
Is our rising Covid death toll taking the humanity of the living too?
The numbers grow every day. But the names remain unknown.
Opinion: Sockburn killing - The buck stops with you, minister
The man accused of killing Laisa Waka Tunidau in random attack was in mental health care.
Watch: Andrew Little dubs new health system 'beacon towards equity'
Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace the country's 20 DHBs.