Live: 5690 Covid cases, 10 people die with virus, 514 in hospital
Latest data comes amid sluggish vaccine rates as Omicron pandemic drags on.
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Second Omicron wave may have begun - expert
Deaths of 10 to 15 people a day are likely to continue for months.
Covid-19: XE has arrived in NZ - what threat does it pose?
A person who has travelled from overseas to NZ has been confirmed as having XE variant.
Few children experienced adverse side effects after Pfizer vaccine - survey
Survey identified no new safety concerns for the child vaccine, Ministry of Health says.
13 new Covid deaths, including person aged between 10-19
Person aged between 10 and 19 is one of 13 people reported to have died with Covid.
'It's just disgusting': Disability advocate outraged at legal fees
MoH has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting families of disabled.
Excitement at health locality pilot announcement: 'Now the hard work begins.'
Local health leaders welcome Whanganui being named as one of nine pilot networks.
18 deaths, 10,294 new Covid cases as booster roll-out stalls
While case numbers are dropping, health staff are being urged to not become complacent.
Covid death toll climbs as new cases continue to fall
A technical hiccup meant the case numbers were delayed by nearly four hours.
13 deaths, 11,217 new Covid cases in delayed Ministry announcement
Omicron cases and hospitalisations have been declining in recent weeks.
Nurses to consider legal action in pay equity settlement
Nurses backed out of a deal that was three years in the making, claiming it's unlawful.
Covid-19: NZ needs new playbook to replace 'inefficient' traffic lights
Epidemiologists call for new system that could also be used against severe flu outbreaks.
Live: 11 deaths, 6242 new Covid cases reported today
A total of 553 people are in hospital, including 23 in ICU.
Covid: 5933 cases and 10 deaths today
There have been 30 Covid deaths in the past two days.
Omicron outbreak: 30 deaths, 13,636 new cases in past two days
The Ministry of Health didn't provide an update yesterday as it was Good Friday.
'Death from overwork': What Ashley Bloomfield's resignation highlights
THE CONVERSATION: Short-term stress can be useful but working to exhaustion clearly isn't.
Steve Braunias: 'A long, strange trip' - An ode to 1pm press conferences
Steve Braunias: They were a "hear-ye, hear-ye, to announce the progress of the plague".
Covid warning for holidaymakers; 9563 new cases, 16 further deaths
The traffic light setting means gathering limits are scrapped and mask rules relaxed.
Nurses backtrack on pay equity deal, urged to reconsider
Andrew Little wants settlement deal resolved 'as quickly as possible'.
Covid-19: 'More help needed' for patients- nationwide study
Many people who have caught Covid-19 feel they have not received the healthcare needed.
Orange for Easter: NZ moving to new traffic light setting from midnight; 9495 new cases
New Covid-19 case numbers have generally fallen nationwide.
'Game changer for women': Govt promises women's health strategy
Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.
Live: Grim Covid milestone 'could have been far worse'; how NZ's mortality rate compares
Health officials reported 7592 cases, 640 hospitalisations and 11 deaths yesterday.
Third death considered to be linked to Covid-19 vaccine, says ministry
All three cases are currently with coroners to determine the cause of death.
NZ's Covid-related death toll now 500; 7592 new cases today
Today's deaths take the total number of publicly reported deaths with Covid to 500.
Past the peak - lowest Covid case numbers in 45 days but 12 more deaths
There has been a steady decline in case numbers over recent weeks.
Surge in aged care deaths, 164 facilities battling cases
Desperate staff shortages have worsened since the Omicron wave began.
Omicron outbreak: 11 deaths, 8531 new cases, 635 hospitalisations
Of those in hospital, most are in the Auckland metro area.
'He is dying': Tearful mother faces losing second child
But a 'miracle drug' she can't afford could save him.
Caution in traffic light decision urged despite easing pressure
Case numbers dipped slightly below 10,000 yesterday.
Covid-19 Omicron: Bay of Plenty hospitalisation numbers peaking
The number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising in the region.
Omicron outbreak: 10 deaths - including person under 19; 9906 new cases
A person under the age of 19 has died with Covid.
Live: Declining cases numbers 'good news' but drop gradual amid high hospitalisations
Case numbers and hospitalisations declining but long tail coming.
Who might be the next Ashley Bloomfield, and why they won't face the same scrutiny
The next director-general of health will have a very different role to Bloomfield's.