New ZealandLockdown bonus: NZ smashed Covid - the astonishing impact it's also had on fluOur radical efforts to beat Covid-19 have squashed rates of another winter nasty: the flu.14 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandGovt's $211m funding boost to free up Middlemore Hospital bedsThe money will deliver "more equitable outcomes for South Aucklanders", PM says.11 Jun 12:30 AM
New ZealandHospitals stocktake paints dire pictureMany areas of NZs hospitals are in "poor or very poor" shape - report.09 Jun 08:42 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionŌtara community beats KFC in food fightComment: Which came first, the deep-fried chicken or the shell-shocked locals?09 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: New Zealand is Covid free for the 18th day in a rowFrom today, people in managed self-isolation and quarantine won't be able to apply for exemptions to attend funerals and tangi.Watch09 Jun 01:01 AM
New Zealand'You slept for a month': Meet NZ's last Covid-19 hospital patientLilian Su'a is lucky to be alive after she and her husband caught Covid-1908 Jun 08:27 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: New Zealand will move to alert level 1 tonightNew Zealand will move to alert level 1 - and a return to mostly normal lives - from midnight tonight. The announcement comes just two hours after health officials confirmed that the country now has no active Covid-19 cases.Watch08 Jun 03:57 AM
WorldCovid 19: Animal tests give vaccine hopeFerrets, monkeys and mice used to ensure safety of Covid-19 drugs.07 Jun 05:00 PM
Healthcare15 days of zero Covid cases, one stubborn case left - latest mask adviceNew Zealand continues its march towards level 1 with no new cases today.06 Jun 01:03 AM
New ZealandDerek Cheng speaks to Director General of Health Dr. Ashley BloomfieldDerek Cheng speaks to Director General of Health Dr. Ashley Bloomfield. Watch03 Jun 09:31 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern's 10 golden rules of alert level 1There will be no distancing rules at bars and restaurants at level 1, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. All restrictions on businesses, like hospitality, would be lifted with no distancing of tables.Watch03 Jun 01:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 12 days in a row with no new Covid-19 casesThere are no new Covid-19 cases for the 12th day in a row. There is still one active case, an Auckland woman in her 50s.Watch03 Jun 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern confirms we could move to level 1 next weekPM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand could move to alert level 1 next week, buoyed by 11 straight days of no new Covid cases.Watch02 Jun 01:48 AM
New ZealandTodd Muller on when NZ should move to Level 1Todd Muller questioned on when NZ should move to Level 1. Video / Audrey YoungWatch01 Jun 11:23 PM
New ZealandPeters concerned over Covid-19 rule flouting during protestsDeputy Prime Minister Winston Peters expressed his concerns to Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking over people flouting Covid-19 guidelines during the protests over the death of George Floyd. Audio / Newstalk ZBWatch01 Jun 07:07 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Only one active Covid-19 case remaining in NZKiwis have been encouraged to enjoy a "normal" holiday weekend after seven straight days of no new Covid cases - and there is now just one active case in this country.Watch29 May 01:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new cases for sixth day in a row, NZ's 22nd Covid-19 death confirmedAn elderly woman who died in Auckland last week is New Zealand's 22nd Covid-19 death. A death notice for Eileen Hunter, a resident at St Margaret's rest home, said the 96-year-old died "due to Covid-19" on May 24.Watch28 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Government will look at whether it's safe to move to alert level 1 on June 22PM Jacinda Ardern speaks on a Transtasman bubble but is standing firm on the wait for the move to alert level 1 and says she hopes the country can make the shift within four weeks.Watch27 May 01:54 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new cases today - 1132 Kiwis with Covid-19 have recoveredThere are no new Covid-19 cases today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said there were now only 22 active cases in New Zealand.Watch26 May 01:00 AM
New ZealandBloomfield talks what Level 1 will look like and Covid-19 vaccinesDr Ashley Bloomfield told Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking that Covid-19 elimination was an ongoing process. Audio / Newstalk ZBWatch25 May 08:54 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Covid-19 - Gatherings can increase to 100 from FridayThe limits on social gatherings under level 2 will be increased to 100 from midday on Friday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.Watch25 May 04:19 AM
New ZealandBloomfield: 'Please get your flu jab' as fresh vaccine stocks arrive in NZIt comes a week after health authorities warned they couldn't meet demand for the flu jab.21 May 02:55 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases - bars, pubs and clubs re-openThere are no new Covid-19 cases today and Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said it is his "great hope" that New Zealand has seen the last of the deaths associated with coronavirus.Watch21 May 02:22 AM
WorldWHO on the largest number of new cases in a single dayWHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announces the largest number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in a single day and his concerns for low and middle-income countries. Video / WHOWatch21 May 02:08 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases, Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatheringsThere are no new Covid-19 cases today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government on Monday will consider increasing the maximum size of gatherings under alert level 2.Watch20 May 01:59 AM
New ZealandFocus: Shoppers happy to sacrifice privacy for Covid-19 securityFocus: Shoppers are happy to give their details in the new normal of taking personal information for contact tracing. Video / Dean PurcellWatch19 May 01:14 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases today, 96% of cases have recoveredNew Zealand has marked another day of no new Covid-19 cases as the country adjusts to life in level 2. Two people remain in hospital.Watch19 May 01:14 AM
WorldXi Jinping announces support for COVID-19 probeAddressing the WHO, President Xi Jinping of China supports the idea of a comprehensive review of the global response to COVID-19. Video / WHOWatch18 May 07:05 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new Covid-19 cases todayThere are no new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield will tonight be leading the New Zealand delegation at a World Health Organisation meetingWatch18 May 01:25 AM
New ZealandGrieving family say health staff ignored warning signs before son's deathPeter Wilcox says the mental health system keeps repeating the same mistakes.17 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandBudget 2020 Live SpecialBudget 2020 Live Special: The Government will borrow an extra $50 billion in the June 2021 fiscal year to mitigate the hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.Watch14 May 05:50 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Up to 50 people allowed to attend funerals and tangi under alert level twoThe Government has backed down on rules under alert level 2 only allowing 10 people at funeral and tangi.Watch13 May 04:02 AM
New ZealandLocal Focus: May is ME/CFS awareness month, so what is it?No end to lockdown for ME sufferers. Made with funding by NZ On Air.12 May 01:23 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: New Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 todayNew Zealand has no new cases of Covid-19 and 93% have now recovered, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said today.Watch12 May 01:14 AM
