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
New ZealandFocus Live: Health sector to get an extra $3.92 billion over the next four yearsFinance Minister Grant Robertson and Health Minister David Clark have announced that the health sector will get an extra $3.92 billion over the next four years.Watch11 May 09:55 PM
New ZealandThe lockdown triplets, and the Dad who's only seen them twiceVishnu and Akshaya Nair have some shopping to do after welcoming triplets into the world.11 May 08:32 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: More medicines and vaccines with $160m Budget health boostThe Government will bolster Pharmac's budget by an extra $160 million to ensure NZ has access to more medicines and vaccines.Watch09 May 11:18 PM
WorldNew York governor Andrew Cuomo's sad announcement about child infectionsNew York's governor Andrew Cuomo said the fact that children statewide were now testing positive for Covid-19 was ‘every parent's nightmare, right? That your child may actually be affected by this virus.’ Video / New York Office of The GovernorWatch08 May 09:27 PM
New ZealandFocus live: Ashley Bloomfield on contact tracingFocus Live: NZ Herald Political reporter Derek Cheng speaks to director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield after an audit by infectious diseases specialist Dr Ayesha Verrall.Watch08 May 05:13 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, no additional deathsThere are two new Covid-19 cases today, one of which is an Auckland nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.The nurse is linked to St Margaret's rest home and is being cared for at North Shore Hospital.Watch08 May 01:28 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Malls, cafes, bars, barbers and schools to open under alert level 2Malls, cafes, bars, barbers and schools can open under alert level 2, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Kiwis can expand their bubbles to include friends and family and travel "safely" around the country, Ardern said.Watch07 May 02:09 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Dr Ashley Bloomfield on level 2 hugs, wearing masks and contact tracingDirector-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand is still on track for a move to level 2, with no cases of recent community transmission and a vast improvement in contact tracing.Watch06 May 10:24 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, one additional deathThere are two new cases of Covid-19 and one person has died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours. PM Jacinda Ardern said Microsoft's announcement to build a data centre in New Zealand served as a signal to the world that we are open for business.Watch06 May 01:24 AM
New ZealandNo new Covid-19 cases for second day in a rowAchieving zero cases two days in a row was testament to New Zealanders' efforts that "we could be undeniably proud of", PM Jacinda Ardern says.Watch05 May 01:49 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on zero cases today, level 2 rules and a trans-Tasman travel bubble PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand can take heart from there being no new coronavirus cases today. But she says it reflects the success of the lockdown rather than actions during level three.Watch04 May 04:18 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: No new cases of Covid-19 in New ZealandThere are no new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand today. It is the first time in almost six weeks that testing has not uncovered a single case across a 24 hour period.Watch04 May 01:31 AM
New ZealandDHBs 'need to take responsibility' for flu jab distribution, PM saysJacinda Ardern denies Mike Hosking's claim the Government has "lost" 700,000 vaccines.03 May 07:21 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandClearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operationsPatients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandMake or break: Kiwi couples kiss and tell on their lockdown lovelifeCheating, dinner dates and daddy daycare duties: did lockdown make or break Kiwi couples.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Three new Covid-19 cases, no additional deathsThere are three new Covid-19 cases today and no additional deaths. One of today's three cases is linked to overseas travel and one to a known case. The origin of another is still under investigation.Watch01 May 01:17 AM
Small BusinessFinancial Times says NZ could be global safe-haven for businesses'If NZ eliminates Covid-19, it will be a better place to do business than New York'.30 Apr 06:42 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Three new Covid-19 cases, no additional deathsThere are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. The number of cases has remained in single digits for 12 days. There are no further deaths.Watch30 Apr 01:13 AM
New ZealandOne in 10 Kiwi Covid-19 cases is a healthcare workerInfections have risen much faster among healthcare workers than the rest of New Zealand.29 Apr 06:35 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Two new Covid-19 cases, no additional casesThere are two new cases of Covid-19 today, made up of one confirmed case and one probable case. It is the eleventh day in a row where case numbers have been in single digits.Watch29 Apr 01:30 AM
New ZealandAlert level 3: McDonald's traffic jams, cafe queues and surf's upWhat Kiwis got up to on the first day of alert level 3.28 Apr 06:22 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Three new cases, no additional deaths, PM - NZ not 'out of the woods yet' Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has been front and centre at the daily Covid-19 briefings.Watch28 Apr 01:15 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Five new Covid-19 cases, death toll now 19There is one more death and five new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The person who died was a woman in her 90s at St Margaret's hospital. She was the 19th person to die from coronavirus-related causes in New Zealand.Watch27 Apr 01:41 AM
Education'School never safer for kids', say infectious disease expertsChildren less susceptible to Covid-19 and lockdown limiting other viruses, say experts.26 Apr 10:53 PM
New ZealandRecord number of Kiwis get the flu jab before winterThe restrictions to receive the jab have lifted - and 700,000 vaccines are available.26 Apr 09:59 PM
New ZealandWhere are New Zealand's Covid-19 clusters?The locations of New Zealand's Level 4 clusters. Video / NZ HeraldWatch26 Apr 08:41 PM
New Zealand'Goodbye, Mum. I love you': Son's diary of mother's last days with Covid-19A son writes of his mother's last days of hope and sorrow as she is lost to Covid-19.26 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandBaby Hiyana's Level 4 Lockdown diaryBaby Hiyana's Level 4 Lockdown diary, created by her parents Krunal and Heny Amin. Video / SuppliedWatch26 Apr 05:00 PM
