New ZealandHealthline helps 170,000 Kiwis with Covid-19 advice in a monthKiwis have flooded health advice lines asking if they've got Covid-19 and seeking help.08 Apr 05:41 AM
New ZealandHealth watchdog finds multiple failures at Waikato DHB hospitalThe hospital should never have carried out the surgery as it wasn't properly equipped.07 Apr 07:33 PM
New ZealandFocus: Spark Arena transformed into food distribution centreFocus: Spark Arena has been transformed by Auckland Council into a food distribution centre for Aucklanders in need due to job losses and financial hardship as a result of Covid-19. Video / RNZWatch07 Apr 03:33 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Coronavirus - 54 new cases, 12 are in hospital, 241 have recovered, 1160 in totalNew Zealand has 54 new coronavirus cases today. The new cases are made up of 32 confirmed cases and 22 probable cases. It brings the total number of cases to 1160.Watch07 Apr 01:09 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 'Under normal circumstances I would sack the Minister' - PM Jacinda ArdernPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government cannot afford massive disruption to the health case system. "He broke the rules, and he needs to pay a price."Watch07 Apr 01:09 AM
New ZealandDr Ashley Bloomfield on what's needed to move areas out of Level 4 lockdownBloomfield said the definition of "coronavirus elimination" was getting down to a small number of cases that can be stamped out with rapid identification, isolation and contact-tracing.Watch07 Apr 12:00 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern on how long the lockdown will lastPM Jacinda Ardern said the four week lockdown allowed health authorities to see where the spread had happened but should have stopped further transmissions. It would be four weeks minimum, she said.Watch06 Apr 04:16 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 67 new cases, 176 have recovered, 13 are in hospital, 1106 in totalNew Zealand has 67 new cases of Covid-19 - bringing the total number of cases to 1106. There are 13 people in hospital including three in ICU, one of whom is critical.Watch06 Apr 01:15 AM
WorldFrontline doctor on how a person can die from coronavirusDr David Hepburn from Royal Gwent Hospital explains how a person can die from coronavirus. Video / Channel 4 NewsWatch05 Apr 06:26 PM
New ZealandFocus Live: Coronavirus - 89 new cases, 2 are in a critical condition, 156 have recoveredThere are 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand, Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. It brings the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 1039.Watch05 Apr 01:22 AM
New ZealandLove in the time of coronavirus: Kiwi couples kiss and tellCheating rules, new couples forced into lockdown together and home honeymoons.04 Apr 10:00 PM
New ZealandWest Auckland liquor stores stop selling spirits during lockdownToo many people were coming from outside West Auckland to buy spirits, trust says.04 Apr 04:55 PM
New ZealandViral sign warning Raglan out-of-towners to stay away from its flour disappearsMysterious disappearance of hit social media sign triggers investigation.04 Apr 08:10 AM
New ZealandHeavy police presence on city beaches one day after swimming bannedAucklanders tempted to flout lockdown laws were met with heavy police presence.04 Apr 06:49 AM
New ZealandNew lockdown laws: What's officially banned (including swimming) and police powersIt's official: Swimming, surfing and hunting are illegal during the lockdown.04 Apr 05:55 AM
New ZealandMan films himself coughing on shoppers in supermarketA man has claimed he was only pranking shoppers, after coughing and sneezing on them.04 Apr 05:01 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Coronavirus - 82 new cases, 127 have recovered, 10 are in hospital, 950 in totalThere are 52 confirmed with 30 probable cases of Covid-19, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. That brings the total number of confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand to 950.Watch04 Apr 12:20 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 25,000 kiwis could die if lockdown ends without vaccineFocus Live: Professor John Edmunds warns that 25,000 kiwis could die if lockdown ends without a vaccine.Watch03 Apr 08:00 AM
New ZealandNorth Shore Hospital converts elective surgery building into Covid-19 unitNorth Shore Hospital has converted an entire elective surgery building into Covid-19 unit to best prepare for an outbreak and also manage those needing urgent or emergency medical care. Video / SuppliedWatch03 Apr 05:00 AM
New ZealandKiwis to find out this week whether lockdown will be extendedCases have levelled off in an early sign the lockdown appears to be working.03 Apr 04:49 AM
New ZealandGerman tourists leave New Zealand on charter flightThe 342-seat Air NZ charter jet has just taken off bound for Frankfurt.03 Apr 01:59 AM
New ZealandAlmost 10 per cent tenants stopped paying rent or left rentals: landlordsHardship for renters and landlords expected to get worse, property investors say.03 Apr 01:36 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 71 new coronavirus cases, 13 are in hospital, 103 have recovered, 868 in totalThere are 71 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. The 71 cases are made up of 49 new confirmed cases and 22 new probable cases. It brings the total to 868 cases in New Zealand since the pandemic began.Watch03 Apr 12:45 AM
New ZealandAuckland cat shot one year after being thrown from moving carAuckland moggy suffers from two horrific acts of human cruelty just one year apart.02 Apr 11:04 PM
New ZealandDo masks help protect you from Covid-19? Wear one if you can, expert saysTop epidemiologist Ben Cowling says health workers should get priority for masks.02 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionCoronavirus: Forget the bleach - stick to washing with soapColumnist and GP Gary Payinda answers questions about looking after yourself.02 Apr 04:00 PM
New ZealandFocus: Inside New Zealand’s first week in Covid-19 lockdown New Zealanders have locked down in a bid to lock out Covid-19. A look back at the country's first week of national lockdown. Video / NZ HeraldWatch02 Apr 06:54 AM
New ZealandThree Auckland healthcare workers contract coronavirusAuthorities say infections likely occurred outside work and hospitals safe to attend.02 Apr 01:50 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 89 new coronavirus cases, 13 are in hospital, 92 have recovered, 797 in total There are 89 new cases of coronavirus in New Zealand - the most recorded in a single day so far, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.Watch02 Apr 01:21 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Too soon to say if lockdown measures are slowing coronavirus transmission - PMArdern said the 61 new cases today seemed "heartening" on the face of it, but she said it was too early to say if the lockdown was slowing transmission. Transmission in the community prior to the lockdown may yet be "rearing its head".Watch01 Apr 02:20 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Coronavirus - 61 new cases, 14 are in hospital, 82 have recovered, 702 in totalThere are 61 new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand. That makes a total of 708 confirmed and probable cases with 14 people in hospital.Watch01 Apr 12:27 AM
New ZealandCoronavirus: Struggling GPs handed financial lifelineSome general practices had warned they would go out of business this week.31 Mar 06:16 PM
New ZealandFlu, measles jabs still crucial during lockdown: 'We do not want to see measles coming back'Vaccination is a priority even during lockdown, immunisation expert says.30 Mar 07:10 PM
New ZealandFocus: Urgent Covid-19 testing station in MatamataMatamata's Redoubt Bar was identified as a super-spreader event and lead to 77 cases, including one death, since mid-March. Video / Alan GibsonWatch30 Mar 05:18 AM
