New ZealandNew Zealand's Covid R value among highest in the world, model showsNew Zealand is one of a handful of countries seeing an Omicron surge.26 Feb 05:34 PM
New ZealandNZ's total infections likely much higher than confirmed case numbers – here's whyNZ's confirmed Covid cases likely to be just a fraction of the total.25 Feb 05:00 AM
New Zealand'You are not helping': Fact-checking Winston Peters on masks'Any mask is better than no mask,' expert says after Peters goes maskless amid protesters.23 Feb 04:00 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Demystifying maths behind Covid vaccination status and hospitalisationWhat do we know about hospitalisations and vaccination status in NZ at this point?22 Feb 06:00 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Why Kiwis can't lose faith in our experts nowThe protest besieging Parliament doesn't point to widespread falling-out with experts.20 Feb 03:39 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Experts dismiss Seymour's claim vax rate making 'little difference'Experts refute Act leader's argument that vax rates are making 'little difference'.19 Feb 11:35 PM
New ZealandSouth Auckland GPs call for new anti-viral drugsAlmost 50 per cent of all current Covid-19 cases in NZ are in Counties Manukau district.19 Feb 05:58 PM
PremiumPremiumRetailBureaucratic red tape blamed for lack of RATs for small businessesGetting approval to import a rapid antigen test is easier said than done.18 Feb 03:54 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 Omicron's 'cousin' B.A2 swiftly on the rise in NZThe Omicron subtype BA.2 is spreading in NZ - so what does that mean for Kiwis?18 Feb 02:35 AM
New ZealandDouble trouble? Delta rates 'holding steady' amid Omicron surgeDelta still lurks amid the Omicron wave, with worries it'll keep driving hospitalisations.17 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: How Omicron has stripped away one of NZ's trustiest pandemic toolsLabs face bottleneck as new variant makes batch processing of samples problematic.17 Feb 02:57 AM
PoliticsScience Digest: Conversion therapy survivor on hopes for the futurePaul Stevens, a conversion therapy survivor reveals his hopes for the future now that the bill has passed. Video / NZ HeraldWatch17 Feb 01:20 AM
PoliticsSurvivor reveals the realities of conversion therapy as practice is bannedSome parents need to apologise to their children, says doctor.17 Feb 12:14 AM
New ZealandCovid positivity rate jumps as New Zealand reports record new cases'Something is definitely changing.'16 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOmicron wave: Experts predict what happens nextWith NZ now into phase 2, what can we expect for the rest of this Omicron outbreak?15 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPossible link between paracetamol in pregnancy and childhood depressionObesity, smoking, and stress are also factors.14 Feb 05:01 AM
New Zealand810 new cases: Big Omicron spike moves NZ closer to Phase 2Positive cases jumped to 810 today - almost twice the previous day's total.13 Feb 01:59 AM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Outbreak highlights limitations of rapid testsEDITORIAL: The debate around rapid antigen tests is occurring amid failures in Melbourne.12 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandOne in 10 seriously sick with Covid experience long-term symptomsPhysios calling on the Government to put more resource into caring for people suffering.11 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDespite Govt denials, testing companies tell customers Govt taking RATs stockRapid antigen test companies have emailed clients saying the Govt is taking their stock.11 Feb 05:16 AM
New Zealand'Significant strain': New Omicron modelling predicts hit on health systemDaily hospital admissions could range from 200 to 800.08 Feb 01:00 AM
New ZealandFather contracts Covid. A year later he dies for three minutes in diving accidentHe caught Covid after a 30-second hug. A year later he nearly died in drowning accident.07 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandNew cancer research programme uses genomic profiling that can give patients a second chanceCancer patients who have exhausted other treatment options can get another chance.06 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: Why Kiwis can adapt to NZ's new normalKiwis bounced back from 2020's pandemic anxiety - and we can do it again, expert says.06 Feb 01:13 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandEx-MP and Covid theories: The cost of a 'treacherous political rabbit hole'Former National MP Matt King on why he won't 'sell my soul to the devil'.04 Feb 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCovid-19: Five ways NZ can tackle the Omicron waveWhat should NZ be doing before the Omicron wave hits? Experts single out five focus areas.04 Feb 04:00 PM
WorldA different Covid-19 vaccine debate - do we need new ones?Omicron has many wondering if they will need boosters every few months or a new vaccine.04 Feb 05:53 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: What can NZ learn from Australia's Omicron wave?NZ hospitals should prepare for "worst-case" scenario of 1500 daily cases, experts say.03 Feb 10:50 PM
New ZealandBooster change gives NZ bigger head-start against Omicron - expertsExperts welcome "pragmatic" Govt call to make booster available to a million more Kiwis.02 Feb 01:36 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldThe planet-saving plan to bring the woolly mammoth back from the deadTimes: 'Our goal isn't just to bring back functional mammoths but to rewild the Arctic.'01 Feb 09:05 PM
PremiumPremiumTechnologyMath that helped solve Fermat's theorem now safeguards the digital worldNew York Times: The mathematicians also devised powerful forms of end-to-end encryption.01 Feb 07:40 PM
New ZealandCritical worker RATs rollout faces 'accessibility issues': expertIt has been announced 36 million extra rapid antigen test kits have been secured.01 Feb 05:30 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplained: What NZ can expect from new Omicron subvariantIt's expected to soon become the main type of Omicron spreading in NZ. So what is BA.2?01 Feb 04:56 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCan NZ get boosted before Omicron peak hits? Race is onOmicron cases are soon expected to take off - but there's hope we can boost NZ in time.31 Jan 04:00 PM
