11:00am Sat 27 Jan, 2024
The latest Covid-19 wastewater figures show a sharp decline over the past two weeks. Surveillance figures from the Institute of Environmental Science and... Read More
07:00pm Tue 09 Jan, 2024
Waning immunity and complacency have contributed to the fifth wave of Covid-19 in New Zealand, an epidemiologist is warning. The current summer wave of Covid-19... Read More
01:00pm Mon 01 Jan, 2024
A vaccine to combat the newer strains of Covid-19 has been approved and will be available to New Zealanders in time for winter 2024. Medsafe has approved... Read More
06:00pm Wed 13 Dec, 2023
Public health officials are recommending that people who are more likely to experience severe Covid-19, such as Māori and Pacific people aged 50 and over, as... Read More
08:00pm Tue 12 Dec, 2023
Hospitals are putting contingency plans into action as the latest Covid wave hits staffing numbers. Wastewater trends show community cases are still rising... Read More
02:00pm Sat 18 Nov, 2023
When 2023 comes to an end, it will have been nearly four years since Covid-19 emerged. Over that time, almost 2.5 million cases have been reported in New... Read More
07:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Experts say New Zealand needs a centre for disease control, also known as CDC, to better prepare for future pandemics. A new paper by scientists from the... Read More
02:00pm Sun 12 Nov, 2023
Te Whatu Ora is urging high-risk people to protect themselves against the latest wave of Covid-19 sweeping the country. Director of Public Health Dr Nick... Read More
08:00pm Wed 01 Nov, 2023
Interim results from New Zealand's Long Covid Registry show support measures are lacking and people are going to work while unwell. The study, conducted... Read More
04:00pm Sun 27 Aug, 2023
A recent published medical study is shining the light on the speculation about the possible long-term effects of New Zealand's Covid-19 elimination strategy... Read More
08:30am Tue 22 Aug, 2023
There have been 3953 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand and a further 12 deaths attributed to the virus over the past week. Of the new cases, 1816... Read More
07:00pm Wed 16 Aug, 2023
The last remaining Covid-19 mandates have been dropped by the government. It is no longer a legal requirement to self isolate for seven days if you test positive... Read More