Coronavirus

Covid-19: 1544 new cases, 12 deaths

There have been 11,544 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 12 further deaths attributed to Covid-19. Of the new cases, 4717... Read More

Covid update: 11,453 new cases, 18 deaths

There have been 11,453 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 18 further deaths. Of the new cases, were 4811 reinfections. Of... Read More

Covid update: 9100 new cases, 40 deaths

There have been 9100 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week, and 40 further deaths. Of the new cases, were 3813 reinfections. Of the... Read More

Woman refused Covid-19 vaccine, awarded $43,000

A healthcare worker who was let go after failing to comply with the Covid-19 vaccine mandate has been awarded more than $43,000. But the Employment Relations... Read More

Covid-19 update: 13,880 new cases, 79 deaths

There have been 13,880 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, the Ministry of Health has reported. The seven-day rolling average of community cases is 1979... Read More

Does NZ need a bivalent booster?

One year on from when many Kiwis got their first Covid-19 booster vaccine, how is the country's immunity holding up? "It is now around a year since many... Read More

Covid-19 update: Number of cases drops

The Ministry of Health is reporting another drop in the number of Covid-19 cases this week. Over the past week there have been 19,215 new Covid-19 cases and more... Read More

Trial begins for combined Covid-19 and flu vaccine

A Wellington medical company is running a trial of a combined vaccine for both flu and Covid-19. P3 Research managing director Richard Stubbs believes the combined... Read More

Covid-19: XBB.1.5 variant detected in NZ

The XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19, also known as 'Kraken', has been detected in New Zealand, says the Ministry of Health. Whole genome sequencing results... Read More

Covid-19: 21,685 cases reported in the past week

There were 21,685​ new Covid-19 cases reported across the country in the past seven days. As of midnight on Sunday, 422​ people were in hospital with the... Read More

Not testing travelers from China “the right call”

Health experts believe the government's decision not to impose mandatory pre-departure tests for international travellers is the right call. It follows growing... Read More

Baker: Travellers should test negative

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says New Zealand should follow Australia and other countries in implementing a requirement for negative Covid-19 predeparture tests... Read More