The pandemic has given residents of port towns another reason to head for home when flocks of cruise ship passengers disembark en masse. Even before the advent... Read More

The government has confirmed the groups of frontline workers to receive a Covid-19 Response Recognition Award, a specific acknowledgement of the service given... Read More

A child under the age of 10 has died with Covid-19 and a further 32,010​ new cases have been reported across New Zealand in the week before Christmas. This... Read More

Emergency department staff fear being swamped over summer as increasing numbers of patients show up with Covid-19, as well as alcohol and drug-related illnesses. Tuesday's... Read More

Thousands of people will be cancelling their Christmas Day plans thanks to the invisible grinch, Covid-19. Leading epidemiologist Michael Baker estimates 85,000... Read More

Doctors in holiday hot spots are issuing a plea for visitors to prepare for the possibility they could get Covid-19 while away, as general practices and pharmacies... Read More

There have been 42,740 new cases of Covid-19 and 64 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health has announced. There were also... Read More

It looks set to be a not-so-merry Covidy Christmas for many people, with one modeller warning one-in-20 could be infected during the height of the festive season. However,... Read More

Covid-19 booster rates are flatlining, even as case numbers surge in the country's third wave. Only 43 per cent of people over 50 have had a second booster,... Read More

Covid-19 is killing three times as many New Zealanders as influenza does in a typical year. University of Otago epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says while... Read More

There have been 40,098 new cases of Covid-19 and 35 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says. There were also a total of... Read More

Starship specialists have described an appointment with the parents of a baby at the centre of a court dispute that was hijacked by one of their support people... Read More