Auckland DHB doing only acute operations or planned surgery that cannot wait.

"What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, I had to experience it alone..."

The seven-day daily average for deaths is now 15.

Hospitals nationally are resorting to cash rewards to get staff to pick up night shifts.

The person in their 20s who died was NZ's second youngest Covid-related death.

Nurse says incentive payment has not fixed Auckland's dire hospital staffing shortage.

'We are so short staffed in every department that management are working on the floor.'

Time is ticking for DHB board members who won't be needed come July 1.

Plans are underway to allow Covid-positive staff to treat Covid patients.

Experts say the country is on track to seeing 10,000 cases a day by mid-March.

A father says his daughter caught Covid-19 from a nurse at the hospital.

Cancer patients who have exhausted other treatment options can get another chance.

As at January 24, 175 patients were on the wait list for heart surgery at Auckland City.

Health spokesman says DHBs still missing agreed deadline to improve safe staffing.

"What do we do here because our families are being caught in the middle."

All three Auckland DHBs have hit 90 per cent vaccination among the Pacific community.

"Business as usual is not enough to remedy or impact the current situation."

Fire engineers lack clear design rules and guidelines for hospitals and care homes.

The two other Auckland DHBs aren't far behind.

Cases continue to emerge across the North Island.

The family of Dr Suliana Pasi spoke exclusively to the Weekend Herald.

The current outbreak disproportionately affects Māori, who make up 42 per cent of cases.

Warnings about the ability of public hospitals to cope with Covid-19 are escalating.

How many staff have been stood down at your DHB?

Five per cent of health workers holding out a few days before the no jab no job deadline.

National MP Chris Bishop called it "the stupidest idea I've ever heard".