
Surgeries cancelled, delays widespread
Drastic measures at public hospitals as winter ills combine with a spike in Covid cases.
Drastic measures at public hospitals as winter ills combine with a spike in Covid cases.
MSD targets more for prosecution while the SFO continues to investigate the big fish.
NZ is now among more than 50 countries to record monkeypox. Here's what you need to know.
Cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been rising as the BA.5 strain gains ground.
The Act leader has released the party's first 100 days plan.
This Omicron wave is likely to cause more hospitalisations and deaths than the first. Why?
A surge in Covid and illness has brought fresh warnings from experts.
OPINION: Our editorial on rising cases of Covid and what might just slow it down.
Yesterday a computer glitch caused case numbers to be overcounted by more than 4000.
Hospitals are battling a perfect storm of Covid and resurgent winter bugs. What are they?
More than 4200 cases were incorrectly added to today's total after a computer glitch.
The HMNZS Te Mana left to get an upgrade in Canada three years ago.
UN officials have called on better-resourced countries to help tackle the ongoing pandemic by assisting vaccination efforts globally. Video / AP
The discussion between the two leaders has reflected a 'reset' in relations.
New mutations including most contagious yet are causing infection numbers to explode.
Two-thirds of reinfections have happened between 1-3 months after a first infection.
How bad do things have to become for the alert levels to change?
BA.1, BA.2, BA.5 and now BA.2.75. Why have there been so many Omicron subvariants?
Why the PM wants to avoid going back to the red setting.
Past fortnight has seen a 'significant increase' in Covid cases and the flu.
Covid-19 cases back on the rise, more staff hired to fill surge in passport demand and more details revealed of Chicago Independence Day Parade mass shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'Range of measures' being considered include interventions from 2020 and 2021.
'I certainly won't rule out going back into red within the next few weeks,' expert says.
New Zealand is sending a medical team and supplies to Niue to help with Covid-19 response.
A new Omicron subvariant has been detected in New Zealand for the first time.
There are 9629 new community cases of Covid-19, up by more than 3000 from yesterday.
Schools across the country are struggling to find enough staff amid the latest wave.
There were almost 6500 cases yesterday.
Another wave of Covid-19 could be on its way with a new Omicron subvariant seeing case numbers back on the rise. Video / NZ Herald / Ben Cummins