Law passed to allow fourth dose of Pfizer vaccine
About 850,000 of the country's most high-risk people will be eligible.
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17 Covid-related deaths reported today - including a child under 10
Overseas data suggests the country is in for another surge soon.
Editorial: Coming down the Covid Omicron wave
OPINION: Our editorial on the community cases of Covid, and vaccine prospects.
Covid-19: Is NZ about to see a winter 'twindemic'?
Returning flu and a second wave fuelled by new subvariants spell double trouble for NZ.
MIQ hotel contracts cost nearly $800m over 18 months
Hotels earned an average of $1.3 million a month from being MIQ facilities.
Computer glitch: Ministry accidentally tells thousands they have Covid-19
About 6000 people were affected.
Grounded Kiwis: Govt scratching head over costs, appeal
Appealing against Grounded Kiwis decision would be 'nuts', National says.
Covid: 4024 new cases, nine deaths linked to virus
In some hospitals, the flu is now a greater cause of respiratory hospitalisation.
'Not pleasant': Hilary Barry's Covid battle over after Seven Sharp absence
TVNZ presenter reveals fallout after having to skip hosting duties due to Covid.
Covid-19: US opens vaccines to infants and toddlers
The US opened Covid-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Secrets of a WhatsApp group: Five countries, seven different bouts of Covid-19
A group of Kiwi friends around the world started a group chat. Then each got Covid.
Gib crisis: What happened at meeting between Fletcher chiefs and critics
Critics met Fletcher Building bosses to talk about the Gib crisis - with mixed results.
Live: 16 deaths, 4869 new cases; border worker testing to be dropped
Some families are being infected with Covid-19 for the third time.
Focus: Hospitals under 'extreme pressure' as winter ills mount
As hospitals experience "extreme pressure" with "abnormally high" patient presentations, NZ Nurses Organisation co-president Kerri Nuku calls on the Government to act. Video / NZ Herald
Hiding in a truck: Couple to be deported after breaching Covid restrictions
An Indian couple are set to be deported, despite a judge deciding against convicting them.
Derek Cheng: Covid hospital numbers challenge Govt's pro-equity claims
Hospital data reinforces criticism that the Covid response has lacked a pro-equity focus
Watch: Anti-masker records supermarket row with former All Black Eric Rush
'If you can't wear a mask for five minutes don't come here'.
Lights on, empty floors: Auckland's ghost towers
Empty floors in three key office towers make up 45 per cent of CBD vacancies.
5435 new Covid cases, 15 deaths as pre-departure testing is scrapped
From next Tuesday, people travelling to the country will no longer need a negative test.
Should I still take a swab? Travellers pre-departure test questions answered
Can I get a refund on pre-booked tests? And can I fly when sick? Your questions answered.
US moves closer to Covid vaccines for kids under 5
Covid 19 vaccinations for kids under 5 may soon become a reality.
Pre-departure tests into NZ gone on Monday
The Government will scrap pre-departure testing from late Monday night.
Gib crisis: Emergency meeting plea to allow rival products
Builders fight to break Gib maker's near monopoly on approved product.
Auckland families reinfected with Covid for third time
Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust is seeing more families reporting Covid-19 reinfections.
Revealed: PM's national security briefings on Covid misinformation
New documents reveal Covid-19 misinformation now deemed a 'national security' risk.
Seven Sharp's Hilary Barry reveals why she has been off-air
The Seven Sharp presenter has been noticeably absent in recent days.
For its next zero Covid chapter, China turns to mass testing
New York Times: Residents must show negative tests to go shopping or use public services.
Chlöe Swarbrick: Govt has life-changing advice - now it needs willpower
Pandemic has showed us transformative change can be achieved with enough courage.
Explained: Just how will Omicron's reign end?
Omicron's infected half of NZ and is now set to drive a second wave. But what comes next?
Opinion: Another Covid response review, same 'under-prepared' story
OPINION: The ministry should be embarrassed at its basic errors in the testing debacle.
Chris Bishop tests positive for Covid week before his first child is due
'I got quite worried when I tested positive that I'd miss the birth.'
Health Ministry failures revealed in PCR Covid test debacle review
A primary factor in the backlog of tests was due to higher positivity levels.
Fears equity disaster on the horizon as threat of long Covid among Māori emerges
Māori health experts already seeing impact on whānau health and their ability to work.
Ashley Bloomfield says 'encouraging' decrease in cases
Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says there is an 'encouraging' decrease in cases. Video / Mark Mitchell