VideoFocus: 300,000 Covid-19 vaccines delivered in NZCovid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announces that NZ has surpassed 300,000 vaccines delivered and set new daily records for dosage numbers. Video / Derek ChengWatch05 May 02:39 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldBeer? Money? US offers incentives to get vaccinatedNew York Times: Some states are turning to not-so-subtle incentives to get shots in arms.05 May 02:29 AM
New ZealandThree new MIQ Covid cases; 87,000 people have both jabsOfficials will update how many vaccines have been administered in NZ.05 May 01:27 AM
New ZealandMan charged with assaulting Defence Force MIQ workerThe 30-year-old is defending the charge of assault from last month.04 May 11:52 PM
New ZealandCovid-19: 'We don't go out into the community now. If we do, we double mask'Tony and Jan Bellew are doing all they can to get out of India and back home to NZ.04 May 09:39 PM
WorldBiden sets new vaccination goalPresident Joe Biden plans to vaccinate most American adults by July 4.04 May 08:35 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessPfizer reaps hundreds of millions in profits from Covid vaccineNew York Times: Unlike rival manufacturers Pfizer planned to profit on its vaccine.04 May 07:43 PM
New ZealandCustoms worker refused vaccine: 'Why am I out of a job? What was the risk?'Customs worker fired for refusing vaccine says her job never required regular testing.04 May 06:13 PM
PremiumPremiumSmall BusinessHow small businesses are faring a year after Covid set inXero Small Business Index now sits at 122, up from a low of 18 last year.04 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid appeal: 'Crematoriums burning day and night. It's just so unimaginably bad'Esther Ghosh fought to save her brother's life.04 May 05:00 PM
WorldFocus: World Vision worker's fight to save her brotherEsther Ghosh, head of grants acquisition and management for World Vision India in Delhi, fought to save her brother's life. Video / AP / World VisionWatch04 May 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOlympicsAn Olympic dream dashed by a nasal swabNew York Times: In the coronavirus era dreams can vanish without warning.04 May 07:00 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldWhat would it take to vaccinate the whole world? Let's take a lookNew York Times: Poorer countries face the prospect of years of suffering.04 May 06:00 AM
World'This is not going to end soon': Expert's grim prediction for India'If everything goes very well, things will be horrible for the next several weeks.'04 May 04:45 AM
New ZealandNorthlanders struggling to get vaccine bookings, busloads of Aucklanders turned awayBusloads of Aucklanders and a couple who flew from the South Island turned away.04 May 04:34 AM
New ZealandFive wealthy investors granted border exemptions, then residencyAn immigration advisor has questioned why hundreds of others must wait until borders open.04 May 02:45 AM
New ZealandOne new Covid case in MIQThere is one Covid case to report today in managed isolation.04 May 01:15 AM
New ZealandMan who set off MIQ hotel fire alarm discharged without convictionHe briefly escaped the Rydges hotel before being arrested in May 2020.04 May 12:46 AM
New ZealandKiwis snap up Cooks holidays, searches surge by 4000%Kiwis are snapping up holidays to the Cook Islands after the travel bubble announcement.04 May 12:38 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldReaching 'herd immunity' unlikely in the US, experts now believeNew York Times: Variants and vaccine hesitancy will keep the goal out of reach.04 May 12:10 AM
New ZealandSeven NZ High Commission staff in India contract CovidAt least one seriously ill staffer has been treated at the compound.03 May 11:00 PM
TravelTaps turned off at Oktoberfest for second yearBeer tents have been replaced with pop-up Covid test centres in Munich's festival square.03 May 10:32 PM
Travel'Bonnes Vacances' for vaccinated tourists: EU opens upThe world's most popular tourism destinations are ready to welcome international guests.03 May 09:57 PM
VideoFocus: Church leaders in Ōtara playing key role in Covid-19 vaccinationsReverend Dr Featunai Liuaana and other church leaders are playing a key role by engaging their communities and leading the way in getting Covid-19 vaccinations. Video / Dean PurcellWatch03 May 09:00 PM
New ZealandNZ will call for Covid-19 origins to be clear - ArdernThe PM will today join an international panel to discuss disease outbreak preparation.03 May 08:45 PM
New ZealandGovt reveals $1b Budget boost after Covid underspendGrant Robertson sets Covid, children, housing and climate change as priorities.03 May 08:43 PM
New Zealand'Horrible' heart, lung issues: 'Long Covid' sufferer back in hospital five months laterHelena Power is still in hospital suffering from the shocking effects of Covid-19.03 May 08:31 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldAustralia tells its citizens in India: Don't come homeNew York Times: Australia has made it a criminal offence for citizens to enter country.03 May 07:34 PM
New Zealand13 MIQ staff face being sacked for refusing Covid vaccineSince Saturday it has been mandatory to have a jab to work in MIQ.03 May 07:08 PM
WorldPatients 'begging to leave': Inside India's grim Covid wardAs India struggles with Covid, one hospital is so bad its patients are begging to leave.03 May 06:46 PM
WorldFocus: World Vision in India calls for aid in humanitarian crisisMridula Narayan paints a vivid picture of the humanitarian crisis in India as the COVID-19 pandemic grows. Video / AP / World VisionWatch03 May 05:00 PM
WorldCovid ambush: World records devastating numbers in a weekRecords are tumbling day after day as WHO reveals the damaging global heartbreak.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid-19 appeal: 'It's worse than a horror movie'A World Vision worker describes how she feared she might lose her husband.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandIndia Covid-19 appeal: 'We are in a race against time to prevent even more people dying'Franklin Jones, who runs World Vision's response, says the crisis is devastating.03 May 05:00 PM
