The number of Covid-related deaths since the start of the pandemic reaches 973.

Most of us know the awkward feeling of doing a nasal swab. How far away are saliva RATs?

Eloi Rolland's parents remain hopeful their son is still alive.

Phil Twyford is displaying moderate symptoms.

Country has a poor healthcare system and its 26 million people are largely unvaccinated.

Anti-mandate protesters blocked the exit from a community meeting in Palmerston North.

The alarm has been raised over two new offshoots of Omicron.

"Right now, the whole health system just needs more nurses."

The PM has been in isolation since Sunday, May 8.

Bloomfield says only half of NZ's Covid cases are being reported.

Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.

13 May, 2022. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield fronts 1pm Covid-19 press conference. Video / Marty Melville

Construction has the highest rate of suicide of any industry in the country.

First look at the black hole in the centre of our milky way, the occupation that’s been left off the Green List and the British partygate scandal continues in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

America lowers flags to half-mast to note a sobering milestone.

Auckland upswing in Covid-19 cases may signal the start a national climb to a new normal.

The country had held a widely doubted claim of a perfect record keeping the virus out.

An expert has said a rise in cases may be due to people taking fewer precautions.

NZ has just passed a million Covid cases but University of Auckland Senior Lecturer Dr David Welch says the real number of infections could be more than double. Video / NZ Herald

The decision is a "big step forward" in returning to normal travel.

Nurses Organisation puzzled by who the Immigration Minister consulted with.

High vax rate has helped push our cumulative case fatality risk at less than 0.1 per cent.