NZ launches three new clinical trials in pandemic treatment
NZ hospitals hosting three clinical trials exploring potential treatments for Covid-19.
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Anger, depression, anxiety: NZ's 'new normal' after lockdown
Life after lockdown in New Zealand has been analysed in a newly released report.
10th death: Elderly man believed to have died from Covid-19 in Invercargill
Emergency services were called to a house in Kingswell, Invercargill, last night.
Auckland University campuses to stay closed until end of July
Too difficult to open if alert levels continually change, university says.
Mercy flight from Peru brings Kiwis home
Kiwis on board a mercy flight from Peru touched down in Auckland this morning.
NZ needs its own Covid-19 vaccine programme, scientists say
Vaccines made overseas could be hard to source if other countries hoard supplies.
Eight healthcare staff at Auckland's DHBs have Covid-19
The DHBs say none of the eight is thought to have caught the virus at work.
Man's death in Wellington Hospital linked to Bluff wedding Covid-19 cluster
There are 86 cases of Covid-19 linked to the wedding reception in Bluff on March 21.
Some schools could re-open on April 29
What happens to schools when the alert level 4 lockdown ends?
Health officials on alert after 100 South Korea Covid-19 cases relapse
Despite hopes people would build immunity, nearly 100 people have tested positive again.
Passengers 'sneezed on each other' on Ruby Princess cruise that sparked NZ Covid-19 cluster
The vessel berthed in Napier and has led to a cluster of cases in Hawke's Bay.
Police at beaches as surfers continue to defy lockdown
Police are manning a number of beaches to head off lockdown-breaching surfers.
'Wild West': Armed guards protect PPE to get it to NZ
One supplier is bringing 500 tonnes of PPE to New Zealand on five chartered flights.
'I hope you get coronavirus': Cakemaker bullied for trading as essential service
Magnolia Kitchen is deemed an essential business but that hasn't stopped the trolls.
Coronavirus: NZ's current case rates 'what we want to see'
NZ's case rates 'what we want to see at this stage', infectious diseases specialist says.
'He'd stopped breathing - then it was time to really break out of the bubble'
Josh Barraud had to break Covid-19 lockdown rules to help save a man's life.
Scientists to monitor wastewater from Covid-19 cluster areas
ESR scientists will monitor wastewater for any traces of Covid-19.
Crime scene cleaners called in for Covid-19 jobs
Crime scene cleaning experts have been called in to do Covid-19 sanitation services now.
Leave the bags in the boot, say supermarkets
Some supermarkets are asking customers to bag groceries once they're back at the car.
Day 12: Will lockdown be extended?
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives the latest on the Covid-19 lockdown.
Covid-19: Holes in data used to guide critical virus decisions
Claim: Missing pieces in our Covid-19 data puzzle threaten our response.
Coronavirus: Two new infection clusters as cases climb past 1000
There are now 12 significant clusters of Covid-19 in New Zealand and 1039 total cases.
Man arrested after filming himself coughing, sneezing on shoppers
The man has been charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance.
Mates had quiet drinks before lockdown - then found out they had Covid-19
The group of young men in Queenstown got together at a friend's house.
Coronavirus: 'It might be the last time I ever hold his hand'
The family of a dying man is appealing for compassion to see him during Covid-19 lockdown.
Coronavirus: Quarantined travellers allowed home early
One family has "no idea" why they were allowed to fly home before the 14 days were up.
Five arrests as Kiwis flout lockdown rules
A new online form to report breaches is running hot
Coronavirus: 'Testing woefully inadequate' as criteria widened
More people can get tested under new criteria, but doctor says it's still not enough.
Clamp cars to enforce lockdown message, says Dr Lance O'Sullivan
People who don't follow the news may not get the severity of the situation, doctor says.
Nurses abused as NZ hit by flu jab shortage
"A lot of people are abusing nurses because they can't get their flu vaccine."
Coronavirus: Struggling GPs handed financial lifeline
Some general practices had warned they would go out of business this week.
Self-isolating at age 107: 'I had to say - no, you can't go out, Dad' - son
Bob Moorfield, 107, lives alone and is self-isolating alone during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Flu, measles jabs still crucial during lockdown: 'We do not want to see measles coming back'
Vaccination is a priority even during lockdown, immunisation expert says.
NZ's Covid-linked death: If 'quiet' great-grandmother can catch it, 'it's a wake-up call'
Family say Anne Guenole 'barely went anywhere'.