There are currently 3,896 active cases in isolation in the Pacific country.

Wellington Hospital's ED has been full for more than two thirds of each day since March.

British Columbia's coroner says office received 486 reports of unexpected deaths

Half the Australian population remains in lockdown amid multiple coronavirus outbreaks.

King says it's a "sad day". The Ministry says the request was outside the funding period.

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8 per cent of NZ is vaccinated, we need at least 85 per cent to relax border controls.

Building work coincides with spike in respiratory illnesses to put more pressure on beds.

It comes despite expert advice Māori be prioritised due to the inequitable health system.

Health boards are investigating increasing capacity at Wellington's three hospitals.

Some patient information was published on the dark web after the ransomware attack in May.

As of midnight last night, 149,608 doses of vaccine had been administered across New Zealand, while more than 444,000 New Zealanders had received their second dose.

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says switch to more effective Pfizer vaccine worth it.

Nurse put her young patients at risk by lying about the care she gave to them.

The nature of how it spreads also explains why New Zealand managed to prevent an outbreak.

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Switching to greener diets can help cut emissions, but may also spell higher food bills.

The pause on the travel bubble with New Zealand will be reviewed next week Tuesday.

Wellington will return to alert level 1 from 11.59pm tonight, eight days after a Covid-infected Sydney tourist flew out of the capital. Video / Mark Mitchell

Wellington hospitals are experiencing high demand in their emergency departments.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirms there are no new cases of Covid-19 overnight but encouraged kiwis to remain alert no matter the Alert Level decision. Video / Derek Cheng

'We can't leave the country, people can't come in,' owner James Powditch says.

Movie star wows as she turns the heat up in a sun-kissed picture of herself in a swimsuit.

The device uses magnets to stop people from opening their mouths enough to eat solids.

It comes as pressure mounts over settings around masks, scanning and alert levels.

'Ultimately, he did not have a choice,' jury told as sick man's last days described.

Family wins apology after a three year investigation by HDC.

Researchers say magnetic device could be affordable tool for people battling obesity.