WorldIndia's media turns on Govt as Covid brings nation to its kneesPM Narendra Modi had cultivated an aura of near invincibility. Covid has smashed it.28 Apr 03:21 AM
Travel52 passengers test positive for Covid on Indian flightDozens of passengers tested positive on arrival, following negative results in Delhi.27 Apr 11:45 PM
World'Massacre of data': India accused of hiding staggering Covid tollCrematorium worker says he's been told to write 'sickness' rather than 'Covid' on records.27 Apr 10:35 PM
New ZealandTrampers' performed CPR for hours on dying Kiwi in Indian mountainsJanet Nye died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a trek in the mountains.27 Apr 10:21 PM
WorldOverworked, underpaid and neglected - Med students in India sufferingMedical students in India have been over worked, under paid & exposed heavily to the virus27 Apr 10:20 PM
New ZealandEpsom double homicide: Ongoing mental health issuesHealth experts say another six weeks needed before next steps in homicide case.27 Apr 09:48 PM
PremiumPremiumWorld'This is a catastrophe': In India, illness is everywhereNew York Times: The wealthy can pad the blow of many crises. But this time it's different.27 Apr 08:03 PM
New ZealandTo catch a serial killer: 'Absolutely gripping' - real-life hero of Netflix show lives in NZThe Serpent diplomat: 'I'd seen people dead before but... not in that manner.'27 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCase to be made to Govt for pilot studentsVisas for overseas pilot students could be a lifesaver for Whanganui's flight school.27 Apr 05:00 PM
New Zealand'Horrible': Kiwis stuck in Covid-ravaged India face new homecoming hurdles'You have to take it one day at a time.'27 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandWestern Australia rejoins transtasman bubble following three-day lockdownNew Zealand suspended travel to and from Perth after the city went into lockdown.27 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldFrance sending ICU gear, oxygen generators to IndiaFirst aid shipment expected to leave France later this week.27 Apr 08:37 AM
TravelIndia's wealthy flee country's outbreak on private jetsWealthy people are paying tens of thousands of dollars to fly out of India.27 Apr 07:11 AM
WorldCovid: Australia bans flights to and from India until May 15Pressure had been growing on the PM to tighten Australia's borders.27 Apr 04:47 AM
PremiumPremiumWorldAmid second virus wave, the world responds to India's distress callNew York Times: But it likely won't be enough to stop the unfolding catastrophe.27 Apr 01:45 AM
New ZealandBubble breach: Perth lockdown traveller made it to NZ; 8 new cases in MIQTraveller from Perth self-isolating after trip during lockdown there via Sydney.27 Apr 01:40 AM
WorldCovid: India's cities are under siege - now its rural areas are in the firing lineCity lockdowns send thousands of migrant workers - some infected - back to their villages.26 Apr 11:35 PM
WorldAustralia poised to copy NZ's India travel banScott Morrison is under pressure to lock down Australia's borders with India.26 Apr 11:24 PM
New ZealandDeputy PM on Covid crisis: 'Our heart goes out to the people in India'New Zealand is poised to help India, where Covid-19 is starting to cripple the country.26 Apr 10:26 PM
PremiumPremiumWorldIndia's fashion artisans face 'extreme distress' in pandemicNew York Times: Working conditions have long been an issue. Now many have no job at all.26 Apr 10:02 PM
WorldWorrying side-effect of India crisisCritics sound alarm bells for the public as India's brutal second wave of Covid-19 hits.26 Apr 07:09 PM
WorldSOS messages, panic as virus breaks India's health systemIndia has set another record for daily Covid infections for a fifth day in a row.26 Apr 06:06 PM
WorldIndia's Covid nightmare: Families forced to keep their dead at home"It looked nothing less than a war zone," says a local of New Delhi's biggest cemetery.25 Apr 08:54 PM
WorldIndian variant now most imported form of CovidIt is feared the Indian variant contains mutations which could bypass immunity.23 Apr 09:37 PM
WorldIndian hospitals turn away Covid patients as oxygen shortage worsensCoronavirus patients are dying outside hospitals in Delhi as they wait for oxygen.23 Apr 09:24 PM
New ZealandPerth declared 'red zone', all NZ-WA travel stoppedTravel bubble trouble between NZ and Western Australia after community cases.23 Apr 05:50 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: How the Govt opened the transtasman bubble without raising riskA travel bubble freed up 1300 MIQ rooms - how the Govt closed the door on Covid risk.23 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldFire kills 13 Covid-19 patients in hospital in western IndiaAn extreme surge in coronavirus infections leaves India short of medical care and oxygen.23 Apr 06:12 AM
New ZealandNZ permanent residents from four high risk countries blocked from direct travel to NZThe changes will see about 140 fewer passengers a week arriving from India22 Apr 11:45 PM
World'There's no oxygen left': India's war for supplies as nation breaks global Covid recordOxygen cylinders being sold on the black market, police ordered to escort every delivery.22 Apr 09:30 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDeadlock over allowing Indian flight school students into WhanganuiMPs consulted over government exemption needed to let in Indian students22 Apr 05:00 PM
WorldIndia reports global record of 314k new coronavirus casesGrim surge sends more and more sick people into India's fragile health care system.22 Apr 05:13 AM
WorldBodies burning 'day and night': Grim clue of hidden Covid-19 death tollCrematorium workers say bodies are being burned all night but something doesn't add up.21 Apr 06:16 PM
World'No place for you': India's hospitals buckle amid virus surgeTests are delayed. Medical oxygen is scarce. Hospitals are understaffed and overflowing.20 Apr 08:36 PM