PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Wily Covid subvariants challenge immunityEDITORIAL: The arrival of Omicron subvariants is troubling.08 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandComputer glitch overcounts today's Covid cases by thousandsMore than 4200 cases were incorrectly added to today's total after a computer glitch.08 Jul 04:51 AM
New ZealandOmicron outbreak: 13,344 Covid cases, 23 deaths; school holiday warningParents are being warned to monitor kids' health over the looming school holidays.08 Jul 01:23 AM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 6 July, 2022 Covid-19 cases back on the rise, more staff hired to fill surge in passport demand and more details revealed of Chicago Independence Day Parade mass shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch05 Jul 07:42 PM
New ZealandFocus: Healthcare & schools under pressure as Covid numbers surgeAnother wave of Covid-19 could be on its way with a new Omicron subvariant seeing case numbers back on the rise. Video / NZ Herald / Ben CumminsWatch05 Jul 01:33 AM
New ZealandCovid-19 expert: 'It's a battle between us and the virus - and the virus is winning''Just like BA.2 took over from BA.1, BA.5 is going to do the same.'04 Jul 07:00 AM
New ZealandCovid: 20 deaths and 6460 new cases as infections continue to riseThe rise comes as the health system feels the pressure from Covid-19 and winter illnesses.02 Jul 12:45 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandIs our rising Covid death toll taking the humanity of the living too?The numbers grow every day. But the names remain unknown.01 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn MacDonaldOpinion: Sockburn killing - The buck stops with you, ministerThe man accused of killing Laisa Waka Tunidau in random attack was in mental health care.01 Jul 02:06 AM
New ZealandWatch: Andrew Little dubs new health system 'beacon towards equity'Health NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace the country's 20 DHBs.01 Jul 12:30 AM
New Zealand'We can be a voice for them': Green MP on 'heartbreaking' surgical mesh claimsMP's promise comes after Herald exposed investigation into claims women harmed by its use.30 Jun 10:54 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExplainer: End of DHBs - what you need to know about new systemThe focus has been on the top end of the planned changes - what about the local level?30 Jun 06:18 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandAndrew Little and Dr Shane Reti on NZ's new health systemHealth NZ and the Māori Health Authority will replace all 20 district health boards.30 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionJohn Tamihere: There's no reason to fear the Māori Health AuthorityThe Māori Health Authority has the right medicine to make Aotearoa a healthier country.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand'I remember waking up screaming': Investigation into claims doctors harmed women with surgical meshEight women say they never gave consent for surgical mesh to be implanted into their body.29 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLive: 7829 new community Covid cases, 15 deaths as vaccine mandates lapseMore than 8000 cases were announced yesterday.29 Jun 01:07 AM
New ZealandInflux of winter illness with second Covid-19 wave on the horizonExpert: 'We can see in the numbers, by every indicator, it's a huge ongoing problem.'28 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandCovid update: 8028 cases, 16 virus-related deaths including young person aged 10-19Health professionals are concerned that the uptake of extra shot will be low.28 Jun 12:30 AM
New Zealand'Over Covid' Officials fear for uptake of second boosterSecond booster - or fourth dose - is now available for everyone aged over 50.27 Jun 07:01 PM
New ZealandLive: 5549 Covid cases, 11 virus-related deathsMore Kiwis will have access to free flu shots and be eligible for a second booster.27 Jun 01:08 AM
New ZealandSix Covid-related deaths and 4429 new cases todayThere were 8638 new community cases & 24 deaths reported yesterday for the past two days.26 Jun 01:16 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Are Kiwis getting complacent over masks?Kiwis outside Auckland were more blase about masks before Covid-19 came to them.25 Jun 11:02 PM
New ZealandLive: 24 Covid deaths and 8638 new cases over past two daysDaily cases have been hovering around 5000 this week; today's cases are two days' worth.25 Jun 12:40 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherThe life of Ashley Bloomfield: Covid comfort and 'cold sweats'Dr Ashley Bloomfield tells of the pressures of being the face of the Covid-19 response.24 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandLive: 12 Covid deaths, 5285 new community cases as Kiwis urged to get flu jabThe number of daily cases has dropped by almost 1000 compared with a week ago.23 Jun 01:00 AM
New ZealandPlan ahead for the long weekend: Health ministry, Waka Kotahi urge people to be prepared'You may not make a mistake but somebody else might.'22 Jun 06:00 AM
PoliticsCovid: 5499 new cases, 18 deaths; Govt can't rule out future lockdowns'Each variant has had different characteristics,' says Ayesha Verrall.22 Jun 01:08 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Ayesha Verrall, Ashley Bloomfield host Covid updateNew Covid-19 Response Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall said alongside Director-General of Health Dr Ashely Bloomfield that lockdowns and border closures would still be a last resort. Video / Mark MitchellWatch21 Jun 11:19 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 22 June, 2022 Apology for stranded pregnant Kiwis during lockdown, fourth Covid vaccine dose passes into law and trains in the UK grind to a halt with strike action in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch21 Jun 07:29 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandOrgan Transplant: Demand for life-saving organs far outstrips supplyOrgan donation can only be consented to by a deceased's family, not your driver's licence.21 Jun 06:00 PM
New ZealandNorthland's 'tooth fairy' continues long wait for court hearingFive days of court time needed for Northland's "tooth fairy" case involving 20 witnesses21 Jun 05:00 PM
New Zealand17 Covid-related deaths reported today - including a child under 10Overseas data suggests the country is in for another surge soon.21 Jun 01:23 AM
New ZealandCovid: 4024 new cases, nine deaths linked to virusIn some hospitals, the flu is now a greater cause of respiratory hospitalisation.20 Jun 01:22 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSunny Kaushal: Vaping is running rings around cigarettesOPINION: Dairy and business owners' group defends sales of vaping products.19 Jun 05:00 PM
