'Nervous': Aged care residents expect spike in visitors
Some seniors are feeling nervous ahead of an anticipated spike in visitors .
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromMinistry of Health
Northland Covid-19 case travelled to Wellington, Rotorua
The flights have been identified as exposure events and contacts have been identified.
Consulting bill soars for Government's big health rethink
Consultants the main beneficiaries of the Government's big health system rethink so far.
Exclusive: 'Not out of the woods' - Sir Brian Roche on the risks over summer
Sir Brian Roche on future challenges: 'On the face of it, the system is all ready to go."
Rhythm and Vines postponed to Easter Weekend
After weeks of speculation, ticketholders finally have answers.
70,000 New Zealanders to be given temporary exemption from the My Vaccine Pass
A 12-year-old was told she couldn't get the vaccine pass because she wasn't on the record.
Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.
Wellington Airport listed four times as Covid-19 location of interest
The case is understood to be a member of the public who travelled through the airport.
Primary school student at Whenuapai School in West Auckland tests positive
Health teams are still trying to work out if the student was infectious while at school.
Waikato DHB cyberattack: MoH investigation still to get under way
Independent review into crippling IT hack won't start until the end of the year.
Officials urged to move faster on vaccinating children
Current timelines mean schools are due to open next year before children are protected.
Covid takes health toll but smoking drops
While people are generally healthy, the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on adults.
'They let gang members in': Anger as woman blocked from attending online funeral with family
The Ministry of Health is not applying the rules consistently, says her brother.
Coroner investigating man's death 12 days after vaccine
Rory James Nairn, 26, died at the home he shared with his fiancee.
Focus Live: 146 new Covid-19 cases, Omicron ‘not a cause for panic’
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says that the Omicron variant is "not a cause for panic" as NZ experts track its impact overseas. Video / Pool
Covid case visited Nelson's 'best brothel', sports bar
Region now has three confirmed Covid cases.
Childhood vaccines: Report calls for urgent changes to protect Māori children from 'lethal' diseases
"Business as usual is not enough to remedy or impact the current situation."
134 new cases as protesters heckle PM; Covid spreads near Nelson
New Zealand moves into the new traffic light system from Friday.
Govt cash to support rangatahi Māori hit by Covid
Nine providers get funding to support Northland rangatahi Māori affected by Covid-19
182 Covid cases as Govt makes traffic light call; Positive case near Nelson
The decision will come as a new variant of Covid-19 gets closer to our doorstep.
Focus Live: PM Jacinda Ardern reveals traffic light settings for each region
November 29 2021 Most of the upper North Island - including Auckland - will go straight into the red level under the new traffic light system from Friday, while the whole of the South Island will go to the less restrictive orange.
CCDHB reaches 90 per cent fully vaccinated, second DHB in the country
The news was revealed hours before the government's traffic light announcement.
Border protections will 'buy us time' as Omicron spreads - Expert
Scientists are currently studying Omicron to see if it poses a bigger threat than Delta.
Northland home-based childcare providers fear closing business as vaccine mandate bites in
Private home-based care won't have government funding or safety checks.
Opinion | Why we have sewage in hospital walls
OPINION: Kathy Spencer identifies the culprit and puts her case for a solution.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Sunday 28th November Wrap
November 28 2021 There were 144 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and another person has died of the virus.
144 new cases, another death; positive cases in Hawke's Bay and child in Canterbury
The child at the centre of the Canterbury case flew into Auckland from Doha.
Hawke's Bay DHB confirms positive community case
A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in Hawke's Bay.
Pharmacies to print My Vaccine Pass hard copies
People who can't get their vaccine pass online can get printouts of the pass for free.
Covid-19 cases continue to plateau, but new, more infectious virus variant sparks concern
Most new cases are still in Auckland, where another person has succumbed to the virus.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Saturday 27th November Wrap
November 27 2021 There were 145 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - 127 were in Auckland, 13 in the Waikato, four in the Bay of Plenty and one in Canterbury. A person has also died of the virus.
West Auckland primary student tests positive to Covid, schools happy with protocols
The child was infectious at Marina View School in West Harbour from Wednesday, Nov 24.
South Auckland GPs facing 'burnout' monitoring Covid patients
GPs say they are struggling to cope with Covid-positive patients self-isolating at home.
A new era for the Covid response - The weak points and reasons for optimism and dread
How far the virus will spread this summer may come down to how the unvaccinated behave.