'Situation worse than India': Nation 'staring into Covid abyss'
The Covid-19 crisis is engulfing a mountainous nation of 30 million people.
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Covid-19: No new cases in community or MIQ
The first flights from Sydney are due to touch down again this afternoon.
Govt rules out cannabis amnesty extension for chronically sick
Medicinal cannabis campaigners say the Government's dogmatic approach is "ludicrous".
Money or the jab? High-risk workers miss vaccine appointments - can't afford pay cut
Port workers should get paid breaks to ensure they get the Covid-19 shot, union says.
No new Covid cases in community, 2 in MIQ, NSW bubble to resume tonight
The two new cases in MIQ are from the Philippines and Pakistan.
Vodafone data outage across NZ causes headaches at Covid vaccination centres
Vodafone has reported customers have lost data for some fixed and mobile connections.
No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ
The three new cases in MIQ come from France, the Maldives and Guatemala.
'Scandalous' $35m overspend on vaccine software? Ministry hits back
But IT leaders back Orion Health CEO Ian McCrae in his complaint to the Auditor-General.
Contact of Sydney Covid case in Christchurch MIQ, bubble pause continues
Dr Ashley Bloomfield has defended the snap bubble decision as "the right thing to do".
Covid-19: New Fiji cases included man who flew via Auckland
One of Fiji's new Covid cases is a man who flew via Auckland.
One new Covid-19 case in MIQ, none in the community
Flights from New Zealand have been paused into NSW after a fresh community outbreak.
Sir Mason Durie to advise Govt on Māori Health Authority
It comes after a week of heated debate in Parliament about the authority and its powers.
NSW Premier calls transtasman bubble pause 'an overreaction'
Gladys Berejiklian suggested NZ's response was not proportionate to the risk.
Pause on Sydney travel bubble after Covid cases 'necessary' - Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Sydney authorities continue to monitor the Covid situation there.
Public service salary freeze: Unions fear Aussie exodus of medical staff
Government employees earning over $60,000 will now find it difficult to get a pay rise.
Focus: 300,000 Covid-19 vaccines delivered in NZ
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announces that NZ has surpassed 300,000 vaccines delivered and set new daily records for dosage numbers. Video / Derek Cheng
Three new MIQ Covid cases; 87,000 people have both jabs
Officials will update how many vaccines have been administered in NZ.
Northlanders struggling to get vaccine bookings, busloads of Aucklanders turned away
Busloads of Aucklanders and a couple who flew from the South Island turned away.
Missing babies: Scramble to track down children lost from health system
"Imagine if those babies have disabilities or special needs and we don't know about it".
All Perth-NZ flights grounded; four new MIQ cases; 27 Brisbane arrivals self-isolating
The latest information on New Zealand's Covid-19 situation, case numbers and response.
Customs sacks nine border workers for refusing jab
More than 95 per cent of Customs staff have had first dose of the vaccine.
'Obsolete' IT system at Auckland City Hospital to be scrapped
Integrating the dozens of IT systems across the health system will be a huge challenge.
Covid-19: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble
There have been more than three times as many MIQ failures in NZ than Oz, analysis finds.
She could drop dead at any time: Govt to pay for $470k life-saving US surgery
Shock of news from ministry makes 24-year-old feel 'sick'.
Gisborne port workers refusing Covid vaccine
From midnight tonight all managed isolation and quarantine workers must be vaccinated.
MIQ hotels only two-thirds full after 'lull in arrivals' from transtasman bubble
NZ taxpayers have forked out more than $300 million for MIQ since September 2020.
Covid: 135 border workers miss vaccination deadline
All MIQ workers must have received at least one Covid vaccine dose by midnight tonight.
'It's about prioritising life': Pharmac wish list needs extra $400m
The number and cost of desired extra medicines has been released for the first time.
Dramatic drop in masks on buses - drivers 'challenged'
They are forced to rely on a system of trust to ensure mask rules are maintained.
Perth traveller now in MIQ faces fine or possible jail time
Questions remain over how a Kiwi flew home from Perth when the city was in lockdown.
Focus Live: NZ's Covid-19 vaccine rollout 3% ahead of schedule
New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is three per cent ahead of schedule, except in Northland where a big push to use available vaccine is underway.
'Absolutely flawed': Will doctors visits become free in huge health shakeup?
"I don't think we've fully comprehended how much change is coming," union leader warns.
Covid jab or flu vaccine? 'Confusion and conflicting advice' over what to get first
People will have to wait five weeks between getting the Covid and flu jab.