New ZealandGovernment secures 60,000 supply of Covid-19 treatment pillEarly trials show molnupiravir greatly reduces hospitalisations and deaths from Covid-19.10 Oct 04:00 PM
OpinionMike YardleyMike Yardley: South Island should be sealed off from the NorthOPINION: Delta will reach the South, but why give it an early invitation?08 Oct 05:00 PM
PoliticsMental health staff providing just 2 sessions a dayStaff working for the Government's mental health service only delivering 2 sessions a day.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Signs of hope as vaccine rollout gets turbo-chargedOPINION: There is new urgency in the effort to inoculate NZers amid the Delta outbreak.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PoliticsCovid vaccine boosters: Govt has ample supply. Evidence suggests they help. Why not do this?In November, 40,000 border workers and family will be six months past their second shot.08 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandDerek Cheng: Level 3 in Northland until Xmas? It's a very real possibilityReluctance to co-operate with authorities has also made the Auckland outbreak complex.08 Oct 08:00 AM
New ZealandLive: 'Every Northlander needs to stay home' - region to level 3 after Auckland woman with Covid visitedChris Hipkins announces Northland to move into level 3 tonight, at least until Tuesday.08 Oct 04:50 AM
Business'Progress', but no timeline for rapid testing pilotGovernment claims "progress" on rapid testing, but still no details of business pilot.08 Oct 04:30 AM
BusinessWage subsidy payments: Fewer big names; travel and tourism top listSome large companies which got the subsidy last year are absent from the latest payouts.08 Oct 04:03 AM
New ZealandWhen to get the second dose of the Pfizer vaccinePeople are advised to consider a 3-week gap between vaccine doses, rather than 6 weeks.08 Oct 12:53 AM
New ZealandWhānau Ora goes to court demanding contact info for all Māori without both Covid jabsThe organisation says it already has the info, but it would take months to extract.08 Oct 12:49 AM
New ZealandRule-busting rallies: 'Perfect storm' as more mass protests planned for Auckland, HamiltonDespite two people appearing in court next week, more gatherings are planned around NZ.08 Oct 12:38 AM
PoliticsEmployers should be able to require full vax without being sued, David Seymour saysSeymour says Govt is too slow to give certainty to businesses worried about being sued.08 Oct 12:22 AM
New ZealandRhythm and Alps festival-goers must be vaccinatedOrganisers are urging festival-goers to get vaccinated now, not in December.07 Oct 08:51 PM
PoliticsLive: 'Holding our breath' - Covid case in Northland; lowest Auckland vax areas revealed; Taranaki checkpoints set upLeading researcher on Māori vaccination rates: 'A very serious situation akin to 1918.'07 Oct 07:28 PM
New ZealandLive: 29 new cases, Waikato boundary extended south from tonightThe Government will today outline where rapid antigen testing will be used07 Oct 05:05 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness ReportsMood of the Boardroom: Seymour rises to the challengeThe Act leader is seen by many respondents as de facto Leader of the Opposition.07 Oct 04:30 AM
PremiumPremiumBusiness ReportsMood of the Boardroom: Labour's stars take a tumbleMany Ministers have been out of the public eye during the various lockdowns.07 Oct 04:20 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandEditorial: The Govt has thrown regional NZ a Level 2 hospital passEDITORIAL: Thousands of people are technically allowed to cram into stadiums. Technically.07 Oct 02:19 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandWaiheke Islanders divided over border that shuts out AucklandersKeep the virus out and vulnerable people safe, says one local ... but not everyone agrees.06 Oct 09:54 PM
PremiumPremiumEducationNorthland principals encourage teachers to get vaccinatedNorthland principals ask for more clarity around tougher rules for unvaccinated teachers.06 Oct 04:30 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: It looks like Jacinda Ardern has waved the white flag to Delta - but she hasn'tWhy Auckland - and everywhere - should brace for the possibility of level 3 til Xmas.06 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsThomas Coughlan: No return to 'normal' but could National gain ground?As political debate moves to gangs and excessive spending, National finally has a chance.06 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusiness ReportsMood of the Boardroom: Judith Collins has 'lost sight' of issuesNational's Judith Collins is failing to hit the mark as Opposition leader.06 Oct 03:59 PM
Business Reports'We need to set a date for border re-opening'The world lives with other infectious diseases and people choose to be vaccinated.06 Oct 03:59 PM
Business ReportsMood of the Boardroom: 'The only certain thing is uncertainty'The post-Covid world is not going to look like it was in 2019.06 Oct 03:59 PM
New ZealandGovt granted Mongrel Mob life member Harry Tam essential workers exemptionHe's the second mob boss to be granted an essential workers exemption to come to Auckland.06 Oct 02:36 AM
New ZealandStadiums and other events to reopen to unlimited fans under level 2 rule changePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office has confirmed the change to Hawke's Bay Today.05 Oct 10:54 PM
PoliticsWhat is and isn't allowed? Level 3 step 1 rules for AucklandDon't use a bathroom in a private residence that isn't your own. Public toilets are okay.05 Oct 10:27 PM
New ZealandNot a single Māori Crown prosecutor in Christchurch, Gisborne, WhanganuiChristchurch, Gisborne, Whanganui crown solicitor firms have no Māori Crown prosecutors.05 Oct 07:38 PM
New ZealandPM defends essential worker exemption for Mob bossSonny Fatupaito, the Mongrel Mob's Waikato chapter president, was given the exemption.05 Oct 07:15 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessCommercial rent relief changes driven by anecdotal discussions with lawyersChanges to Property Law Act go significantly further than abandoned 2020 proposals.05 Oct 04:50 AM
Politics3 years from law change to market: Industry's first NZ-made cannabis medicines available from Thursday'It is the dawn of a new era for medicinal cannabis in New Zealand.'05 Oct 04:12 AM
PremiumPremiumPoliticsDerek Cheng: PM's gamble puts young Māori, Pasifika on the Delta frontlineHas the Prime Minister thrown young Māori to the front of the Delta queue?04 Oct 04:00 PM