The Government gears up for a winter Covid peak, concern about the effects of alcohol on mental health and why the economy might be able to avoid a recession in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Expert warns that complacency could mean even more Covid hospitalisations.

Professor Michael Baker says monkeypox is 'nothing like Covid-19' and has 'good outcomes'.

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 Herald

Another 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 Cummins

Sally Walker's insides were so badly damaged by surgical mesh that she was forced to get her bladder removed and her vagina sewn closed. Video / Dean Purcell

Doctors wait 'with bated breath' to see impact of DHB shakeup

Workers are burnt out, working double shifts and moving to Australia for better pay.

New 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 Mitchell

Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says there is an 'encouraging' decrease in cases. Video / Mark Mitchell

Coroner says baby's death eight hours after birth "utterly tragic".

All Black sidesteps Court appearance, how builders are working around the GIB shortage and the Government gets called out for spending too much in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

What’s on Jacinda Ardern’s agenda ahead of a chat with the Aussie Prime Minister, could we see a second Covid booster? And fire in Auckland’s second tallest tower in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Health Minister Andrew Little said Pharmac in future will have more focus on improving the health of Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled people. Video / Mark Mitchell

The boy's mother says she could have lost her son if she didn't go privately.

Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.

13 May, 2022. Director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield fronts 1pm Covid-19 press conference. Video / Marty Melville

NZ has just passed a million Covid cases but University of Auckland Senior Lecturer Dr David Welch says the real number of infections could be more than double. Video / NZ Herald

Andrew Little announces the Government’s plan to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by Covid-19. Video / Supplied

Music festival aims to help whānau get over the Covid blues.

Women, trans, inter-sex and non-binary people are slipping through the cracks.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield is stepping down as Director-General of Health. Video / NZ Herald

As the new XE Covid variant spreads overseas, Dr David Welch explains how variants evolve and why it's too soon to be concerned. Video / NZ Herald / AP

Medical treatment injury claims lodged with ACC tally 139,000 over 10 years.

As the booster and child vaccine rates slow across NZ, Northern Region Health Coordination Centre's clinical director Dr Anthony Jordan and Starship paediatrician Emma Best explain why even after Covid infection, vaccinations are critical. Video / NZ Herald

The ex-worker also allegedly disclosed confidential information to an IT firm.

Health Minister Andrew Little fonts questions around reports Middlemore Hospital was leaking during Monday’s downpour. Video / NZ Herald

A patient developed prostate cancer after doctors failed to follow prescribed procedures.

Hospital pressure puts lives in danger, Wellington's fluoridation woes investigated and the search for survivors begins after bombing in Mariupol in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Auckland nurses get a cash reward, Parliament passes abortion law reform and Ukraine's president’s plea for support in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald