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

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

Dr Ashley Bloomfield appears before the Health Select Committee and reveals Auckland's peak in Covid-19 case numbers could be known within days. Video / Parliament TV

The Government has announced New Zealand will move to phase 3 at 11.59pm tonight.

Court rules woman suffered mental injury because of physical injuries from surgery.

Former hospital worker who kept patient records as proof of bullying fails high court bid

All you need to know about the new mask-wearing protocol as Omicron cases increase and the country settles into the orange setting of the traffic light system. Video / NZ Herald

OPINION: Government's big plan will change everything and nothing.

A new vaccination centre opens in Auckland's Westgate Tuesday morning to meet the demand for boosters and child jabs. Video / NZ Herald

Zane Wedding thought he had water in his ear. Then it started 'moving around'.

Parents Mark and Lisa Gallagher lost their daughter Letitia to meningococcal C in 2012. Video / Ministry of Health

New Zealand's MIQ system is back under the microscope as Omicron cases emerge on our shores. Video / NZ Herald

Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris on reaching 90 per cent, why we shouldn't stop now and the importance of boosters in the wake of Omicron. Video / NZ Herald

PM Jacinda Ardern says the Government is keeping a close eye on Omicron but is still going ahead with all reconnection plans for now. Video / Mark Mitchell

Aucklanders are celebrating their freedoms with community cricket and cafe breakfasts.

Chris Hipkins says getting used to the new system will take time.

There are now 79 people in hospital, including nine in intensive care.

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

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has released its first half result.

Greencross and PEP have withdrawn from a deal to buy Tamaki Health.

Daughter says her dad died painfully at home after being told his symptoms were normal.