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

Māori liaison specialist nurse Patumahoe Leaf-Wright is taking specialty cardiology services to rural and remote communities. Video / Hāpaitia te Hauora Manawa

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.

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

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

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

The coroner has discovered a series of bungles after Ian Bell's early prostate surgery.

More than 70 people have applied for an assisted death, and fewer than 20 have died.

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