Ten deaths, 18,514 new Covid cases, 939 people in hospital
This takes the death toll of publicly reported Covid-related deaths to 166.
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The All Black legend wants mental health to be a school subject like reading or maths.
'Children and young people' dominating Omicron cases in South Auckland
Dr Matire Harwood is seeing a rapid rise in positive results in young people.
'You are not helping': Fact-checking Winston Peters on masks
'Any mask is better than no mask,' expert says after Peters goes maskless amid protesters.
How Tūhoe researcher overcame setbacks to lead NZ's biggest study of children
Sarah-Jane Paine is the new research director of Growing Up in New Zealand.
Possible link between paracetamol in pregnancy and childhood depression
Obesity, smoking, and stress are also factors.
Live: 1000 daily cases this week, NZ set for Phase 2 Omicron fight
Phase 2 will mean shorter isolation periods and more rapid antigen testing.
810 new cases: Big Omicron spike moves NZ closer to Phase 2
Positive cases jumped to 810 today - almost twice the previous day's total.
Racism stopping young Asians from seeking health care: study
Lovely Dizon has come across doctors who did not believe her.
New cancer research programme uses genomic profiling that can give patients a second chance
Cancer patients who have exhausted other treatment options can get another chance.
Auckland University to move lectures online for first semester as Omicron hits
Students will still be allowed on campus, Vice Chancellor says.
'I've never been afraid to speak my mind': Efeso Collins commits to AKL
Efeso Collins tells why he's decided to run with or without Labour's endorsement.
Study observes severe Covid-19 infections in children
New international research dispels myth that children are less affected by Covid-19.
'I pity them': Siouxsie Wiles' op-ed on abuse from 'everyday people'
The NZ'er of the Year is in an employment stoush with Auck Uni over a lack of protection.
Editorial: Academia must protect its assets
OPINION: Our editorial on vitriol and threats being directed at our experts.
Shaun Hendy, Siouxsie Wiles file complaints against university over 'unhinged' critics
Professors have been targeted with increasingly 'unhinged' vitriol, a report states.
I was there: Bedsheet banners, umbrella attacks and the right to love
The necessity of their cause gave them courage in 'visceral confrontation', activist says.
Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe among new dames and knights
More than 180 New Zealanders recognised in New Year honours.
Watch: Up to 100 people isolating after close contact with Omicron case
Covid-19 expert fears UK musician could have picked up variant in MIQ.
Fears South Auckland could be hit hard in event of Omicron outbreak
Threat of transmission seen to be greater in overcrowded South Auckland homes.
Bad then, worse now: How Covid-19 will hurt retired women
Women are worse off than men in retirement, experts predict Covid will make things worse
'There's always a way': Students with lower grades urged to apply for university
Universities say they're doing everything they can to help new students.
University of Auckland to host mātauranga Māori symposium
It comes after a letter claimed mātauranga fell short of 'what we can define as science'.
Sasha Borissenko: Online exams a 'nightmare' for Auckland Uni law students
Debacle caps two years of disruption.
Research connects passion for women's and Māori health
Sophie Couper has been recognised for her work on sleeping positions in late pregnancy
Dawn Freshwater: International study has changed - for good
OPINION: University of Auckland vice-chancellor charts the future for foreign students.
Covid-19 cases continue to plateau, but new, more infectious virus variant sparks concern
Most new cases are still in Auckland, where another person has succumbed to the virus.
Return of 'the moments in between': Reconnecting in a post-lockdown city
UK post-lockdown lethargy is dubbed HOGO - the Hassle of Going Out. Will Auckland follow?
Whangārei nurse Coral Waipo has received share of $20,000 scholarship
Whangārei nurse gets $20,000 scholarships for study to improve Māori healthcare outcomes
Auckland Uni academic says colleague's Covid paper has 'major error'
The paper's co-author says it has now been retracted and the figure was 'unrealistic'.
National distances itself from ex-MP following anti-vax opinions
In the video's comments section, he encourages people to share it far and wide.
Lockdown brings 'unprecedented' disinformation surge
Fresh swell of Covid-19 misinformation may be spreading far-right ideologies, study finds.