02:00pm Tue 24 Jan, 2023
There have been 13,880 new cases of Covid-19 over the past week, the Ministry of Health has reported. The seven-day rolling average of community cases is 1979... Read More
07:00am Thu 12 Jan, 2023
A Wellington medical company is running a trial of a combined vaccine for both flu and Covid-19. P3 Research managing director Richard Stubbs believes the combined... Read More
08:30am Tue 10 Jan, 2023
The XBB.1.5 variant of Covid-19, also known as 'Kraken', has been detected in New Zealand, says the Ministry of Health. Whole genome sequencing results... Read More
01:00pm Sat 31 Dec, 2022
The government has confirmed the groups of frontline workers to receive a Covid-19 Response Recognition Award, a specific acknowledgement of the service given... Read More
04:00pm Tue 27 Dec, 2022
Emergency department staff fear being swamped over summer as increasing numbers of patients show up with Covid-19, as well as alcohol and drug-related illnesses. Tuesday's... Read More
08:00pm Wed 21 Dec, 2022
Doctors in holiday hot spots are issuing a plea for visitors to prepare for the possibility they could get Covid-19 while away, as general practices and pharmacies... Read More
06:55am Mon 19 Dec, 2022
It looks set to be a not-so-merry Covidy Christmas for many people, with one modeller warning one-in-20 could be infected during the height of the festive season. However,... Read More
07:35am Thu 08 Dec, 2022
Starship specialists have described an appointment with the parents of a baby at the centre of a court dispute that was hijacked by one of their support people... Read More
06:45am Tue 06 Dec, 2022
The government hopes a Royal Commission into its Covid-19 response will provide the strongest possible playbook for any future pandemic. The prime minister has... Read More
02:00pm Mon 05 Dec, 2022
There have been 34,528 new cases of Covid-19 and 23 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says. As of Sunday midnight, 418... Read More
02:00pm Tue 15 Nov, 2022
There were 4282 daily Covid-19 cases reported today, breaking a plateau that has lasted about three weeks. The number is 9.4 per cent higher than the previous... Read More
07:00pm Tue 08 Nov, 2022
The seven-day rolling average of Covid-19 cases has risen more than 60 per cent since September, while hospitalisation and death rates are increasing with a third... Read More