Stories by Phil Pennington

There appear to be gaps in the government's data on Covid-19 that must be filled before a decision is made on reducing the lockdown level, two top advisors say.

A Christchurch couple says their insurer totally botched the repairs of their quake-damaged house - and now won't pay for it.

A Northland MP is backing home healthcare workers who want to be allowed priority entry into supermarkets.

Māori health specialists are concerned the Ministry of Health hasn't accurately collected Covid-19 data that will show the impact on Māori.

With 14 days before the lockdown period is - for now - set to end, big questions remain about how the country is going to be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.

An Auckland woman has spoken about the nine days it took for her to get a Covid-19 test despite being sick and having a daughter who goes to Marist College - the site of the country's biggest cluster…

The country's three major IT groups have been left out of the loop by the government in the race to speed up critical contact tracing of virus carriers.

A Hong Kong epidemiologist says it is safer for people to wear surgical masks if they are available, but health workers must have first call when supplies are short.

Plumbers are sharing stories online about call-outs they are refusing to do but others are picking up, at the same time that some cannot carry out essential plumbing jobs due to a lack of personal…

There's also an order for 500,000 gowns, 30,000 face shields and 50,000 goggles scheduled to arrive over the coming weeks.

The government has ordered more than 200 life-saving ventilators to help treat Covid-19 patients as global demand soars. Audio

A Northland mother is worried for the safety of her severely disabled son after two support workers from a trust that helps her tested positive for Covid-19.

The country's nurses are calling for a wellbeing package that includes keeping their families safer from Covid-19.

The supply of protective gowns for medical workers at the Covid-19 frontline appears to be in turmoil. Audio

Air New Zealand stands accused of borderline legal treatment of thousands of workers in lockdown over Covid-19.

Hundreds of pilot and cabin crew jobs are on the line as Virgin Australia moves to shut down operations in NZ.

The Covid-19 contact tracing system is coming under increased pressure and scrutiny.

The Ministry of Health says ICUs can more than triple their capacity immediately despite the units reporting widespread understaffing and workers speaking of burn-out.

Doctors have been on the phone to thousands of patients since this morning in a radical move away from face-to-face consultations.

The West Coast's new hospital opening has been delayed until September after defects in its non-structrural earthquake restraints were discovered.

A warning to the government several years ago over the risk of concreting jobs being done badly due to a lack of regulation is now being downplayed.

New Zealand's health advice on per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that contaminate many waterways is based on an Australian health panel's advice.

The massive new Hospital Acute Services Building at Hagley Park in Christchurch is beset by fresh delays fixing 8000 fire protection defects.

The Transport Agency is refusing to say what it has found out about the cause of hugely costly cracks and rutting on expressways that are just a few years old.

An investigation has found a series of faults in the Christchurch City Council's payroll system - prompting a lengthy review.