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Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Four people in Dunedin Hospital contract Covid-19 after visit
31 Mar 2022Four people contracted Covid-19 after a person with the virus visited a patient at Dunedin Hospital.
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Protest donations went into bank account of man with history of unpaid debt
31 Mar 2022A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for the Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.
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Covid-19 update: 22 deaths, 15,250 new cases, 830 in hospital
31 Mar 2022There have been 15,250 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 22 more deaths reported in New Zealand today.
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Covid-19 briefing: One third of cases in children and teens
31 Mar 2022One third of all current Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are in children and teenagers, with 14 percent in children under nine, the Director-General of Health revealed at today's update on the Omicron…
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Institutions expect 5000 foreign student places to be snapped up
31 Mar 2022Schools, universities and other tertiary institutions are expecting little trouble filling the biggest intake of foreign students in two years.
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Jetboats and flying foxes: Getting RATs to those who need them
31 Mar 2022The DHB will use any mode of transport it can to get tests out to those who need them, says chief executive Russell Simpson. Audio
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'It really is everywhere': Omicron infection rate high in Canterbury
31 Mar 2022Canterbury is now the country's Covid-19 hotspot, with the highest rates of new infections.
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Small businesses defy fears of Omicron-enforced slowdown
Small businesses have managed to brush off the initial effects of the Omicron outbreak, according to a new report.
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Covid-19 update: 14 deaths, 15,918 cases, 817 in hospital
30 Mar 2022There have been 15,918 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 14 more deaths reported today.
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Long Covid patient describes lasting fatigue: 'My world has become very small'
29 Mar 2022Concern is mounting over the long-term effects of Covid-19 for more than 600,000 New Zealanders who have contracted the virus since the pandemic began. Audio
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RAT rural delivery service planned by government
30 Mar 2022A rapid antigen test (RAT) rural delivery service would help supply the tests to the roughly 250,000 people who live remotely, the government has announced.
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Pasifika at most risk of relaxed restrictions - Counties Manukau DHB member
30 Mar 2022The Pacific Island community will bear the burden of risks of lifting Covid-19 restrictions, says a Counties Manukau District Health Board member.
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Christchurch Hospital coping as region's infections outstrip Auckland
30 Mar 2022Canterbury has almost three times the rate of new Covid-19 infections as Auckland, as the outbreak shifts south.
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Covid-19 cases: 'We're seeing those numbers roll down the country'
29 Mar 2022Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay says overall case numbers are dropping but regional spikes are occurring.
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Tourist operator's plea: 'Life has to get back to normal'
29 Mar 2022The Omicron outbreak is causing visitor spending to tank in Taranaki after it held its own during earlier stages of the pandemic.
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Covid-19 update: 34 further deaths, 17,148 new community cases
29 Mar 2022Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay says the deaths reported today have occurred over the past 10 days.
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Unvaccinated surgeons fined $12,000 for seeing patients
29 Mar 2022Two eye surgeons have been fined for breaching Covid-19 health orders by seeing patients without being vaccinated.
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Brian Tamaki wins appeal to allow him to go on holiday after Covid-19 rules change
29 Mar 2022Destiny Church pastor Brian Tamaki has been granted a bail variation to go on holiday next month.
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Senior Tokoroa Hospital clinicians help out as staff shortages bite
29 Mar 2022Senior staff at Tokoroa Hospital are plugging the gaps on the wards to replace staff hit by Covid-19.
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School attendances plummet as pupils affected by Omicron surge
29 Mar 2022More than 200,000 children have been staying home from school every day this month during the Omicron surge.
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Hundreds opt for Novavax in first two weeks of rollout
29 Mar 2022Just over 1300 doses of the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine have been given in the first two weeks it has been available.
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Kids' immunisations plunge under Covid stress
28 Mar 2022Childhood immunisation rates in Taranaki have suffered as resources poured into fighting Covid-19.
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Covid-19 update: Eleven further deaths, 12,882 new community cases
28 Mar 2022Health officials are reporting that 11 more people with Covid-19 have died in New Zealand today, with 12,882 new community cases reported.
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Hundreds more may die in first Omicron wave, Covid-19 modeller says
28 Mar 2022The Covid-19 death toll stands at 258 as of Sunday evening, but a modeller says hundreds more people could die in the first wave of the Omicron outbreak.
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