Navigation for News Categories
All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
-
Pandemic pressures hit cat shelters
13 Mar 2022Cat shelters are reporting pandemic-related trends, with a kitten boom and some unintended lockdown effects surfacing.
-
Covid-19 update: Eight deaths, 14,494 cases, 896 in hospital
13 Mar 2022Eight more people with Covid-19 have died in New Zealand, while the number of new community cases has fallen to 14,494 today.
-
Auckland case numbers could be peaking, modeller says
13 Mar 2022There are strong signs Auckland is passing its peak for Covid-19 case numbers, a modeller says, but hospitalisations and other regions' cases are not there yet.
-
Covid-19 death toll: 'People are losing years of a potential healthy life'
12 Mar 2022The number of people with Covid-19 who have died in New Zealand has now reached 105, with 14 deaths reported in the past two days.
-
Up to 40% of Wellington council teams off sick, services slashed
12 Mar 2022Wellington City Council has been forced to limit and halt services such as roading and recycling, as Covid-19 sweeps through its workforce and contractors.
-
What we know about BA.2 variant as it takes over in NSW
Just as Australians and other nations begin to enjoy renewed freedoms, a potentially more infectious coronavirus mutation is emerging.
-
Sudden death at Kapiti Coast camp site of anti-mandate protesters
11 Mar 2022Police say they were called to a sudden death in Peka Peka earlier today. The property has been the subject of complaints from neighbours.
-
Covid-19 update: Seven new deaths reported, 20,989 new community cases
11 Mar 2022Seven more people with Covid-19 have died in New Zealand - the highest number of daily deaths the country has seen in this outbreak - with 20,989 new community cases reported today.
-
Covid-19 briefing: 'People need to remain vigilant' - Auckland health leaders
11 Mar 2022Auckland health authorities remain cautiously optimistic that the Omicron outbreak may have peaked in NZ's biggest city, even though 601 of the 856 people in hospital with Covid-19 are in Auckland.
-
Investigations into Covid-19 provision 'void' for disabled and at-risk
11 Mar 2022Research into vaccine distribution shows problem gaps Audio
-
'People are really tired': Hutt Hospital faces influx of Covid patients amid staff shortages
11 Mar 2022Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid-19, as the region's three hospitals suffer staff shortages. .
-
'It's distressing': Vet shortage leaves pet owners struggling for options
10 Mar 2022A Wellington vet says hundreds of sick or injured pets could be missing out on treatment because of clinic closures and lack of staff.
Top News stories
- Woman fights credit card company for six months over $3k refund
- New book a 'journalistic' dive into the history of UFOs
- 'Suspicious' fire destroys building on Queen Mary Hospital grounds in Hanmer Springs, North Canterbury
- Capturing a comet: Sharp shooter snaps spaced-out pic
- Auckland FC arrives in winning style with 2-0 victory over Brisbane Roar
Subscribe
Get the top 8 headlines each day at 8am with our daily email newsletter.
