Covid 19

New Covid-19 case numbers may have dropped for the second straight day, but the government has been called out for Covid-poverty inaction and not using rapid antigen testing for travellers.

The National Party's deputy leader says potentially hundreds of cancer patients have had procedures disrupted by Covid-19, and their lives are at risk.

The first Covid-19 cases in the South Island in almost a year, children test positive in Northland, and data showing how many each DHB have yet to vaccinate.

A broad outline of the new system for managing Covid-19 restrictions has been delivered, but critics say it's confusing; there's 129 new cases; some hospitals are still rushing to prepare for the…

Doctors can now prescribe a third vaccination dose against Covid-19 to some immunocompromised New Zealanders.

A triage tent set up at Middlemore Hospital's emergency department should serve as a warning to the public to get out and get vaccinated, a nurses' union says.

The country records highest daily case numbers in over a year, Auckland nears 90 percent first-dose vaccination rates and Waiheke Island records first case of Covid-19.

Restrictions to ease for Northland, vaccination target in sight for Auckland and children return to school in lockdown.

Community case numbers may be rising, but the deputy PM says the current outbreak can still be "actively controlled" at alert level 3, as long as Aucklanders stick to the rules. Watch the government's…

There have been 71 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, all in Auckland.

Many US workplaces have issued ultimatums to staff to get vaccinated or lose their jobs, but some workers are sticking by their political, religious or health concerns and saying no.

Authorities have now contacted a woman who travelled in Northland with a woman who later tested positive for Covid-19, but they still don't know her location.

Australia's state of Victoria has recorded 1890 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19, and five people have died with the virus.

The Ministry of Health has announced 60 new community cases of Covid-19 today - 56 in Auckland, three in Waikato and the one in Bay of Plenty announced last night.

The offer of free fish and chips for everyone receiving a dose of the Pfizer vaccine has gone down well in Christchurch today.

Extended lockdowns are crushing news for retailers and businesses as many battle for survival, and more government support is needed, industry figures say.