Covid 19

The government is winding down some of its Covid-19 powers, saying they're no longer justified.

Creating new emergency pandemic response legislation will help avoid rushed law making if a new pandemic arises, according to a public law expert. Audio

The number of people recorded as hospitalised with Covid-19 throughout the pandemic has risen by more than 5000 after a review found a coding error led to an undercount.

The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,311 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past week.

Most patients with Covid-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest.

New Zealand has recorded its first case of the new Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1, and an epidemiologist says a return to an alert level system could help avoid future waves. Audio

With the Covid-19 mask mandates mostly coming to an end, some people might be wondering if there's any point to still wearing a mask. Here's what the experts have to say.

The impact of Covid-19 on Māori will be under the spotlight in new research that aims to improve future pandemic responses.

A team of international experts say the world has still not dealt with what it says is the "most likely" cause of the virus: Animal-to-human transmission.

The main Omicron subvariant in this country is becoming less dominant as new subvariants rise up, recent data suggests.

Hospitals are caring for 134 people who are battling the virus, and four of them are receiving intensive care treatment.

Iwi and Māori health providers are looking towards the next pandemic with a new research project.

The Court of Appeal has upheld an employment case that questioned the lawfulness of the Government's powers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

There have been 9975 new cases of Covid-19 in the country in the last week, the Ministry of Health is reporting.