Covid 19

Cameron Laing thought he had planned his Christmas trip home to New Zealand perfectly. But last week his MIQ stay was extended after a case of Omicron was detected on his flight.

The National Cherry Spitting Competition trophy is up for grabs on 28 December, despite the competition being scaled back for Covid-19 restrictions.

Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital pathology confirms an additional 995 people were prematurely sent an SMS advising them their test was negative.

There are 34 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, and new cases of the Omicron variant in MIQ take the total for it to 49.

The Christmas holiday season has piled major pressure on testing sites across various Australian states.

China reported its highest daily rise in local Covid-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian, China's latest pandemic hot spot.

Police and the Mountain Safety Council are asking people to be prepared when heading outdoors this summer.

Commercial airlines cancelled 656 flights within, into or out of the United States on Sunday, slightly down from nearly 1000 from Christmas Day.

Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital has revealed its pathology service incorrectly messaged 400 people to tell them they had tested negative to Covid-19 - when they had in fact tested positive.

A vaccination grant specifically for ethnic minorities has made a Chinese group in Christchurch feel more connected to the wider community.

A staff member tested positive yesterday morning. Now, 55 prisoners and 21 staff at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility are isolating .

The Covid-19 testing centre in Tairāwhiti has been impressed with the turnout today, and those going home to isolate are in good spirits.

It is only a matter of time until there is community transmission of Covid-19's new Omicron variant in South Auckland, says a Pacific public health expert.

Commercial airlines around the world cancelled more than 4300 flights over the Christmas weekend as a spike in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant piled on misery for travellers.

NSW records 6288 Covid-19 cases and hit a major vaccination milestone, while Victoria records 2108 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths.

From a basic universal income, to a home for all, Auckland councillor Efeso Collins knows what his community needs to thrive. Here, he shares his hopes and dreams for South Aucklanders.

An epidemiologist is urging people not to get complacent over the holidays about Covid-19 measures, as the country's death toll from the virus reaches 50.

Enliven Retirement Homes, which operate 14 sites across the North Island, is charging families $10 per person for vaccine passes on lanyards and access to their family outside of normal reception…

The thought of a solitary Christmas free from the stress of shopping and hot stoves might sound ideal, but thousands of people in MIQ have no choice but to spend the day confined to their rooms.

The two-week journey down the Whanganui River for the River tribes has been happening every year since 1988, but has been axed for the second year running because of the threat of Covid-19.