Covid 19
'Chance for a re-set': Expert pushes for sustainable tourism
International visitors could soon be pouring across the border in similar numbers to pre-pandemic times - but that might not be a good thing, according to one tourism expert.
Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick tests positive for Covid-19
Green Party MP and Auckland Central representative Chlöe Swarbrick has tested positive for Covid-19, joining a long line of MPs who have tested positive during the Omicron surge.
Rodney Jones: how China's lockdowns could rock the global economy
China's lockdowns are a worry for the global economy, adding pressure to the supply chain and contributing to higher prices around the world. Rodney Jones is an economist and principal of Wigram… Audio
'It's not so great now' - Millions tested in Shanghai Covid surge
The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in Covid-19 infections, but some districts were easing lockdown rules in an…
Lab science leader concerned at pharmacy test for antibodies
An expert is raising concern over a device set to be launched in pharmacies which aims to measure how protected people are against Covid-19 infection. Audio
'Warmest welcome you can imagine' - PM opens doors to tourists
The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores. Audio
Pharmac criticised over delayed delivery of antiviral drug to treat Covid-19
Kiwis have been left waiting for a new drug to treat Covid-19 because Pharmac was too slow to sign a supply contract with the manufacturer, a patient advocacy group says.
Covid-19 update: 14,128 community cases, 943 in hospital, five more deaths
There are 14,128 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and 943 people in hospital, according to the Ministry of Health.
Auckland case numbers continue to fall, but booster rates also low
Health authorities are increasingly optimistic the Omicron outbreak has peaked in Auckland, but say the current rate of booster shots is still too low. Watch the media conference here
Tairāwhiti Covid-19 increase could be 'a result of poverty in action' - GP
The region, which includes Gisborne and the East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid-19 in the country.
'We are tired, we are exhausted, we are short-staffed' - Auckland nurse
An Auckland nurse says a lucrative incentive payment has not fixed the city's dire hospital staffing shortage. Audio
Covid-19: Pacific health providers under pressure in Auckland
A Pacific health and social service provider in Auckland says it's run off its feet keeping up with the demands of a Covid-hit community.
While the government says case numbers in Tamaki Makaurau are… Audio
Covid-19: Sharp rise in Tairawhiti cases
Health officials say the sharp rise in Covid cases in Tairawhiti may be the result of poverty in action.
The region, which includes Gisborne and East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid in… Audio
Covid-19: Senior doctors say hospitals seriously stretched
Senior doctors say Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield is wrong if he believes hospitals are coping and there is no crisis in the sector.
Dr Bloomfield has downplayed concern about rising… Audio
Covid-19: Support package a relief for contractors
Some self-employed contractors unable to work due to Omicron are able to claim $13,000 of Government support over six weeks.
That's $2200 a week, nearly four times as much as the original $600… Audio
Covid-19: Staff with virus working in Auckland hospitals
Some staff who have tested positive for Covid-19 have been working at Auckland hospitals as the region grapples with peak hospitalisations and staff shortages due to the Omicron outbreak.
Auckland… Audio
Covid-19: 23 MIQ hotels sitting empty
Thousands of MIQ rooms across the country - and 23 entire hotels - are now sitting empty as the system winds down.
The Jet Park, Holiday Inn and Waipuna in Auckland, and the Commodore in… Audio
Covid-19: National not happy over no government review into protest
The government says it has no plans right now to broadly review the recent occupation of parliament's grounds and the subsequent violence that roiled the capital.
The police minister says a review of… Audio
MIQ hotels empty out as system winds down
Twenty-three hotels and thousands of managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) rooms are now sitting empty across the country, as the system winds down.
Omicron outbreak: A quarter of Auckland hospital staff away on some days
After weeks of stories of stresses from the shop floor because of doctor and nurse shortages, the true extent has been revealed.
