Covid 19

Opinion - With children caught up in the less peaceful side of the protest at Parliament, it is imperative their rights are understood and protected, writes Claire Breen.

Counties Manukau Health is postponing an average of 13 elective surgery and outpatient appointments a day in a bid to manage the Omicron outbreak.

No decision has been made whether to trespass anti-vaccination madate protesters camped on reserve land in New Plymouth.

With thousands of new cases of Covid-19 emerging in the community everyday, there are concerns about what the surge is going to do to the already-stretched healthcare system. Audio

As New Zealand marks two years of living with Covid-19, there are 14,633 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, the Ministry of Health reports.

Last week's High Court judgment has ratcheted up the pressure over government mandates, with the opposition now arguing it makes the case to keep them even weaker.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says council has trespass orders "ready to go" as Auckland Domain remains closed to vehicles due to a small number of protesters refusing to leave. Audio

Relying on the current hospitalisation rate of Covid-19 cases as an indicator of future hospitalisations could be dangerous, a modeller says. Audio

Police will have to consider what work returning officers do as some stood down over vaccine mandates may have been protesters at Parliament, the police association says. Audio

Tensions are simmering over the government's response to events both domestic and international, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to Morning Report.

A public health expert says New Zealand's Covid-19 response is still one of the best in the world, two years after the first case was discovered here.