Coronavirus

Covid-19: 1739 new cases, 65 more deaths

During the last week, there have been 11739 new cases of Covid-19 reported and 5682 reinfections. There are 247 cases in hospital as of midnight Sunday and six... Read More

Covid: Still global threat but no longer emergency

The World Health Organisation says that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that... Read More

Calls to to “de-prioritise” Covid-19 for most

It is time to "de-prioritise" the response to Covid-19, which will now be no worse than the flu for the majority of the population, an epidemiologist says. University... Read More

Covid: 14,242 new cases, 21 new deaths

There have been 14,242 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 21 deaths related to the virus. The 21 people... Read More

Fourth wave of Covid is here, says epidemiologist

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says that the country is experiencing its fourth wave of Covid-19 infection and warns people to stay vigilant. He says it's not... Read More

Cabinet to consider relaxing last restrictions

Cabinet ministers will today consider whether to relax the few remaining Covid-19 restrictions with an announcement expected this week. Most pandemic rules were... Read More

Free Long Covid online support tool launches

The free tool ME Support launching online can help hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders with Long Covid symptoms. People with Long Covid have been calling... Read More

Covid: 25 further deaths attributed to the virus

There have been 12,202 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week. A further 25 deaths are being attributed to the coronavirus. Of the... Read More

Free Long Covid support tool launches for Kiwis

People with Long Covid who have been calling for more support and information for the past two years will have their prayers answered on Wednesday when not-for-profit... Read More

1.4 million doses of Covid vaccine to be destroyed

More than 1.4 million doses of the Pfizer Covid vaccine have been destroyed - or are about to be - because they expired before they could be used this year. Te... Read More

Covid-19: 11,258 new cases, 76 further deaths

There have been 11,258 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the past week and 76 further deaths attributed to the coronavirus. Of the new cases,... Read More

NZ‘s Covid-19 response one of best in world

Sir Ashley Bloomfield says the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to be over - three years on today from New Zealand's first lockdown. But he says lockdowns... Read More