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All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Leave cancelled, staff under pressure as Canterbury DHB sees high Covid-19 cases
13 May 2022Canterbury District Health Board is still grappling with high numbers of Omicron cases weeks after it thought it would be over the worst.
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Pacific students' education hit harder by pandemic
12 May 2022New research shows the pandemic has hit Pacific students harder than others, but many schools are successfully addressing the problem, an educational leader says. Audio
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Covid-19 case update: 9392 community cases, 9 deaths
12 May 2022Another nine people with Covid-19 have died while there are 9392 new community cases today, the Ministry of Health says.
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Locals pitch in to keep Queenstown businesses open
12 May 2022Queenstown locals are putting up their hands - and picking up dish cloths - to help as businesses brace for a busy winter with staff thin on the ground.
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Super Saturday Covid-19 vaxathon cost $2m to film and promote
12 May 2022The telethon ran on 16 October, alongside a day-long, nationwide push to get people vaccinated against Covid-19.
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'Flabbergasted': Nurses angered sector left off fast-tracked residence list
12 May 2022The New Zealand Nurses Organisation says it makes little sense overseas nurses have been left off a new list for a pathway to residence that allows overseas doctors, scientists and engineers to apply…
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How to tackle the Long Covid threat, and how not to
12 May 2022Opinion - A post-viral disease afflicting up to 40,000 New Zealanders could teach us valuable lessons in how to look after Long Covid patients - and how not to.
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'One distraction too many': Schools give fail mark to involvement in global tests
11 May 2022New Zealand's participation in the OECD's PISA tests of maths, reading, and science is at risk.
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Covid-19 update: 1 million cases since pandemic began
10 May 2022With 9173 new cases today, Aotearoa has recorded more than 1 million cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began, the Ministry of Health says.
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Why there are so many Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5
9 May 2022A new Omicron sub-variant called BA.5 has arrived in Aotearoa. Why are we seeing more of these new sub-variants and what are the implications for the pandemic's existence?
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PM Jacinda Ardern returns negative Covid-19 test result
10 May 2022Jacinda Ardern is isolating in Wellington this week after her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive at the weekend.
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BA.5 arrives: Aotearoa's Covid-19 case numbers will rise - expert
9 May 2022An epidemiologist expects Covid-19 case numbers will rise again over coming months - resulting in increased hospitalisations and deaths. Audio
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Migrants' Facebook group folds over legal fears
9 May 2022A 75,000-member Facebook group has been disbanded after a complaint from an immigration body about posts, comments and admins' moderation of the site.
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One in five prisoners not vaccinated against Covid-19
9 May 2022Nearly one in five prisoners in New Zealand have not received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine and prisoner advocates say that is not good enough.
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School principals hope thousands of absent children will return
9 May 2022Principals said one in five students were absent last term, and fear if they don't return this month schools will lose funding and staff.
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Council spends more than $300k on post-occupation cleanup
8 May 2022The anti-mandate protest in the capital earlier this year has cost the Wellington City Council more than $300,000.
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Covid-19 update: 5647 new cases, three deaths, BA.5 variant reaches NZ
8 May 2022Another variant of the Omicron strain has been detected in New Zealand, as 5647 new community cases and three further deaths are reported.
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Freightways warns of higher operating costs due to impact of Omicron
Transport company Freightways says as much as a quarter of its workforce has been hit by Omicron, costing up to $7 million.
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47% of NZ jobs supported by 2021 wage subsidy - govt report
9 May 2022Nearly half of New Zealand's jobs were supported by last year's wage subsidies, which have helped keep unemployment low, the government says.
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Developer backs saliva-based rapid antigen test: 'It's transformational'
The man recognised as the brains behind the Covid tracer app is trying to import a new type of rapid antigen test that could be as accurate as PCRs. Audio
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Covid-19: Prime Minister in isolation after partner tests positive
8 May 2022Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will need to isolate at home for at least the next week after her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive for Covid-19 this morning.
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More than 400 school staff resignations related to pandemic
8 May 2022The Teaching Council received reports that 225 teachers were dismissed for refusing to comply with the vaccine mandate.
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How thoroughly do you need to clean your home after having Covid-19?
You've had Covid-19 and are recovering. But how do you make sure your home is virus-free?
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Covid-19: 'We could continue to see 10-15 deaths per day for months' - Baker
7 May 2022Covid-19 hospitalisations have fallen for two consecutive days and the amount of new cases has been relatively stable for two weeks, but Professor Michael Baker says infection rates around NZ will…
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