Protection measures for Covid-19 also help stop monkeypox spreading, expert says.

Cases, hospitalisations and deaths have been rising as the BA.5 strain gains ground.

The Act leader has released the party's first 100 days plan.

A surge in Covid and illness has brought fresh warnings from experts.

Professor Michael Baker says monkeypox is 'nothing like Covid-19' and has 'good outcomes'.

Yesterday a computer glitch caused case numbers to be overcounted by more than 4000.

Health officials fear tonight's rugby test in Dunedin could become a superspreader event.

UN officials have called on better-resourced countries to help tackle the ongoing pandemic by assisting vaccination efforts globally. Video / AP

The discussion between the two leaders has reflected a 'reset' in relations.

New mutations including most contagious yet are causing infection numbers to explode.

Parents are being warned to monitor kids' health over the looming school holidays.

Pharmac has failed to deliver savings or find a way to assess medical devices - report.

Two-thirds of reinfections have happened between 1-3 months after a first infection.

Cases had been sitting around 5000 a day. Now the weekly rolling average has hit 8013.

New research suggests behaviour-based therapies can help ease the suffering of millions.

She was one of the most popular screen stars of the 2000s before she seemingly vanished.

How bad do things have to become for the alert levels to change?

Average wait times for medical care doubles as winter illnesses hit clinics.

Staff at Porirua facility feared poor conditions would lead to "serious injury or death".

BA.1, BA.2, BA.5 and now BA.2.75. Why have there been so many Omicron subvariants?

The social cost of these "startling" health impacts was expected to cost NZ billions.

Napier and Hastings councils are tightening up smoking rules.

Vaping among Maori teens is the same as smoking rates 20 years ago.

Health NZ says Middlemore's under-pressure emergency department is continuing to adapt.

Newly released DHB documents show earthquake risks and escalating health demands.

Type of cancer normally found in people over 65 left the real estate agent in 'disbelief'.

Covid-19 cases back on the rise, more staff hired to fill surge in passport demand and more details revealed of Chicago Independence Day Parade mass shooting in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald