It comes after nine more Covid-related deaths were reported today.

Call on whether to offer fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine likely to be made before winter.

The 16-year-old had FASD and was at risk of sexual exploitation.

Early estimates indicate the strain is 10 per cent more transmissible than BA.2 Omicron.

Medical treatment injury claims lodged with ACC tally 139,000 over 10 years.

'Patchy' genomic data a risk for next variant, experts warn.

More than 350 people have now died with Covid-19 in New Zealand.

Scientist Terry Taylor details his own frightening experience of contracting Covid-19.

Judge says Medical Council wrongly suspended doctors before investigations were completed.

It comes as experts warn of a particularly bad season with the borders opening up.

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has shocked followers with his latest video.

Porirua GP says the flu season could be particularly bad this year.

Scientists have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life.

A woman was left stunned after finding something inappropriate in an Easter item.

One death has been recorded in Samoa while Vanuatu has had two deaths.

Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world's environmental crises.

As the booster and child vaccine rates slow across NZ, Northern Region Health Coordination Centre's clinical director Dr Anthony Jordan and Starship paediatrician Emma Best explain why even after Covid infection, vaccinations are critical. Video / NZ Herald

Health Minister says patients will have to visit a doctor to access the new oral drug.

I've had a lot of guilt and shame about experiencing a setback, writes Lee Suckling.

The father-of-one died almost a month after being admitted to hospital.

"What was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, I had to experience it alone..."

It comes after our darkest day of the pandemic, when a record 34 deaths were reported.

It remains unclear whether they should go and get another shot immediately.