New ZealandCovid-19: Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg on what the future might look likeEpidemiologist Sir David Skegg on eliminating Covid-19, uncertainty and what the future might look like.Watch26 Aug 08:17 AM
New ZealandLive: Delta outbreak - Rest home worker, Auckland Uni staff member test positiveStaff who worked closely with the positive staff member have gone into self-isolation.26 Aug 07:54 AM
New ZealandKidney transplant dad finds out tomorrow when his life-saving surgery will go aheadAgonising wait continues for dying dad.26 Aug 06:57 AM
New Zealand68 new Covid cases in community; Virus detected in Christchurch wastewaterThe first wave's peak is expected to hit in the next 48 hours.26 Aug 06:39 AM
New ZealandRevealed: The new Auckland hotel to house positive cases in quarantineHotel to be added to Auckland quarantine options.26 Aug 06:00 AM
New ZealandShould health officials consider booster shots?A number of experts have expressed their view on the topic of booster shots.26 Aug 05:13 AM
Politics'It'll be weeks, I fear': Lockdown could be long; 'war' will go on for years, expert says'Our number one priority is to stamp out this outbreak.'26 Aug 05:04 AM
OpinionWhat rights do children and parents have when giving consent to be vaccinated?The rollout raises the important issue around children's consent to medical treatment.26 Aug 04:30 AM
New Zealand'Dodged a bullet': Has Coromandel escaped Delta outbreak?Relief as it appears no one in the Coromandel has caught Covid, despite initial visit.26 Aug 04:04 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg answers questions from MPsEpidemiologist Sir David Skegg answers Covid-19 questions from MPsWatch26 Aug 02:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Delta outbreak: Churchgoers told to 'keep the faith' as new testing clinic opens upChurchgoers affected in the country's biggest Covid cluster are being encouraged to "keep the faith" as they continue to be urged to get tested. Video / Brett Phibbs Watch26 Aug 01:56 AM
New ZealandTwo new community cases in Wellington, in isolation while infectiousOn day 9 of nationwide alert level 4 lockdown, Wellington's case numbers sit at 14.26 Aug 01:30 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 68 new Covid-19 community cases - 277 in totalThere are 68 new Delta cases in New Zealand today, bringing the overall total of the Covid outbreak to 277 people. 263 are in Auckland and 14 are in Wellington.Watch26 Aug 01:00 AM
New ZealandPacific community queued up by carload at Porirua drive-through vaccination clinicFamilies of Pacific people were lining up by the carload to be vaccinated.26 Aug 12:43 AM
New ZealandFocus Delta outbreak: Ashley Bloomfield reveals possible link from index case to church groupAshley Bloomfield says a possible link from a case in the Mangere church subcluster to the traveller in the Crowne Plaza has been identified. Video / Mark MitchellWatch25 Aug 10:40 PM
LifestyleBird feeders and baking: What Kiwis are Googling during lockdownHow many of these have you Googled this lockdown?25 Aug 08:37 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandPremium: She waited more than a year for a hysterectomy, now she's paying $30,000 to get it done privatelySanjana Chand waited more than a year for a hysterectomy recommended by a specialist to treat her hormonal conditions. Fed up with waiting, she has now taken out a $30,000 loan to have the operation done privately. Video / Sylvie WhinrayWatch25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandYour Covid questions answered: 'I'm stranded and hoping to come home'We answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandCovid-19: Three big reasons NZ needs to stick with eliminationWhy stick with NZ's elimination gameplan? Jamie Morton gives three obvious reasons.25 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandExclusive: Outbreak response hampered by DHBs flying blind on staff vaccinationThe problem "presented a barrier to rapidly and safely deploying staff", an email reveals.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandAuckland mum's Delta nightmare: The day my son tested positive for Covid after visiting mallI could hear him coughing through the walls of the house at night, mum says of sick son.25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFocus: Whaiora Patrick on her postnatal depressionWhaiora Patrick, 26, has severe postnatal depression yet maternal mental health authorities say she is not critical enough to qualify for funded care. Video / Andrew Warner Watch25 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandHis brother raced across the globe to donate a kidney. Now the life-saving surgery has been cancelledNurses isolating amid Covid outbreak has had a devastating impact on one man's surgery.25 Aug 09:37 AM
New ZealandJet Park could be out of beds Thursday as Delta outbreak growsA number of contingencies are being planned for, Hipkins promises.25 Aug 09:14 AM
New ZealandDelay in telling public about saline vaccination error 'regrettable,' says HipkinsChris Hipkins also admits he was aware at least one more case of vaccine error occurred.25 Aug 07:49 AM
New ZealandHad an anti-vax pamphlet? Police want to hear from youPolice say pamphlet delivery is a breach of the current Covid health order.25 Aug 07:01 AM
New ZealandDelta outbreak: Demographic breakdown revealed; 66 children and teens infectedMinistry of Health releases a demographic breakdown of the Covid community cases.25 Aug 05:51 AM
New ZealandCovid-19: Alcoholism risk during lockdown worries researcherAlcohol researcher also criticises "immaturity" of trivialising booze abuse in lockdown.25 Aug 04:33 AM
World'Call an ambulance': NSW specialist warns of final Covid symptom before ICUThe warning comes after a woman in her 30s died at her home in western Sydney.25 Aug 03:29 AM
New ZealandPolice want to identify mother of newborn before funeralMany offers have come in to give baby girl a respectful funeral.25 Aug 03:12 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: Chris Hipkins on the Government's response to Covid-19 as outbreak grows to 210 casesCovid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says a potential vaccination botch-up at an Auckland centre was "regrettable", but he had confidence in officials to resolve the situation.Watch25 Aug 02:30 AM
New ZealandPotential vaccination botch-up at Auckland centre 'regrettable' - HipkinsThere are 62 new Covid-19 cases in the community today.25 Aug 02:19 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBaby born at 24 weeks doing well, says dad, and could return home'Light at the end of the tunnel' for baby born at 24 weeks gestation.25 Aug 01:49 AM
New ZealandFocus Live: 62 new Covid-19 community cases, 210 in totalAugust 25 2021 There are 62 new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the total number of cases in the outbreak has now hit 210. There are 12 people in hospital with Covid-19.Watch25 Aug 01:00 AM