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Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Covid-19: More than half of Healthline calls abandoned during Delta outbreak
3 Apr 2022Some Covid-19 Healthline callers were on hold for more than three hours at the start of the Delta outbreak, data reveals.
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Most deaths in Omicron outbreak were of men
2 Apr 2022Nearly two-thirds of the people who have died in New Zealand's Omicron outbreak are men, and experts say the science is inconclusive as to why.
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Covid-19 update: 23 new deaths, 11,560 community cases, 678 in hospital
2 Apr 2022There are 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 and 23 additional deaths to report today.
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Māori dying with Covid-19 because of misinformation - health leader
2 Apr 2022A Māori health leader says a new international misinformation study confirms the alarm many were desperately trying to raise last year about the impact on Māori during the initial vaccine rollout.
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Experts sound warning over upcoming winter and flu season
1 Apr 2022Experts are warning this winter will be the toughest since the pandemic started with potential for a secondary Covid-19 wave coinciding with the flu season.
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Doctors suspended over anti-vax claims win court appeals
1 Apr 2022Today's judgement says the Medical Council wrongly suspended the two doctors before investigations were completed.
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Covid-19 update: 17 deaths, 13,475 cases, 764 in hospital
1 Apr 2022The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continues to fall, but there have still been 13,475 new cases in the community and 17 more deaths reported in New Zealand today.
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Police and Parliament on alert for more protest action
1 Apr 2022Following the 23-day occupation, a new group has sprung up demanding an end to all Covid-19 restrictions. Audio
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Phone counselling service calling for support after R&V donation cut
31 Mar 2022The cancellation of Rhythm & Vines is not just a setback for music fans - it's left a charity out of pocket. Audio
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Four people in Dunedin Hospital contract Covid-19 after visit
31 Mar 2022Four people contracted Covid-19 after a person with the virus visited a patient at Dunedin Hospital.
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Protest donations went into bank account of man with history of unpaid debt
31 Mar 2022A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for the Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.
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Covid-19 update: 22 deaths, 15,250 new cases, 830 in hospital
31 Mar 2022There have been 15,250 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 22 more deaths reported in New Zealand today.
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Covid-19 briefing: One third of cases in children and teens
31 Mar 2022One third of all current Covid-19 cases in New Zealand are in children and teenagers, with 14 percent in children under nine, the Director-General of Health revealed at today's update on the Omicron…
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Institutions expect 5000 foreign student places to be snapped up
31 Mar 2022Schools, universities and other tertiary institutions are expecting little trouble filling the biggest intake of foreign students in two years.
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Jetboats and flying foxes: Getting RATs to those who need them
31 Mar 2022The DHB will use any mode of transport it can to get tests out to those who need them, says chief executive Russell Simpson. Audio
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'It really is everywhere': Omicron infection rate high in Canterbury
31 Mar 2022Canterbury is now the country's Covid-19 hotspot, with the highest rates of new infections.
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Small businesses defy fears of Omicron-enforced slowdown
Small businesses have managed to brush off the initial effects of the Omicron outbreak, according to a new report.
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Covid-19 update: 14 deaths, 15,918 cases, 817 in hospital
30 Mar 2022There have been 15,918 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 14 more deaths reported today.
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Long Covid patient describes lasting fatigue: 'My world has become very small'
29 Mar 2022Concern is mounting over the long-term effects of Covid-19 for more than 600,000 New Zealanders who have contracted the virus since the pandemic began. Audio
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RAT rural delivery service planned by government
30 Mar 2022A rapid antigen test (RAT) rural delivery service would help supply the tests to the roughly 250,000 people who live remotely, the government has announced.
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Pasifika at most risk of relaxed restrictions - Counties Manukau DHB member
30 Mar 2022The Pacific Island community will bear the burden of risks of lifting Covid-19 restrictions, says a Counties Manukau District Health Board member.
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Christchurch Hospital coping as region's infections outstrip Auckland
30 Mar 2022Canterbury has almost three times the rate of new Covid-19 infections as Auckland, as the outbreak shifts south.
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Covid-19 cases: 'We're seeing those numbers roll down the country'
29 Mar 2022Director of Public Health Caroline McElnay says overall case numbers are dropping but regional spikes are occurring.
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Tourist operator's plea: 'Life has to get back to normal'
29 Mar 2022The Omicron outbreak is causing visitor spending to tank in Taranaki after it held its own during earlier stages of the pandemic.
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