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Extra payments to GPs so they can see more patients could be a solution to relieving extreme strain on EDs at hospitals like Middlemore, a senior clinician says. Audio

Another 17 people have died with Covid-19 and there are 5630 new community cases, the Ministry of Health says. Audio

The government is considering offering free flu vaccinations to more people, Health Minister Andrew Little says, as hospitals struggle with winter illnesses and staff shortages. Audio

That is despite predictions of a massive winter illnesses season, which is already contributing to long wait times in emergency departments in all of the major centres.

The Prime Minister is downplaying the suggestion the Tauranga by-election was a drubbing for the Labour Party, saying it is hard to read anything into the result. Audio

A night in a luxury hotel is being used to entice staff at the Taranaki District Health Board to get a flu vaccination as it declares itself a 'Fortress' against winter ailments.

This year's flu vaccine rollout has struck the one million mark, and ministers celebrating the milestone today say they are keen to keep up the momentum. Audio

This year's flu vaccine rollout has struck the one million mark, and ministers celebrating the milestone today say they are keen to keep up the momentum. Audio

There are 5554 new cases of Covid-19 in the community, and there have been 11 further deaths.

Experts have been pushing the WHO for faster action for several weeks, following criticism of the agency's initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Director-General of Health has briefed media on how well the country has responded to the Omicron outbreak.

This year's flu season is proving what healthcare specialists and epidemiologists have been saying all along: Viruses are unpredictable and, sometimes, a little weird.

There have been 5130 new Covid-19 cases in the community and eight further deaths reported today, the Ministry of Health has said.

Keeping schools open during Omicron has left communities exposed to widespread infection and disrupted learning, Amanda Kvalsvig writes.

The first pan-coronavirus vaccine could be on the market in a year's time, a New Zealand vaccinologist says. Audio

Ministry of Health officials have provided an update on surveillance measures being used to monitor new variants of Covid-19 in Aotearoa.

A health expert says offering a second vaccine booster to vulnerable groups is the right thing to do, but more work is needed to gain an adequate uptake of the first booster. Audio

New variants of Covid-19 are regularly reported and experts tell us this will continue, so why are we still using a vaccine matching the original Wuhan variant?

The strain on hospitals and emergency departments appears to be growing as a top doctor warns they are facing a "perfect storm" of winter illness and Covid-19 cases. Audio

Celebrated for its bacon butties initiative, the Taranaki District Health Board has reached back into its culinary bag of tricks to help boost vaccinations rates.