Covid 19
As hospitals fill with Covid-19 patients, surgeon warns against driving stupid
Our emergency departments are already bursting at the seams, Auckland City Hospital surgeon Li Hsee says. Audio
BA.2.75 variant dominates as holidaymakers warned to be careful
The Ministry of Health says BA.2.75 looks like it is more transmissible and can evade immunity from other variants but more data is needed to be certain.
Covid-19 update: 42,740 new cases, 64 deaths in past 7 days
There have been 42,740 new cases of Covid-19 and 64 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health has announced.
Covid-19: Cases climbing as health system heads for a Christmas crunch
Healthcare professionals in holiday hotspots are bracing for an influx of Covid-19 patients, with one modeller warning Christmas week could see one-in-20 people infected.
Covid-19 peak on a collision course with Christmas
Rural and provincial hospitals are likely to bear the brunt of the third covid wave hitting the country with many GP clinics and pharmacies closed for the Christmas break.
Infection numbers are… Audio
China Covid: Health expert predicts three winter waves
A top Chinese health official says he believes China is experiencing the first of three expected waves of Covid infections this winter.
In Covid-hit Beijing, funeral homes and crematoriums are busy
Beijing funeral homes and crematoriums are busy after Covid restrictions were relaxed - but officials are yet to report any deaths since 7 December.
New Covid-19 model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023
China's abrupt lifting of stringent Covid-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023.
Colleagues' concerns about conflict of interest ignored
The woman in charge of a 1.59 million dollar Covid-19 vaccination campaign quit after an investigation into conflicts of interest. Colleagues of the woman say their concerns were repeatedly ignored… Audio
Covid campaign boss investigated over several alleged conflicts of interest
Colleagues were so alarmed they wrote an open letter and left it lying around the office.
$1.5m vaccination campaign after most vaccinated
An RNZ investigation can reveal most of the work, and spending on a $1.5 million dollar Covid-19 vaccination campaign happened after almost everyone had been vaccinated.
Delays, questionable content… Audio
Covid vax boosters 'a Christmas present you can give yourselves'
Health experts are urging people who have not yet had the booster shots they're eligible for to get them now as cases surge heading into the festive season. Audio
Covid-19 boosters flatlining as case numbers surge across country
Only 43 percent of people over 50 have had a second booster, despite being most at risk from the virus.
Reported Covid-19 cases top 8000 today for first time in country's third wave
Daily Covid-19 numbers are the highest they have been for four and a half months, at 8428.
Covid-19 vs the flu: Death rates compared
Covid-19 is killing three times as many New Zealanders as influenza does in a typical year.
Covid-19: Data reveals virus has killed more than flu
You may have heard friends or family compare Covid-19 to getting the flu, it's likely to lay you low for a few days and then life goes on, but is that really the case?
Data journalist Farah Hancock… Audio
The Panel with Stephen Jacobi and Cas Carter (Part 1)
Today on The Panel Wallace and panellists Stephen Jacobi and Cas Carter discuss the Chief Ombudsman's investigation into the Managed Isolation Allocation System, National's newest MP Tama Potaka… Audio
MBIE acted 'unreasonably' over managed isolation allocation system - Chief Ombudsman
The Chief Ombudsman has found the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) acted unreasonably over the managed isolation allocation system.
Covid-19 update: 40,098 new cases, 514 hospitalised
There have been 40,098 new cases of Covid-19 and 35 deaths of people with the virus over the past week, the Ministry of Health says.
National party calls for apology over MIQ treatment
The Chief Ombudsman heard countless heartbreaking stories in his review of the managed isolation and quarantine system.
The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment points out that system… Audio