Omicron Variant
'Speed is key': Using Covid-19 tracer app vital for containing any Omicron outbreak - expert
Consistent scanning of QR codes can provide significant boosts to contact tracers' efforts to contain Omicron outbreaks, Dr Andrew Chen says. Audio
Omicron community case won't be prosecuted over rule breach
The Ministry of Health will not be taking legal action against a UK musician who became the country's first reported community Omicron case last week.
Changes to Covid-19 vaccine boosters, border reopening: what you need to know
Cabinet has agreed to reduce the interval between the second Pfizer dose and booster shot, and there will be a delay in the phased opening of New Zealand's borders.
Covid-19: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate - WHO
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
More advice needed before accelerating vaccine booster rollout - Hipkins
The government's Covid-19 technical advisory group is considering whether to shorten the time between the second and third dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Audio
The uninvited Christmas guest: is New Zealand prepared for Omicron’s inevitable arrival?
Opinion - As New Zealand gets ready for the festive season under the new traffic light system, the emergence of the Omicron variant is a reminder this pandemic is far from over.
Covid-19 wrap: Expert urges patience with children's vaccine rollout, case numbers grow in Nelson
An immunologist says proper checks are needed ahead of children's Covid-19 vaccine rollout, while police and iwi to work together on Northland checkpoints.
Covid-19 wrap: Child vaccines in early 2022, Omicron in MIQ 'inevitable'
The Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine could be available for children from the end of January, while the Omicron variant reaching MIQ is 'inevitable' the Covid-19 Response Minister says.
Sydney on edge as Omicron spreads
In Australia, Sydney and the Central Coast are on edge, waiting to discover just how far and wide the Omicron Covid variant has spread.
Exposure sites are increasing, after at least five positive… Audio
New challenges for tourism industry as Omicron variant emerges
The tourism industry is grappling with the prospect of its new normal being years away with billions of dollars lost by then and many more hurdles ahead - including its latest, the new Covid variant…