New Zealand
Winter bugs: Student outbreak of flu-like illnesses, vaccination coverage 'way too low'
With winter fast approaching, the Herald examines how we're tracking with illness so far.
Latest from Immunisations
Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
NZ has its own signature Covid Omicron lineage
Omicron outbreak now being dominated by multiple BA.2 lineages genetically linked to NZ.
North Korea confirms 21 new deaths as Covid spreads
Country has a poor healthcare system and its 26 million people are largely unvaccinated.
Protesters block Christopher Luxon in building until police arrive
Anti-mandate protesters blocked the exit from a community meeting in Palmerston North.
PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for Covid
The PM has been in isolation since Sunday, May 8.
Covid reinfection within 90 days rare but possible, new health advice says
Older Kiwis and those with high-risk conditions should remain vigilant about reinfection.
Seven more Covid deaths and 7043 new community cases
Yesterday, there were 14 deaths, 8242 new cases and 480 people with Covid-19 in hospital.
Dr Andrew Dickson: The Govt has torpedoed my disabled kid's return to school
OPINION: Dr Andrew Dickson on why kids need to keep wearing face masks at school.
Concerns over low Waikato Pasifika and Māori immunisation rates ahead of winter
Covid-19 community vaccination sites now include measles, mumps and rubella immunisations.
Few children experienced adverse side effects after Pfizer vaccine - survey
Survey identified no new safety concerns for the child vaccine, Ministry of Health says.
Covid: 5933 cases and 10 deaths today
There have been 30 Covid deaths in the past two days.
Omicron outbreak: 30 deaths, 13,636 new cases in past two days
The Ministry of Health didn't provide an update yesterday as it was Good Friday.
Group most at risk of Covid despite vaccine
Study reveals the people more at risk of contracting Covid - even those vaccinated.
Vaccine resistance has roots in negative childhood experiences, study finds
THE CONVERSATION: The findings are some of the latest from the long-running Dunedin Study.
High Court rules vaccination mandates for educators and health workers justified
Justice Francis Cooke said the mandates were justified limitations on NZers' rights.
8810 new Covid cases, 18 deaths - including person in their 30s
New Zealand experienced its deadliest seven days of the pandemic this week.
Age divide emerges in vaccine mandate removal poll
About 1000 New Zealanders across all age groups took part in the poll.
NZ's deadliest week: 23 new Covid deaths, 104 so far this week
More than 350 people have now died with Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Three protests planned for Wellington, police to have strong presence
Police say they are ready to act as three different protests are planned for the capital.
More than 100 Covid deaths reported this week - worst toll so far
Yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported 13,475 community cases of Covid-19.
Top scientist's warning after first-hand battle with Covid
Scientist Terry Taylor details his own frightening experience of contracting Covid-19.
Protesters turn up to Wellington War Memorial, ignore RSA pleas to stay away
Protesters say they won't stop until the health response is "obliterated".
The Front Page: The coming tension between the vaxxed and unvaxxed, masked and unmasked
There's growing anxiety about what living with Covid means.
Vaccine passes dropped for practical driving tests
VTNZ says safety still vital so "continued use of face masks" will be necessary.
Grim tally: NZ surpasses US Covid mortality rate for the first time
The seven-day daily average for deaths is now 15.
Omicron outbreak: Four dead, 10,239 new community cases today
Yesterday New Zealand saw a record 20 Covid-related deaths.
'Not out of the woods yet': Warning as Covid restrictions eased
Warning that "past the peak does not equal out of the woods" with Omicron.
Govt appeals High Court decision on NZDF, police vaccine mandates
The February decision determined that vaccine mandates were "not demonstrably justified".
Derek Cheng: Why a future lockdown is unlikely and might not work anyway
A new variant could trigger another lockdown if it might lead to thousands of deaths.
'I went to Wellington because I'm sick of not feeling heard': Why midwife went to Parliament protest
More than two weeks on, a realtor, midwife and project manager open up.