Omicron is driving case numbers to new highs, but some countries are more worried than others. Keep Reading

Explainer - Here is a rundown of who is eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine booster in New Zealand, when and where you can get it, and the side effects. Keep Reading

Anyone who visited The Pelican Club between December 22 and 31 should isolate for 10 days from their last visit. Keep Reading

The Ministry of Health says none of the new cases reported today are of the Omicron variant. Keep Reading

Humans have infected wild deer with Covid-19 in a handful of states, and there’s evidence that the coronavirus has been spreading among deer, according to Keep Reading

New Zealand must look at ways to reduce the number of Covid-19 infected travellers arriving into New Zealand as cases at the border increase, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. Keep Reading

Lab studies suggest Omicron has evolved to infect, but not kill - so could the end be in sight? Keep Reading

A Belgian scientific research station in Antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of Covid-19, despite workers being fully vaccinated and based in one of the world's remotest regions. Keep Reading

Ashley Bloomfield is urging everyone who is eligible to get their booster as soon as possible to protect themselves, their whānau and the wider community. Keep Reading

The battered tourism and hospitality industry is hanging on for better days - but some insiders say we're looking at a reset, not a bounce-back.  Keep Reading

New UK data shows protection against severe disease from the Omicron variant appears to be holding up in those who've had AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna vaccine boosters. Keep Reading

A drive-through vaccination centre near Auckland’s airport terminal has reopened to increase the availability of booster shots. Keep Reading

Auckland's biggest vaccination centre is reopening today, as thousands of New Zealanders become eligible for their booster dose this week. Keep Reading

Our national response to Covid-19 in 2021 was doing so well until warnings over inequity, elimination and the vaccination programme were ignored, writes Dr Collin Tukuitonga Keep Reading

A popular market is suffering as its stallholders leave to flout Covid rules. Keep Reading

There are 10 new Omicron cases at the border, but no new community cases of the variant. Keep Reading

Australia will be without one of their batsmen for the next Ashes test. Keep Reading

NSW's daily COVID-19 case tally nearly doubles for the second time in three days, with 21,151 infections and six deaths recorded in the latest reporting period. Keep Reading

Stuff’s fact-checking project on Covid-19 vaccination is designed to counter misinformation and inform the public. Keep Reading

Dimension, real name Robert Etheridge, arrived on a flight from the UK via Doha on Dec. 16 and returned three negative tests before testing positive on Dec. 27, as a result of a day nine test. Keep Reading

Public health officials are investigating how a Napier resident contracted Covid-19. Keep Reading

It is reassuring that the country's first community case of Omicron does not appear to have infected his three housemates, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. Keep Reading

The Ministry of Health has confirmed there is a second Omicron case who has been in the community - an Air New Zealand crew member who worked on a flight between Auckland and Sydney. Keep Reading

Forty-four people are in hospital with the virus. Keep Reading

“We have worked so hard, and the actions of one person who felt the rules didn’t apply to them jeopardises us all," the doctor says. Keep Reading