The Ministry of Health says the patient who died was in their 50s and was admitted to hospital on 17 November. Keep Reading

Workers covered by the My Vaccine Pass mandate need to have their first dose by December 3. Keep Reading

Shaggy-haired Aucklanders can finally get a haircut this week as they get ready for life out of lockdown. Keep Reading

Potentially revolutionary theory has sought to explain country's sudden decline in cases. Keep Reading

Māori make up more than 42 percent of COVID-19 infections in New Zealand. Keep Reading

Hundreds of thousands of Kiwis who do not yet have both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine face a tightening of their freedoms on December 3. Keep Reading

The eased restrictions come as a welcome relief for groomers and customers alike. Keep Reading

An argument for putting off that road trip just a little longer. Keep Reading

So long, alert levels: Aotearoa will move into the Covid-19 protection framework from December 3. Keep Reading

There have been 205 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today and a person has died. Keep Reading

Covid-delayed NCEA and Scholarship exams start today with an option for students in Auckland, Northland and parts of Waikato to take up 'unexpected event' grades. Keep Reading

Manaaki, an online support group, has seen 850 Pasifika companies from around the country join in recent months. Keep Reading

An argument for putting off that road trip just a little longer. Keep Reading

Jacinda Ardern weighs up a final alert-level change, with sources saying shift 'unlikely' Keep Reading

"They're non-medical people having to deal with machines… it can be kind of daunting." Keep Reading

Twelve DHBs have now passed the 90% first dose rate for vaccinations. Keep Reading

A person who had an exemption to travel to Hawke's Bay has tested positive for Covid-19. Keep Reading

Many practices typically close during the Christmas and New Year period — which could put pressure on hospitals and urgent care facilities. Keep Reading

Testing capacity has been overwhelmed by the demands of the Delta outbreak, could techniques developed on US university campuses hold the answer? Keep Reading

General practitioners are preparing to navigate the holiday season with a potential surge in Covid-19 cases, as the virus continues to spread across the country. Keep Reading

Concern about new Covid-19 cases stretched the length of the North Island yesterday, but spirits in Auckland were lifted by a vaccination milestone. There Keep Reading

We could hit peak immunity from Covid infection around Christmas. Does that mean that's the right time to let the virus spread? Or is it better to wait? Keep Reading

A vaccinated person is less likely to get Covid in the first instance, is less contagious, and is contagious for a shorter time. Some recent studies have shown similar peak viral loads in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated people who contract Covid. This has raised concerns for the effica Keep Reading

As Western Europe's vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region's leaders touted the shots as their immediate route out of the pandemic. Keep Reading

When Covid lockdown hit last year, Spark realised it needed a new response around mental health and wellbeing. In part two of a Newsroom series, one of the experts Spark is working with, psychotherapist Amanda Maoate, offers six practical tips for looking after your mental health and wellbeing – and that of your employees - during (and post) lockdown. Keep Reading