Modelling predicts a likely peak of about 1100 people in hospital with Covid on any day. Keep Reading

Vaccination rates have plateaued since September despite a third Omicron Covid wave that could cause record hospitalisations. Keep Reading

The pre-Christmas period puts New Zealanders at high risk of exposure to COVID. Even at small gatherings of ten people, the probability someone has the virus has increased from 2-3% to about 15%. Keep Reading

A possible peak in the number of people in hospital could be driven by older people getting the virus for the first time. Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

New estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show there were approximately 14.83 million excess ... Keep Reading

This time around is much different to what came before. There is both good and bad news. These six graphs explain what's going on. Keep Reading

The Ministry of Health said the virus was also increasing in wastewater. Keep Reading

There are many reasons why your RAT may return a negative result, even if you're a close contact of a positive case. Keep Reading

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. Keep Reading

Throughout the year the Covid cases numbers you see reported regularly have strayed further and further from reality of what's going on. Keep Reading

More New Zealanders are getting free medicine that may help prevent serious sickness from Covid-19 but it is not available, or right, for everyone. Keep Reading

Your COVID infection may not seem any more severe the second or third time around. But it looks like your risks of other health problems increase with each infection. Keep Reading

Newly released official documents provide a strongly worded warning about the damage Covid-19 has done to the school system. Keep Reading

Antivirals reduce the amount of Covid-19 in the body, helping high-risk people not get so sick. But doctors say there are too many barriers to access. Keep Reading

The reality of cases in the community - based on wastewater testing - is probably double that. Keep Reading

Cases are rising due to complacency, waning immune systems and a lack of guidance, an epidemiologist says, but others say we're "transitioning into an endemic state". Keep Reading

The hospitality industry is reporting growth figures again, after two years of restricted trading. According to a new report from the Restaurant Associatio Keep Reading

The government has announced a Royal Commission into the government's Covid-19 response and the PM and Covid-19 Response Minister are holding a post-Cabinet media briefing. Keep Reading

The number of active covid-19 cases in Niue has reached 59, with five new cases recorded in the latest reporting period. Keep Reading

The central Dunedin Covid community testing centre is set to close as demand winds down although health leaders warn the virus continues to... Keep Reading

Summer has arrived, but with our restrictions largely kicked to the curb and a soup of different variants at play, what can we expect from Covid-19 case numbers? Keep Reading

The failure of government agencies to examine the potential impacts of Long Covid makes it impossible to make informed decisions on public health policy. Keep Reading

Out of the seven cases recorded in the reporting period to November 28 local time, four were listed as Covid-19 community transmission. Keep Reading