Deaths in aged care as flu levels surge - why is this winter so bad? Keep Reading

Schools across several parts of the country are reporting heavy student and staff absences, as scientists confirm the country is in the midst of a particularly severe flu season. Keep Reading

The Beachport seal is one animal – for now. But this virus has already shown us what can happen next. Australia should use that warning while we still have time. Keep Reading

Auckland has recorded its highest weekly rate of severe respiratory illness hospitalisations in more than a decade as a late-season flu surge puts health services under growing pressure. Keep Reading

Professor Michael Baker joins The Front Page to break down what’s driving this surge and what all of us can do to stay well and keep pressure off the health system. Keep Reading

Even with bird flu circulating in Australia, the risk to humans is low. But some groups are still at increased risk. Keep Reading

This week’s Pacific HIV Symposium in Fiji is a response to a highly complex regional crisis, not one that stops at the island nation’s border. Keep Reading

As Australia reports its first H5N1 mass fatality event, experts warn a lull in cases following detection in a native bird is temporary Keep Reading

Infected person attended Matariki events, concerts and a major international sports event in Wellington – and officials fear more cases are going undetected. Keep Reading

The government has accepted "in some form" all Covid-19 inquiry's recommendations, promising key advice will be made public within five working days in future pandemics. Keep Reading

Key official advice behind major emergency decisions will be proactively released within five working days during future health crises, following findings that restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic at times went further than health experts advised. Keep Reading

Explainer: RSV may not quite have the name recognition that influenza and Covid do, but it's actually causing more winter illness. Keep Reading

Biosecurity New Zealand says there have been no further detections of H5 bird flu following the country’s second confirmed case, as surveillance and monitoring continue across parts of the lower […] Keep Reading

A virologist says it's likely not all cases of the bird flu H5 strain have been detected in New Zealand. Keep Reading

A US citizen working for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Friday. Keep Reading

The H5N1 bird flu was detected in preliminary testing in a migratory bird at Hawks Nest, on the Mid-North Coast, authorities revealed. Keep Reading

As winter takes hold and more people spend time indoors, respiratory illnesses are expected to begin spreading more widely through communities. Keep Reading

Emergency doctors are warning of a rapidly worsening hospital crisis, with the winter flu season yet to reach its peak and hospitals already struggling to cope. Keep Reading

Distrust in health care during infectious disease outbreaks can have devastating consequences. Here’s what we can do about it. Keep Reading

The H5 strain of bird flu has been detected in an Australian seabird for the first time. Keep Reading

Nearly 250 people are suspected to have died, and more than 1,100 are infected with the rare strain of Ebola in the DRC and Uganda, though the true spread of the virus is feared to be much wider. Keep Reading

The world is closely watching Ebola and Hantavirus, but now it's also fighting off pandemic fatigue. Keep Reading