COVID-19 risk might be much lower than in past summers, but it’s not gone - making a pre-Christmas booster for some a good idea.

Five years since the pandemic began, Covid remains New Zealand's most harmful infectious disease. But experts are concerned lessons learnt in infection prevention and control are being ignored, and ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — On Saturday, New Zealand reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases in a single day: 160. The South Pacific island nation has been virtually free of the virus for ...

The United States’ top vaccine regulator has laid out a stricter approach for federal vaccine approvals, citing his team’s ...

A couple who were among the largest recipients of the Government’s emergency housing grants during the Covid-19 pandemic are selling their second multimillion-dollar motel this year. Auckland-based ...

While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether. And experts believe the country could pull it off ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - All 20 of the New Zealand and West Indies players and support staff in managed isolation tested negative for the novel coronavirus and are on schedule to leave their ...

The Paris Olympics will be free of the strict Covid-19 restrictions that overshadowed the Tokyo and Beijing Games but New Zealand canoe slalom trailblazer Luuka Jones might be forgiven for taking ...

The cost of living is still the most pressing issue for Kiwis, the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor survey revealed on Monday.

As the Christmas season looms, with its crowded end-of-year parties, family gatherings and busy travel schedules, many New ...