coronavirus

The Employment Court has found the University of Auckland breached its contractual obligations to protect the health and safety of its former associate professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles.

The US state of Kansas has sued Pfizer, accusing the company of misleading the public about its Covid-19 vaccine by hiding risks while making false claims about its effectiveness.

The government has bought more than 9 million rapid antigen tests (Rats), and is extending free public access to them until the end of September.

The fiancee of a Dunedin man who died from complications associated with the Covid-19 vaccine is disappointed no-one will be held to account for his "needless death".

People suffering from Long Covid are scared they will face penalties under the coalition government's benefit reset.

An Auckland high school principal says it is important not to "catastrophise" a new report documenting Kiwi school pupils' deteriorating behaviour.

In the wake of a damning review into a post-Covid immigration scheme, the Labour Party leader admits his government put pressure on officials to speed things up.

A highly mutated Omicron variant has been responsible for more than nine in 10 New Zealand coronavirus infections – making it easily the most dominant strain in more than a year.

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand reported 7019 new cases of Covid-19 last week and 343 people in hospital with the virus.

Waning immunity and complacency have contributed to the fifth wave of Covid-19 in New Zealand, an epidemiologist is warning.

The number of scouts at a jamboree in Hamilton who had come down with Covid-19 is now being reported as 48 by its organiser, more than initially reported by officials.

A pharmacy in rural Tasmania administered Covid-19 vaccinations after their expiry date for two years.