Health & Bodies
Covid update: 75 new community cases, all but 1 are in Auckland. All over 12s eligible for vaccine.
Today’s 75 new cases brings the total number of community cases to 687.
Covid update: 49 new community cases, all in Auckland. 33 people now in hospital.
49 new cases have been identified today, all in Auckland.
If someone has a 50% chance of passing a fatal disease onto their children, should they have kids?
Lillian Hanly has a 50% chance of inheriting Huntington's, a fatal neurodegenerative disease.
Covid Update: Auckland remains in alert level 4 for two more weeks
There are now 562 active community cases in total.
Covid update: 83 new community cases
Sunday 29 August, 1pm
Today there are 83 new community cases. Our total number of cases is 511.
82 of the new cases are in Auckland and one…
Covid update: 82 new cases today
There are now 429 total cases.
Explainer: Was NZ’s vaccine rollout actually too slow?
Have we been slow and irresponsible with our vaccinations? And if so, why?
Covid update: Auckland and Northland remain in level 4, rest of country to drop to level 3 next…
Today’s new cases bring the total number of community cases to 347
Covid Update: 68 new community cases, bringing total case count to 277
Nearly 70 new cases have been identified in the current community outbreak.
Covid update: 62 new community cases. Total case count now at 210.
62 new cases announced at today’s 1pm briefing, one in Wellington and the rest in Auckland
Covid update: 41 new community cases in Auckland and Wellington. Total cases now 148.
All the cases are also confirmed, or believed to be linked to the Auckland outbreak.
Covid update: 35 new community cases
There are 35 new community cases of Covid today.
Covid update: Signing in to be mandatory
20 new cases in Auckland, 1 in Wellington
Covid update: 21 new community cases
Here's what you need to know about Covid today.
Why you can still catch Covid while vaccinated
Being vaccinated doesn't mean you can't get Covid. Here's why.
Covid update: Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August
Level 4 in place everywhere until 11.59pm Tuesday 24 August
Covid update: 21 Covid cases in the community
It’s day two of level four nationally and we’re at 10 community cases of the Delta variant.
Why wearing a mask can help stop Delta spreading
Masks in places open for essential services during level 4 will be mandatory from tonight.
Fighting Delta: what you need to know about this Covid-19 variant
Here's what you need to know about the Delta variant.
Covid update: A further two community cases have been identified
Here's what you need to know.
New Zealand to go into a snap level 4 lockdown at 11.59pm tonight
Earlier this afternoon one Covid case was detected in the community in Auckland.
New regulation to stop teenagers vaping comes into force today
It aims to protect young people and non-smokers from the potential dangers of vaping.
From antidepressants to clueless partners: Women tell us about struggling to orgasm
Re: speaks to seven women involved about the orgasm gap.
A near-fatal accident gave me the courage to tell my family I was trans
At 18, Mason nearly died after jumping head-first into a pool drunk. He tells his story.
Over half of psychologists have scrapped their waiting lists because they are too long
A new survey shows clinical psychologists in private practice can’t keep up.
Checking your phone at work just makes you more bored, study finds
When you're bored at work, do you aimlessly scroll through your phone?
Folic acid will now be added to bread to help prevent birth defects
Folic acid is proven to prevent birth defects such as spina bifida and other neural tube defects.
Critically-ill people with Cystic Fibrosis will now have free access to life-saving drug
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease affecting the lungs, digestive system, and other organs.
Health care structures entrenching poor outcomes for Pasifika must change, new report finds
The Bula Sautu report, released this week, looked at the persistent inequities in Pasifika health.
Covid-19 Updates: June 2021
The latest on the Covid situation.