Covid 19
As Covid hits again, New Zealand confronts its pandemic past
Six years after New Zealand moved into its first lockdown, the final inquiry report examines lockdowns, mandates and the cost of the pandemic.
When anti-science rhetoric is infectious
You can roll your eyes all you want at the White House reckons on panadol, autism and vaccines, but the alarming truth is they are damaging and will turn up here.
Mediawatch: Pandemic probe media focus flipped to politicians
Backers of the latest Covid-19 response inquiry say it's crucial for future planning and to give people a say, but media mostly zeroed in on which big-name politicians would show up in six weeks time.
Covid inquiry 2, fiscal holes set for re-run, TVNZ bias check
The backers of the second official inquiry into the Covid response say it's crucial for preparing us for the next pandemic - but the media mostly zeroed in on whether big-name politicians would show… Audio
Covid inquiry 2, fiscal holes set for re-run, TVNZ bias check
The backers of the second official inquiry into the Covid response say it's crucial for preparing us for the next pandemic - but the media mostly zeroed in on whether big-name politicians would show… Audio
How three Chinese families survived NZ's Covid lockdowns
Five years on, three families in very different set of circumstances consider how the country's lockdowns shaped their lives.
'On every dimension, NZ is falling behind': The struggle for 'social cohesion'
The results of a new report are so poor they even surprised the author.
Top vaccine official forced out of US FDA
The public health leader, who was a significant figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, was given the choice to resign or be fired.
Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data
The World Health Organization has implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began.
The invisible victims of the pandemic
Long Covid sufferers feel they've been abandoned by health authorities and the government.
Covid vaccines and new variants: What you need to know
Different countries are using slightly different Covid vaccine - some newer than the ones available in NZ. Does that matter? Audio
More children starting school struggling to speak - teachers
Teachers said some children could not talk in sentences of more than four or five words. Audio
The puzzle of the coalition pledge to end vaccine mandates
The government is still trying to work out how it will meet its pledge to end Covid mandates, given the mandates were scrapped more than a year ago.
China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".
$700,000 on Covid pins, now government department cutting costs
A government office that set aside millions for lapel pins for pandemic workers is now looking to cut back on spending.
Court dismisses Air NZ appeal over Covid-19 compensation to crew member
A former Air NZ flight attendant who fell ill with Covid-19 while helping people get home between New Zealand and China during lockdown has achieved a milestone in his fight for compensation.
Covid-19 testing: What you need to know
Explainer - With all these new Covid variants, how are the old tests holding up? And what's the point of testing now, anyway?
