Anyone with worsening symptoms should contact their doctor or Healthline. People who have a weakened immune system, high-risk ...

Royal commission says response led by Jacinda Ardern was broadly ‘appropriate’, in a wide-ranging report featuring recommendations for future pandemics ...

Just over half of the eligible population had the Covid-19 booster, with experts keen to see it given alongside the annual flu vaccine.

The Ministry of Health welcomes the publication of the NZ Royal Commission COVID-19 Lessons Learned Final Report, and the opportunity to strengthen our preparation for a future pandemic.

The Covid-19 Royal Commission has broadly backed the decisions taken during the pandemic, while identifying areas for improvement.

The second COVID inquiry report reinforces that pandemics are not only health emergencies but also social crises, requiring ...

“The availability of financial support made it easier for people to comply with health measures (including staying at home), thereby helping to minimise infection and transmission. However, the ...

There’s been an increase in hospitalisations and in wastewater detections, and it’s expected to last another month or two.

An inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid-19 response found that while the country’s strategy — one of the strictest in the world — helped limit infections and deaths, prolonged lockdowns and vaccine ...

COVID-19 changed the course of New Zealand’s political history. Labour’s 50% of the vote in 2020 came from a huge electoral swing as a reward for the main coalition party’s effective evidence-based ...