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

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 ...

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

New data from the Ministry of Health estimates 185,000 New Zealanders experienced Long Covid symptoms in the 12 months ending ...

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 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 ...

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

ACT has blasted the previous government for being power-hungry and NZ First maintained its reservations about the inquiry, but Labour defended the response as world-leading.

The long-awaited report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Aotearoa’s response to COVID-19 has been publicly released, ...

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 ...