With Larisa Hockey and her family affected by long Covid for more than five years, she wants more done by government health bodies to address the condition. The Gisborne woman is chair of Long Covid ...

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.

Key Takeaways Up to 155,000 COVID deaths may have been missed early on in the pandemicAbout 16% of deaths in 2020 and 2021 ...

Six years after COVID-19 first reached New Zealand, the country is experiencing its ninth wave of infections. But the virus we are living with today behaves very differently from the one that caused ...

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

I asked Gemini AI to represent New Zealand's 'ninth wave' of Covid and whether it was more of a ripple. This was its (strange) creation. Photo: Google Gemini AI Protecting ourselves against Covid ...

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

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

According to Treasury, New Zealand Superannuation cost 3.9% of GDP in 2006. It is about 5.1% now. Preserving current superannuation settings without reform elsewhere will place a burden on those still ...