The Inquiry into the government's Covid-19 response has held a tense session on Thursday afternoon, as critics described what they called red-flags in the vaccine roll out and mandates. It was the ...

The inquiry aims to look at lessons learned from the government response, in order to prepare for future pandemics.

Amid a new rise in COVID infections and hospitalisations driven by the JN.1 variant, the New Zealand government is ignoring experts calling for the reinstatement of public health measures.

Experts say COVID-19 was largely responsible for the increase in deaths in New Zealand in 2022. There's no evidence the COVID-19 vaccine was a factor.

Botica said some New Zealanders might have found it easy to brush off the long-term impacts of Covid-19 because, unlike some other countries, we did not experience "bodies lining the streets ...

In New Zealand, even medical professionals don’t know about it,” Tom said. “They need to have Long COVID clinics and specialists to support patients. I think the UK, America, Australia do.

New Zealand on Monday removed the last of its remaining Covid-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world.

The New Zealand government said on Wednesday it would not require travellers from China to produce a negative COVID-19 test, bucking a trend that has seen a number of nations implement such ...

SYDNEY— Chris Hipkins, a lawmaker best known for serving as New Zealand’s Covid-19 minister, is poised to become the country’s next leader after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said earlier in ...