Covid 19

There were 7702 new cases Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 40 deaths attributed to the virus.

The Education Review Office says some learners are now more than a year behind where they should be.

There were 8544 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 39 deaths attributed to the virus.

Workers are returning to the workplace in large numbers following three years of working from home, but enjoying more flexibility than before the Covid-19 outbreak.

There were 12,028 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Aotearoa in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 59 deaths attributed to the virus.

The former director-general of health was knighted this morning by the governor-general in recognition of his service to public health during the Covid-19 pandemic for two-and-a-half years.

A tax expert believes vague rules around government Covid-19 support payments have caught some small businesses out as inland revenue demands refunds.

Otago University researcher says people with Long Covid and ME/CFS or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome need more support and better health care. Audio

There were 14,371 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 49 deaths.

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

There is a "lack of urgency" around vaccinations, in particular the bivalent Covid-19 booster and flu vaccine, the Immunisation Advisory Centre says. Audio

There were 14,657 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the week to midnight on Sunday, and a further 43 deaths.

An American doctor believes more than 800,000 Americans would be alive today, if the US had taken New Zealand's approach to Covid-19. Audio