Covid-19: New Zealanders first to trial Chinese-developed vaccine
The trial is being run in partnership with vaccine developer Jiangsu Rec-Biotechnology in China and NZ Clinical Research, which has a centre in Christchurch.
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NZ Covid lockdown contributed to health harm for children - study
NZ Covid lockdown contributed to health harm for children - study
Avoiding hospitals and reduced access to healthcare contributed to moderate and severe harm for children during last year's Covid-19 lockdown, a new study has revealed.
Kiwi mum opts for double mastectomy
'Ticking time bomb': Kiwi mum opts for double mastectomy to avoid breast cancer
When Jade Vercoe tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation, she faced a huge decision.
Free-for-all at 'pay-per-use' tourist showers
Free-for-all after failure to install coin machine at 'pay-per-use' tourist showers
A new pay-per-use shower block at the end of a popular South Island walking track is in hot water after it emerged the coin machines were never installed.
West Coast men face raft of child sex abuse charges
West Coast men face raft of child sex abuse charges
Four West Coast men have appeared in court charged with a raft of sex offending charges against children.
Shark model catches the eye
Shark model catches the eye
Rumours of the death of a great white shark at Taieri Mouth have been greatly exaggerated.
‘I now know it’s over’: victim tells court of violent abuse
‘I now know it’s over’: victim tells court of violent abuse
Six months after the violent end to their relationship, a victim stood in court and told the man who had isolated her from her friends and family "it’s over".
Delta variant of Covid: What you need to know
Delta variant of Covid: What you need to know
World Health Organisation adviser and epidemiology professor at the University of New South Wales Mary-Louise McLaws says the Delta variant of Covid-19 is incredibly infectious.
One pleads guilty to assault on MMA fighter
One pleads guilty to assault on MMA fighter
One man charged in relation to the fatal attack on MMA fighter Fau Vake has pleaded guilty and his name suppression lapsed, while three others have pleaded not guilty.
Franz Josef fights for survival
Franz Josef fights for survival
Franz Josef is flood prone, sits on an earthquake fault line and the main tourist attraction, the glacier, is shrinking. But none of that compares to the lasting impact of Covid-19.
4 new cases in managed isolation
4 new cases in managed isolation
There are no new community cases of Covid-19 to report in New Zealand today, but four cases in managed isolation.
June tracking to be NZ's hottest with warm and wet winter
June tracking to be NZ's hottest with warm and wet winter
Up until June 20 the nationwide average temperature was 10.97 deg C, well above the long-term average of 8.59 deg C.
NZ, Ardern voted Aussies' favourites
NZ, Ardern voted Aussies' favourites
Australians have voted Jacinda Ardern as their favourite world leader for the third-straight year.
Arthur Allan Thomas trial closing arguments
Arthur Allan Thomas trial: 'Far fetched' for historic sex offending to be a lie, jury told
The historical sex offending trial of Arthur Allan Thomas has been described as "chalk and cheese" compared to his trials for the 1970 Crewe murders, of which he was wrongfully convicted then...
Wellington now at alert level 2
Wellington now at alert level 2
Wellington is now in alert level 2 after a Covid-19 positive man from Sydney visited several locations in the capital at the weekend.
Billboards set tongues wagging
Billboards set tongues wagging
A scorned woman’s message outing her "soon-to-be ex-lover", displayed in the centre of Cromwell, set the gossip train in motion recently.
Man who flung partner from moving car jailed
Man who flung partner from moving car jailed
A drink-driver whose partner was ejected from his moving vehicle during a boozy argument has been jailed for 17 months.
Wellington lockdown being considered
Sydney Covid case: Wellington lockdown being considered
New Zealand's Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says health authorities are considering a possible lockdown in Wellington after a visitor from Australia tested positive for Covid-19.
Locations of interest released for Wellington case
Covid-19: Locations of interest released after infected Sydney man's Wellington visit
The first Wellington locations of interest visited by a Covid-infected Sydney man have been revealed, including Te Papa Tongarewa, Rydges Hotel, a chemist and a bar.
Testing urged for those with symptoms
Testing urged for those with symptoms
South Islanders who were in Wellington last weekend and have since begun to feel ill with Covid-19 symptoms are being urged to arrange a test.