Influenza B could fuel a second wave despite the severe winter outbreak easing.

Comment from Auckland University: NZ’s severe late flu surge strained hospitals and exposed falling vaccination rates as public health habits from the pandemic faded

Free flu vaccines for children under five are available as of Tuesday, as the health system struggles with the worst flu outbreak in years.

Aotearoa Covid Action works for a Covid-safe Aotearoa New Zealand

An entire year group at Whangārei Boys High School is at home today because too many teachers are sick.

Aotearoa Covid Action works for a Covid-safe Aotearoa New Zealand

The government’s overzealous focus on school attendance is backfiring, with sick children returning to school too early and spreading viruses to…

* This story has been updated to correct a hospital capacity figure.

Aotearoa Covid Action works for a Covid-safe Aotearoa New Zealand

Healthcare workers say the 'broken' system is 'on the brink of collapse'.

Christchurch Hospital has emergency plans to pitch a tent outside as corridors fill up with patients in beds, according to one doctor.

The government has accepted "in some form" all Covid-19 inquiry's recommendations, promising key advice will be made public within five working days in future pandemics.

“There’s just [aren’t] enough beds. And even if we had more beds, there’s no staff,” a hospital worker says.

Explainer: RSV may not quite have the name recognition that influenza and Covid do, but it's actually causing more winter illness.

Analysis - Each morning, thousands of parents across New Zealand make the same tricky judgement call: is their child well enough to go to school?

New Zealand needs to update its national pandemic plan, as a deadly bird flu virus hits Australia, a public health expert warns.

Health NZ has confirmed there are several cases of Covid-19 among patients at Porirua's Kenepuru Hospital.

Along with the swelling and discoloration, COVID toes can also cause blisters, itch, or pain. Some people develop painful raised bumps or areas of rough skin.

'The winter months are always the most dangerous,' expert warns.