Covid-19

Ashley Bloomfield finishes as director general of health at the end of July. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Bogus Ashley Bloomfield vaccine letter goes viral among US far right and QAnon followers

The faked letter, which has spread across Facebook, Twitter and Telegram, peddles the falsehood that unvaccinated New Zealanders face a $15,000 fine or jail time.

By Toby Manhire

Editor-at-large

Image: Tina Tiller

The Spinoff Covid tracker: live graphs telling the story of the pandemic in Aotearoa

Everything you need to know about how the Covid-19 pandemic is tracking in New Zealand.

By Harkanwal Singh

Guest contributor

How do all the different Covid tests work? (Image: Tina Tiller).

PCRs, RATs, and now LAMPs? The different Covid tests in New Zealand, explained

Yes, some are more accurate than others. But why?

New variant who dis? (Image: Toby Morris / Tina Tiller)

Siouxsie Wiles: What we know about the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants

Should we be worried about the newest branches of the Covid-19 family tree?

By Siouxsie Wiles

Contributing writer

Getty Images/Tina Tiller

Siouxsie Wiles & Jin Russell: What we know now about Covid and schools

What impact will Covid-19 have in the classroom? It all depends on these four factors

By Siouxsie Wiles and Jin Russell

Photo: Getty Images/Tina Tiller

29th April, 2022

I’ve been a long Covid advocate for two years. Here’s what people should know

Too few of us understand the long term risks of contracting even a mild case of Covid-19.

By Freya Sawbridge

Image: Tina Tiller

28th April, 2022

Disabled people sidelined during omicron, inquiry finds

Too often disabled people were treated as an afterthought, rather than the important, at-risk community they are.

What does the High Court decision on MIQ actually mean?

28th April, 2022

What does the High Court decision on MIQ actually mean?

Andrew Geddis answers all of your questions.

By Andrew Geddis

Contributing writer

Image: Toby Morris

14th April, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles: Why masks must be part of our new normal – at orange and beyond

Don’t think of a mask as a restriction – think of it as a public health measure that enables others in your community to do things that you take for granted.

By Siouxsie Wiles

Contributing writer

Jim Humble demonstrates the mixing of MMS, which ‘water purifying’ substances, superimposed here, form a version of. Image: Archi Banal

13th April, 2022

NZ retailer keeps hawking ‘miracle’ bleach after Covid-infected user admitted to ICU

A group of US men behind the phony 'church' that profited from the dangerous substance face criminal charges. A Waikato man just keeps on selling it.

By Toby Manhire

Editor-at-large

Photo: Getty Images, additional design by Archi Banal

8th April, 2022

Vaccine resistance linked to ‘deep-seated’ childhood experiences, Dunedin Study finds

Five decades of data shows vaccine resistance stems from a mistrust seeded in the earliest years of life.

By Toby Manhire

Editor-at-large

Image: Tina Tiller

8th April, 2022

Why the real-time global data on Covid is getting harder to decipher

The data is getting less and less reliable – and that's causing a whole lot more problems.

By Siouxsie Wiles and Jin Russell

Photos: Getty Images; additional design by Archi Banal

7th April, 2022

Farewell, Ashley Bloomfield. We knew you far too well

Ashley Bloomfield may be our first and last celebrity public servant – and his tenure may serve as a cautionary tale to others.

By Anna Rawhiti-Connell

Bulletin editor

(Image: Getty Images; additional design: Tina Tiller)

30th March, 2022

Companies wade through vaccine mandate uncertainty

What do the government’s vaccine mandate changes mean for private businesses?

By Reweti Kohere

Siouxsie Wiles: Two years since New Zealand’s first lockdown

26th March, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles: Two years since New Zealand’s first lockdown

We've come a long way since March 26, 2020. But have we learned all the right lessons?

By Siouxsie Wiles

Contributing writer

Parents of immunocompromised children are anxious about protecting them when many Covid restrictions are eased in the next fortnight. (Photo: Getty Images; additional design: Tina Tiller)

24th March, 2022

Parents of vulnerable children angry at easing of Covid restrictions

For many people, learning to live with the virus isn't an option.

By Reweti Kohere

Protesters outside parliament in February (Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone, additional design by Tina Tiller)

24th March, 2022

How did the end-the-mandate protesters respond to the ending of mandates?

Ardern’s announcement that most Covid vaccination requirements will go prompted a, let's say, mixed response.

By Toby Manhire

Editor-at-large

Photo-illustration by Archi Banal; Photos: Getty Images

23rd March, 2022

I’ve had Covid and here’s my advice

We asked people what they wished they'd known before they got sick. Here's what they said.

By Emily Writes

Contributing writer

Just because your isolation period is over, it doesn’t mean you should stop taking it easy. (Archi Banal)

21st March, 2022

So you’ve recovered from Covid. What next?

Your isolation period might be over, but you should still be taking it easy.

By Charlotte Muru-Lanning

Image: Archi Banal

21st March, 2022

The people vying to build a political force out of the parliament occupation fury

A parade of former and would-be politicians lent their support to the movement, and now there’s a byelection in play.

By Toby Manhire

Editor-at-large