Public submissions to the Covid inquiry closed on Sunday. What happens next?About 11,000 people gave their thoughts during the consultation stage, which could see the scope of the Inquiry broadened significantly.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 27th March, 2024Reporter
Why NZ is at risk of a severe measles outbreak – and how we might stop itExperts have warned that gaps in New Zealand’s vaccination rates could open the door for a deadly measles outbreak.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 1st March, 2024Reporter
OpinionLet’s bring back the remarkable gift of wearing a maskWe made a mistake in framing masking as a dreary obligation to others, when in fact it's a near-miraculous gift to yourself.By Anne Campbell | 31st January, 2024Guest writer
A ‘witch hunt’ or a misconception? The Siouxsie Wiles case, explainedThe hearing in her employment case against the University of Auckland concluded this week. Here's how it all played out, and what could happen next.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 30th November, 2023Reporter
A pandemic state of play as we enter the fifth Covid waveAs infections, hospitalisations and deaths slowly tick up once again, let’s review where we stand.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 16th November, 2023Reporter
‘I will never live that down’: Sir Ashley Bloomfield on his biggest TV gaffeThe former director general of health on his unexpected TV career, being a Lord of the Rings purist and the endurance of the Bell Tea jingle.By My Life in TV | 4th November, 2023Guest writer
OpinionGambling with Covid: Repeat infections are damaging usThe science is clear, the effects are profound and the toll of Long Covid and reinfections can’t be ignored.By Freya Sawbridge | 3rd October, 2023Guest writer
Ours is a kinder, gentler kind of Covid inquiry. But is that what NZ wants?The royal commission on the Covid response is future-focused, non-adversarial, and happening largely behind closed doors.By Duncan Greive | 28th September, 2023Founder
The maths of Covid immunityWith Covid now endemic, modelling suggests targeted protection will be more effective than blanket measures.By Michael Plank, Freya Shearer, James McCaw and James Wood | 25th August, 2023The Conversation
The lifting of restrictions signals the end of an era – but not the end of CovidThe downstream impacts will reverberate indefinitely.By Derek Cheng | 20th August, 2023Herald Premium
The Covid response awards were meant to recognise service. For many, they erased itHundreds of seemingly very eligible people have had their applications for a prime minister's award turned down. Meanwhile, around 50,000 awards remain unclaimed.By Duncan Greive | 7th June, 2023Founder
OpinionThese aren’t shitty memes, they’re just shitty workBad memes work when the goal is to divide. A pandemic response was the opposite of that.By Madeleine Chapman | 17th May, 2023Editor
Tempers seem shorter than ever these days. Is it always going to be like this?Lockdowns are over, and storms and floodwaters have subsided. But the stresses still seems to be showing up in everyday interactions.By Chris Schulz | 8th May, 2023Guest writer
OpinionThe essential numbers showing how disabled people experienced the pandemicLast year, the gap between disabled and non-disabled people's self-rated health was almost 30%.By Esther Woodbury | 1st May, 2023Guest writer
The ‘unfair’ rule stopping Covid-positive students from postponing their graduation Get Covid the week of your university graduation? Not all tertiary institutions will offer any leeway.By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 13th April, 2023Reporter
Bivalent Covid boosters are here – and if you’re 30+, you can probably get oneFrom tomorrow, everyone aged 30 and over will be able to get a second booster shot.By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 31st March, 2023Contributing writer
Why didn’t I simply wear a mask? Nobody else on the plane was wearing a mask, so I didn’t either. My prize? The novel coronavirus, Covid-19.By Alex Casey | 22nd March, 2023Senior writer
What does the emergency mobile alert sound like to you? Some hear Lou Reed, others hear Pingu. One thing's for sure – we hate to hear it. By Group Think | 4th March, 2023A bunch of people
OpinionThe day the grounds of parliament burnedThe second of March, 2022, is now inked forever in New Zealand's history.By Toby Manhire | 4th January, 2023Editor-at-large
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Covid surgeWe’re behaving like Covid-19 is history – but the numbers tell a different story. By Charlotte Muru-Lanning | 21st December, 2022Contributing writer