Six years after New Zealand moved into its first lockdown, the final inquiry report examines lockdowns, mandates and the cost of the pandemic.

The Ministry of Health welcomes the publication of the NZ Royal Commission COVID-19 Lessons Learned Final Report, and the opportunity to strengthen our preparation for a future pandemic.

The second COVID inquiry report reinforces that pandemics are not only health emergencies but also social crises, requiring ...

"We got a lot right. More than most," the former PM and Grant Robertson say, while Simeon Brown says warnings about the ...

A public health expert says New Zealand is in its ninth wave of Covid-19. The latest Health New Zealand figures show 50 ...

Just over half of the eligible population had the Covid-19 booster, with experts keen to see it given alongside the annual flu vaccine.

An inquiry into New Zealand’s Covid-19 response found that while the country’s strategy — one of the strictest in the world — helped limit infections and deaths, prolonged lockdowns and vaccine ...

The 500-plus-page report looks at what it calls some of the "most difficult and divisive responses around vaccines and mandates".

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images An alleged warning has spread online for years about a supposed "new COVID-Omicron XBB variant" — a new strain of the ...