What on Earth are we waiting for? Cabinet is to decide today on the future of the country. Covid-19 protection measures, the mandates, the vaccine passes and the like. 

They've already had the concession of allowing unvaccinated New Zealanders back...

Calls for the Government to drop all of New Zealand to the orange traffic light setting.

Cabinet will be discussing the Covid-19 protection framework today, along with vaccine passes and mandates.

But a decision isn't expected until Wednesday....

The Government's review of our Covid restrictions is being described as a balancing act.

Cabinet will discuss the protection framework today along with vaccine passes and mandates.

But an announcement on any changes isn't expected until Wednesday....

The Government's review of our Covid mandates is being described as a political tactic.

Cabinet meets today to discuss whether the current rules should be eased over the coming weeks.

Mandates, vaccine passes and the traffic light framework are all...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she wishes the Government could have "brought more people with us" on its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In an in-depth interview with Newstalk ZB this morning, Ardern looked back on two years of handling the...

Jacinda Ardern's signalling when a decision on lifting Covid-19 mandates will be made.  

Vaccine mandates and passes continue to be a key part of the Government's Covid-19 response.  

That's despite high case numbers and hospitalisations.  

But the...

Malcolm Rands gives his tips on what we can do about the mounting waste from Covid.

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Here comes the normal, but what does the new normal look like?

This is the big question as the country prepares to open the borders and welcome back overseas tourists, starting with Australia next month.

Questions like how many tourists will come here...

Companies in Shenzhen, a major Chinese business center, will be allowed to reopen while efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks progress, the government said Thursday, following a citywide shutdown that rattled financial markets.

Testing of everyone...

Covid-19 has had the last laugh on the International Comedy Festival.

The festival, which was supposed to take place in May, has been cancelled due to uncertainty about the Omicron variant.

It says it needs certainty so artists don't miss out on money...