Covid-19 experts have welcomed the rollout of booster vaccination shots.

And an announcement on Auckland's border will be made on Wednesday.

Teachers not getting Covid jab 'doesn't change who they are as a person', principal says.

People can get a booster shot six months after their two-dose vaccination.

November 15 2021 Cabinet has agreed to move Waikato to alert level 2 from midnight tomorrow - and the rollout of booster vaccination shots will start from November 29.

Three days into his Auckland MIQ stay, Jason Collier collapsed.

EXPLAINER: Several potential at-home and outpatient Covid treatments are in development.

Ex-MP Shane Jones has unloaded on Ashley Bloomfield over low Māori vaccination rates.

Masterton Mayor Lyn Patterson says the community is aware of the rules.

Opinion: Moral, legal right to healthcare in focus after three with Covid-19 die at home.

Greens' new Covid-19 voice, Elizabeth Kerekere, wants Māori children prioritised for jab.

Researcher fears early move to traffic light system may put 'hidden' communities at risk.

November 14 2021 There were a record 207 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - and one death. According to a Ministry of Health statement, a woman in her 90s died in North Shore Hospital. The woman had a number of underlying health conditions and had Covid-19.

An incredible animation has shown how mRNA vaccines work to protect the body from Covid-19. Video / Vaccine Makers Project

New data out of Australia reveals that home birthing could be safer than you think.

Mayor slams "crass and stupid" protests, while new cases confirmed in Taranaki and Taupō.

Zuska's water broke 10 minutes before 2021 but that's only the start of her story ...

November 13 2021 There were 175 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. 159 of the cases were in Auckland, eight in Waikato, five in Taranaki, two in Northland and one in Taupō.

As vaccine mandates come into force next week, one expert warns of potential pitfalls.

All DHB staff must have received at least one dose by this Tuesday.

The Sky Tower has been lit up in the colours of NZ Herald's 90% Project to celebrate the country hitting the 80 per cent fully vaccinated figure. Video / Chris Tarpey / Jed Bradley

Daughter says her dad died painfully at home after being told his symptoms were normal.

NZNO says concerning staff levels in Auckland metro DHBs are putting patient care at risk.

Funerals, tangihanga and burials have a 25-person limit under level 3, step 2.

November 12 2021 There are 201 new Covid-19 community cases today on a day the virus was confirmed to have been found in Taranaki. Of these 181 are in Auckland, 15 in Waikato, four are in Northland and one is in Taranaki.

The Waikato District Health Board was warned just months before the cyberattack.

Six new cases of Covid-19 have been found in Taranaki.

About 2600 people will be eligible to exit their hotels on Sunday.

Up to two-thirds of pregnant women in some areas believed to be unvaccinated and at risk.