Eva de JongMultimedia journalist·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 05:00 PM7 mins to read‌Covid measures have been reinstated in general practices after a call from the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners to help fight a winter Influenza A spike. Photo / 123rfA surge of influenza A is hitting New Zealand, with Auckland recording its worst week for flu hospitalisations in a decade. Hospitals and GPs are under pressure as patients are being placed in corridors and enduring painful waits.

Kāpiti woman Kit Slade waited 10 hours for a bed last