Health
Current alert level restrictions to remain for another week for Auckland, and until Friday for Waikato & Northland; Vaccinations to become mandatory for health and education sector workers
11th Oct 21, 4:15pm
Current alert level restrictions to remain for another week for Auckland, and until Friday for Waikato & Northland; Vaccinations to become mandatory for health and education sector workers
35 new community cases of Covid-19 - all in Auckland; 58 cases from the past fortnight remain unlinked
11th Oct 21, 1:26pm
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35 new community cases of Covid-19 - all in Auckland; 58 cases from the past fortnight remain unlinked
Are the Prime Minister’s formidable communication skills equal to the task of getting her government’s anti-Covid campaign back on track?
11th Oct 21, 10:05am
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Are the Prime Minister’s formidable communication skills equal to the task of getting her government’s anti-Covid campaign back on track?
Number of cases of Covid-19 in the community rises to 44; 12 of these cases are unlinked; virus remains contained to Auckland and Waikato
8th Oct 21, 1:13pm
Number of cases of Covid-19 in the community rises to 44; 12 of these cases are unlinked; virus remains contained to Auckland and Waikato
Waikato's Level 3 boundary extended south; Five of the 29 new Covid-19 cases in the community from Waikato
7th Oct 21, 1:07pm
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Waikato's Level 3 boundary extended south; Five of the 29 new Covid-19 cases in the community from Waikato
Vaccine passport to be ready by November; Will be required to enter large events; 24 new community cases of Covid-19, including 6 in Waikato
5th Oct 21, 1:14pm
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Vaccine passport to be ready by November; Will be required to enter large events; 24 new community cases of Covid-19, including 6 in Waikato
Scientists warn of risks, while politicians raise concerns around the Government's plan to loosen restrictions in Auckland
4th Oct 21, 8:00pm
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Scientists warn of risks, while politicians raise concerns around the Government's plan to loosen restrictions in Auckland
Parts of Waikato to go into Level 3 lockdown for 5 days; 2 cases in the region yet to be linked to Auckland
3rd Oct 21, 1:10pm
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Parts of Waikato to go into Level 3 lockdown for 5 days; 2 cases in the region yet to be linked to Auckland
19 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Nine cases from the past two weeks remain unlinked
1st Oct 21, 1:08pm
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19 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Nine cases from the past two weeks remain unlinked
19 new Covid-19 cases in the community - including a Northern Hauraki student who was isolating; Travel in and out of Auckland likely to remain restricted at Level 2
30th Sep 21, 1:14pm
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19 new Covid-19 cases in the community - including a Northern Hauraki student who was isolating; Travel in and out of Auckland likely to remain restricted at Level 2
Number of new community cases of Covid-19 rises to 45, as those infected are part of large households living in emergency and transitional housing
29th Sep 21, 1:18pm
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Number of new community cases of Covid-19 rises to 45, as those infected are part of large households living in emergency and transitional housing
National says it would use a traffic light system to reopen New Zealand once 85% of over-12s are fully vaccinated
29th Sep 21, 10:02am
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National says it would use a traffic light system to reopen New Zealand once 85% of over-12s are fully vaccinated
Gareth Vaughan on tackling the US debt ceiling with a platinum coin, Shamubeel's path from pandemic to endemic, Crypto Daddy & more
28th Sep 21, 10:08am
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Gareth Vaughan on tackling the US debt ceiling with a platinum coin, Shamubeel's path from pandemic to endemic, Crypto Daddy & more
Government launching pilot scheme to enable 150 people to self-isolate on return from overseas work trips
27th Sep 21, 4:52pm
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Government launching pilot scheme to enable 150 people to self-isolate on return from overseas work trips
It's as well John Key declined to govern New Zealand with the ham-fistedness on display in his woeful Covid opinion-piece, Chris Trotter says
27th Sep 21, 8:47am
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It's as well John Key declined to govern New Zealand with the ham-fistedness on display in his woeful Covid opinion-piece, Chris Trotter says
9 new Covid-19 cases - all linked and all in Auckland
Government-funded research makes case for why a vaccination rate of above 90% and other public health measures are needed to prevent thousands of deaths
23rd Sep 21, 1:15pm
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Government-funded research makes case for why a vaccination rate of above 90% and other public health measures are needed to prevent thousands of deaths
Jenée Tibshraeny: The Government is still trying to eliminate Covid-19, but has made the political decision to stop throwing everything at it
22nd Sep 21, 9:22am
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Jenée Tibshraeny: The Government is still trying to eliminate Covid-19, but has made the political decision to stop throwing everything at it
Auckland to move to Level 3 on Wednesday for two weeks; Part of Upper Hauraki to lock down; Gathering size limit lifted to 100 through rest of NZ
20th Sep 21, 4:20pm
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Auckland to move to Level 3 on Wednesday for two weeks; Part of Upper Hauraki to lock down; Gathering size limit lifted to 100 through rest of NZ
11 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Caroline McElnay 'cautiously optimistic'; Trans-Tasman bubble pause extended until late November
17th Sep 21, 1:08pm
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11 new Covid-19 cases - all in Auckland; Caroline McElnay 'cautiously optimistic'; Trans-Tasman bubble pause extended until late November
New Zealand can take ideas and lessons for the Covid-19 path ahead from other small, developed countries such as Singapore, Denmark and Israel, David Skilling says
14th Sep 21, 3:15pm
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New Zealand can take ideas and lessons for the Covid-19 path ahead from other small, developed countries such as Singapore, Denmark and Israel, David Skilling says
Current Covid-19 alert levels to remain in place for another week; 'in-principle' decision made to move Auckland to Level 3 at 11:59pm on September 21; $2.3b in business support payments made to date
13th Sep 21, 4:13pm
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Current Covid-19 alert levels to remain in place for another week; 'in-principle' decision made to move Auckland to Level 3 at 11:59pm on September 21; $2.3b in business support payments made to date
Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics describes what life is like in the United States where a chasm has emerged between those vaccinated against Covid-19 and those choosing not to be. Are there lessons for NZ?
10th Sep 21, 10:01am
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Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics describes what life is like in the United States where a chasm has emerged between those vaccinated against Covid-19 and those choosing not to be. Are there lessons for NZ?
Mainstream economics critic Steve Keen says Covid-19 has exposed the fragility of globalisation and countries like New Zealand should look to boost domestic manufacturing
8th Sep 21, 7:30am
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Mainstream economics critic Steve Keen says Covid-19 has exposed the fragility of globalisation and countries like New Zealand should look to boost domestic manufacturing
All of NZ except for Auckland to move to tougher 'Delta' version of Level 2 on Wednesday
6th Sep 21, 4:25pm
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All of NZ except for Auckland to move to tougher 'Delta' version of Level 2 on Wednesday