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All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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Covid-19: Government proposes ending mask mandates
2 Sep 2022The government has proposed scrapping mask mandates in all but the most high-risk health settings.
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Standards watchdog finds Covid-19 vaccine ads misleading
3 Sep 2022The nation's newly branded health authority has been ordered to remove or fix a misleading advertisement about vaccination against Covid-19 that ran across multiple media platforms.
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Calls for better ventilation as govt mulls ditching mask mandate
3 Sep 2022Use of good ventilation and better use of rapid testing could allow mask wearing mandates to be reduced, a microbiologist says.
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High Court bid launched against vaccine mandate for caregivers
3 Sep 2022A group of home-based care and support workers challenging the sector's Covid vaccine mandate are arguing there is no justification for the government's move.
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First person ever accused of sabotage in NZ appears in court
2 Sep 2022An anti-vaccination campaigner who this year became the first person ever accused of breaching New Zealand's sabotage laws has again appeared in court.
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'Mask requirements are less critical' - Professor Michael Baker
2 Sep 2022As other countries continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions, epidemiologist Michael Baker says New Zealand will soon be following suit by dropping mask requirements in many public spaces. Audio
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Covid-19 update: 1800 new cases, 269 in hospital
2 Sep 2022There are 1800 new community cases of Covid-19, with the seven-day rolling average of community case numbers dropping below 2000 today for the first time in months. Audio
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Police staff take personal grievance over treatment since vaccine mandate overturned
2 Sep 2022A group of 91 police staff are taking a personal grievance over the way they were treated for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Australia is getting rid of face masks on flights. Will NZ do the same?
1 Sep 2022New Zealand is now one of the few remaining countries to require face masks on flights - but a move to the green light level could see that rule scrapped.
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Covid-19 update: 2066 new community cases, 286 in hospital
1 Sep 2022There are 2066 new community cases of Covid-19 and 286 are in hospital including three in ICU, the Ministry of Health says.
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Covid-19: Student attendance up, but 'staff-wise it's diabolical'
1 Sep 2022Thousands more children are going to school each day as Covid-19 case numbers drop. Audio
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Nairn inquest: Health Ministry quizzed on information available to vaccinators
31 Aug 2022A Ministry of Health staff member has been questioned about training and information available to Covid-19 vaccinators on the second day of a coronial inquest into Rory Nairn's death.
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Covid-19 update: 2244 new community cases, 288 people in hospital
31 Aug 2022There are another 2244 new community cases of the virus, the Ministry of Health says.
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Man not warned about myocarditis risk from vaccine, coroner told
30 Aug 2022A Dunedin man whose death is linked to the Covid-19 vaccine was not warned of the risk of myocarditis, an inquest into his death has heard.
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Covid-19: 2464 new community cases and 11 further deaths
30 Aug 2022There are 2464 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 11 further deaths, the Ministry of Health says.
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Covid-19 update: 1653 new community cases and six further deaths
29 Aug 2022There are 1653 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today and six further deaths, the Ministry of Health says.
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Moderna sues Pfizer/BioNTech over Covid-19 vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first Covid-19 vaccine approved in the United States.
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Covid-19 update: 2318 new cases, nine further deaths
26 Aug 2022There are 2318 new cases of Covid-19 in the community ,with the seven-day rolling average of community case numbers dropping below the 3000 mark today, the Ministry of Health says.
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Ministry of Health's Covid-19 updates undergoing changes
25 Aug 2022The Ministry of Health's daily Covid-19 updates will soon be provided on weekdays only.
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Covid-19 update: 2780 new community cases, 336 people in hospital
25 Aug 2022There are 2780 new community cases of Covid-19 and 336 people are in hospital, including six in ICU.
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Covid-19 update: 3140 community cases, 373 hospitalisations
24 Aug 2022There 3140 new community cases of Covid-19 and 373 hospitalisations related to the virus to report today.
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'Almost like a dagger to your heart': Plans to reunite split families shelved
22 Aug 2022Cabinet approved the plans a year ago but then decided against the move, briefing papers show.
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Covid-19 update: 2706 new community cases and nine further deaths
22 Aug 2022There are 2706 new community cases and nine Covid-19 related deaths to report today, the Ministry of Health says.
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Surgeons forced to continue cancellations as Covid-19 pressures hit capacity
22 Aug 2022Surgeons are still taking a pen to their theatre lists every day, cancelling patients' operations at the last minute.
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