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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 update: 24 further deaths, 7347 new cases
6 May 2022There have been 7347 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 24 further deaths reported today.
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Unvaccinated chiropractors fined $16k for seeing patients
6 May 2022Two chiropractors have been fined a total of $16,000 for breaching Covid-19 health orders by seeing patients in person without being vaccinated.
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'It was horrendous': Patients wait several years for surgery
6 May 2022Wait until the pain is so bad that you cannot sleep, then you might get on the public health waiting list - that is the advice some patients are being given by their GPs.
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Covid-19 led to 15 million deaths globally, not the 5m reported - WHO
6 May 2022Almost three times as many people have died as a result of Covid-19 as official data shows, according to a new World Health Organisation report.
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Covid-19 update: 8609 new Covid-19 cases, 20 further deaths
5 May 2022There are 8609 new cases of Covid-19 in the community and 20 further deaths today, including a child under 10 years of age.
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Calls for Pacific funeral practices to be allowed under future Covid-19 restrictions
4 May 2022New Zealand's first qualified Pacific Island funeral director is calling for better cultural understanding if pandemic restrictions are ever re-imposed. Audio
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'Trucking people around the country' not the answer to surgery backlog - union
4 May 2022A 73-year-old man has been sleeping in a chair and taking constant pain medication for nine months because his hip replacement operation is overdue.
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Omicron as severe as previous Covid variants, large study finds
5 May 2022The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, a large study in the United…
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Self-isolation supports scheme changing tack after Omicron peak
5 May 2022A "return to greater normality" in care of Covid-19 cases in the community will see the government spend $58.1 million to cover services through to June next year.
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Comment: The government has given up on Covid
29 Apr 2022Analysis - In the face of record high autumn deaths and the prospect of another surge in sickness, the government appears to have no strategy for handling Covid-19, Marc Daalder writes.
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Covid-19: Schools say case numbers inform mask approach
4 May 2022Schools say Covid-19 case numbers will influence their approach to wearing face masks this term.
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Covid-19 update: 24 deaths and 8454 new community cases today
4 May 2022There have been 24 Covid-19 deaths, including a child under 10, and 8454 new community cases in New Zealand today.
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Little announces taskforce to tackle hospital waiting list
4 May 2022Health Minister Andrew Little has announced a special taskforce to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Employers urged to listen to what staff want as workers return to the office
4 May 2022Central Wellington is finally coming back to life as workers return to the office and adjust to a new Covid normal.
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Covid-19 update: 20 deaths, 9109 new community cases
3 May 2022There have been 20 Covid-19 deaths and 9109 new community cases in New Zealand today.
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MIQ exemption extended to more unvaccinated, including Australians
3 May 2022Unvaccinated visa holders, permanent residents, and Australians who normally live in New Zealand will from Friday be able to travel in and out of New Zealand without entering MIQ.
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Covid-19: Taranaki DHB asks for return of over 500 pulse oximeters
3 May 2022Taranaki is missing about 500 pulse oximeters that people have forgotten to return after being lent while with Covid-19. Audio
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Worth the wait: True love overcomes Covid-19
2 May 2022Re-united couples are among many travellers making the most of their time together now that quarantine-free travel to Aotearoa is open after more than two years.
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'Back on the map': Border reopens to visa waiver countries
It is the next step in the gradual opening of the border after it was slammed shut in March 2020 as part of the government's Covid-19 response.
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Covid-19 update: Seven deaths, 6636 new cases
2 May 2022There are seven deaths reported today and 6636 new community cases, with 480 people in hospital and 12 in ICU.
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'They're not going to rush back': Tourism operators want pre-departure tests ditched
Tourism operators say pre-departure Covid-19 testing is putting off overseas travellers from coming here and they want the requirement removed.
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Omicron BA.4 variant in NZ - What it means
1 May 2022The BA.4 Omicron variant has arrived in New Zealand from South Africa - but that is expected, and there is no evidence it is more transmissible or severe than other variants.
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Covid-19 update: 5656 new cases, six deaths, BA.4 variant reported in NZ
1 May 2022There have been 5656 new community cases of Covid-19 and six further deaths reported today, with New Zealand also recording its first case of the BA.4 variant of Omicron.
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Rapid LAMP Covid tests trial to begin in New Zealand
1 May 2022The government is trialling a new form of Covid-19 test, which it says combines the accuracy of PCR tests with the speed of RATs.
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