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S&P Global Ratings leaves NZ's credit rating unchanged
The decision is based on assumptions the economy and government finances will recover from the impact of the pandemic.
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PM defends scrapping mask mandates but advises use
Jacinda Ardern is defending the move to scrap the Covid-19 traffic light system but says there will continue to be waves of cases. Audio
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Watch: Covid-19 traffic light system scrapped from midnight
12 Sep 2022All mask wearing requirements except in healthcare and aged care will be scrapped, and household contacts will no longer need to isolate, the government has confirmed.
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Covid-19: Travellers likely to become main driver of virus spread, says expert
13 Sep 2022Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker says we should not abandon all controls at the border and our infectious disease surveillance should be improved because pandemics are becoming more… Audio
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With masks gone 'there's no excuse now for kids not to be back in schools'
13 Sep 2022Fewer than 60 percent of students attend school regularly across the country and the government has set a target for 70 percent of students to be back in the classroom regularly by 2024 and 75 percent…
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Covid-19 update: 1941 new community cases, 241 people in hospital
13 Sep 2022There are 1941 new community cases of Covid-19 to report today, the Ministry of Health says.
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Covid-19 rules mostly scrapped - will masks be missed?
13 Sep 2022The Covid-19 traffic light system is gone and people can hop on a bus, go shopping or visit the library without wearing a mask. Audio
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Reactions mixed as Covid-19 traffic light system comes to an end
12 Sep 2022The government's decision to scrap the Covid-19 Protection Framework is reasonable, but it is a mistake to drop mask mandates for public transport, an epidemiologist says.
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Mask mandates: How have other countries fared after dropping requirements?
12 Sep 2022With mask mandates dropping around the world as the pandemic appears to enter a new phase, what we can learn from countries that have already left masks behind? Here's what you need to know.
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Covid-19 traffic light system to end: The details
12 Sep 2022The Covid-19 Protection Framework - also known as the traffic light system - will end tonight at 11.59pm: Here's what you need to know.
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Covid-19: Work continuing on a 'Kiwi vaccine' - researcher
12 Sep 2022The virus that causes Covid-19 is 'tricky' and will be with us for "a very long period of time" a medical researcher says. Audio
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Covid-19 update: 1149 new community cases, 225 hospitalisations
12 Sep 2022There are 1149 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today as the government prepares to announce whether restrictions will ease.
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'Literally got patients in corridors' - Hospitals under massive strain
12 Sep 2022Doctors and nurses say they're still working hellish shifts despite a steep drop in Covid-19 cases.
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Covid-19 update: Cases drop below 1000 for first time in six months
11 Sep 2022There are 944 new Covid-19 cases today - the first time cases have been below 1000 since mid February.
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Covid-19 update: 1483 community cases, 243 people in hospital
9 Sep 2022There have been 1483 community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, with 243 people currently in hospital with the virus.
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Top scientists join forces to study leading theory behind Long Covid
Top scientists are banding together to answer a key question about the root cause of Long Covid - whether fragments of the coronavirus persist in the tissues of sufferers.
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After 28 months, New York state ends Covid mask rule
8 Sep 2022Masks will no longer be required on public transport, in airports or ride-share vehicles in the US state.
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'I had nothing to do with it' - Gang member wants apology over Northland lockdown implication
8 Sep 2022Mongrel Mob life member Harry Tam wants an apology after he was wrongly implicated in the Northland Covid-19 lockdown. Audio
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Covid-19 update: 1653 new community cases, 254 in hospital
8 Sep 2022In the past week there have been an average of five deaths confirmed each day as being attributable to Covid-19, the Ministry of Health says.
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'Covid-19 declining in our community' - Ministry of Health
7 Sep 2022Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are at the lowest levels since February, but Ministry of Health Deputy Director-General Dr Andrew Old warns the virus is still around. Video
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Should mask mandates inside businesses be dropped?
7 Sep 2022Masks have been compulsory in many locations across the country and although business groups have been calling for their removal, some employees are unsure.
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Covid-19 update: 1793 new community cases, 260 in hospital
7 Sep 2022There are 1793 new community cases of Covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health says.
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No gang links, not sex workers: Details of investigation that sparked lockdown revealed
7 Sep 2022Covid-infected women who triggered an 11-day lockdown in Northland were rejected entry by one government department then approved by another, police evidence shows.
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Vaccine death inquest: 'Rory has not been forgotten'
7 Sep 2022The inquest into the death of a Dunedin man after he received the Covid-19 vaccine has been concluded with a reminder that Rory Nairn's death has not been forgotten.
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