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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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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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App could help detect Covid-19 through voice changes
An app may be able to help detect whether you have Covid-19 based on changes in your voice, international research has found.
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Covid-19 update: 2035 new community cases, 273 in hospital
6 Sep 2022There are 2035 new community cases of Covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health says.
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Covid-19 update: 1296 new community cases, 257 people in hospital
5 Sep 2022There are 1296 new community cases of Covid-19 and 257 people are in hospital today, the Ministry of Health says.
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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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