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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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'I didn't believe Shanghai in 2022 could be like this'
10 Apr 2022As China faces a Covid surge, residents are asking how far the government is willing to go.
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Covid-19: Bars still checking vaccine passes face flack
11 Apr 2022Some bars still requiring Covid-19 vaccine passes are finding themselves at the forefront of online activity by anti-mandate supporters. Audio
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Christchurch cuts council costs for struggling city centre businesses
10 Apr 2022Christchurch City Council has agreed to allocate up to $1.45 million to subsidise council costs that businesses face.
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Orange light setting should keep mask use requirement in schools - Baker
11 Apr 2022As the goverment considers this week whether to lower the country's traffic light settings, epidemiologist Michael Baker says the orange level should be changed to make indoor areas safer. Audio
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Anti-mandate protesters remove tents from Dunedin's Octagon
11 Apr 2022All tents have been removed from Dunedin's Octagon, hours before the deadline for a group of anti-mandate protesters who have been there for two months to leave. Audio
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'Absolute nuts': Hawke's Bay hospitals feel Omicron strain
11 Apr 2022Hawke's Bay has consistently had one of the highest, if not the highest Covid-19 hospitalisation rates of any area in the country over recent weeks.
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Covid-19 update: 12 deaths, 6718 community cases, 604 people in hospital
10 Apr 2022The number of new community cases reported today has dropped to 6718, with 12 more deaths reported.
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Fewer than 12,000 foreign students remain in New Zealand
10 Apr 2022Immigration New Zealand figures show fewer than 12,000 foreign students remain in the country.
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Covid-19 cases expected to climb again during winter
9 Apr 2022People's behaviour, waning immunity and any new variants will influence Covid-19 case numbers over winter, a modeller says.
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New South Wales records 1 million Covid-19 cases in just over two months
10 Apr 2022New South Wales took about two years to officially reach 1 million Covid-19 cases, to get to 2 million cases it only took about two and a half months.
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Protest camp springs up in Christchurch's Latimer Square
9 Apr 2022A protest camp has sprung up in Christchurch's Latimer Square, where signs and tents have been hammered into the grass.
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Data shows aged-care facilities a hotspot for Covid-19 exposure events
9 Apr 2022More than 1000 Covid-19 cases have been reported at rest homes recently.
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Dunedin mayor hopeful Octagon protesters will avoid 'confrontation'
8 Apr 2022A group of antivax and anti-mandate protesters have been given an ultimatum by the Dunedin City Council - pack up and leave, or be moved on.
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High Court rules vaccine mandates justified for doctors, teachers
8 Apr 2022A legal challenge questioning the lawfulness of the government's Covid-19 vaccination mandate for educators and health workers has failed in the High Court.
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Saudi Arabia expands Hajj to 1m pilgrims
9 Apr 2022Participants from outside the kingdom will be allowed after two years of tight Covid-19 restrictions.
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Covid-19 update: 9906 new cases and 10 further deaths, including one under 19
8 Apr 2022Ten new deaths have been reported today - including someone aged between 10-19 - while the daily number of new community cases in New Zealand has dropped back below the 10,000 mark.
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Covid-19: New reports highlight virus' impact on Māori and Pacific communities
8 Apr 2022Two reports collating Covid-19 data on Māori and Pacific peoples have revealed an uptick in deaths in both groups in the week ended 3 April.
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'Hamstrung': Concern Pacific neighbours profit as NZ maritime border stays shut
8 Apr 2022Superyacht agents want the maritime border to re-open so they can secure bookings before some of the world's wealthiest again choose to sail elsewhere next summer.
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Bay of Plenty Covid-19 hospitalisation numbers peak
8 Apr 2022Hospitalisations for Covid-19 are peaking across the Bay of Plenty region and the number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising.
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Dunedin Study links vaccine hesitancy with childhood abuse
8 Apr 2022People's differing life histories should be taken in account so as to not scorn or belittle those now opposed to vaccines, the Dunedin Study director says. Audio
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Pharmacists ready to do more RATs to improve result accuracy
8 Apr 2022Pharmacists are putting their hands up to do more to help people get their rapid antigen tests (RATs) done properly and with more reliable results. Audio
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Week in Politics: Settings, sanctions and Ashley Bloomfield
8 Apr 2022Analysis - The PM decides the country will stay in red for a while longer, the government ramps up sanctions against Russia but the opposition wants more, and Ashley Bloomfield resigns.
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Auckland DHB still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak
8 Apr 2022A month after the peak of Auckland's Omicron outbreak, senior doctors say adrenaline is giving way to trepidation as they call for an urgent return to business as usual.
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'A real balancing act': Some resthomes ditching vaccine passes
7 Apr 2022Some resthomes are no longer requiring people to show vaccine passes before visiting loved ones after the relaxation of rules this week.
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