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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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Wider surveillance testing to watch for XE variant, winter illnesses - Bloomfield
5 Apr 2022It is inevitable new Covid-19 variants such as the newly discovered XE strain will arrive in the country, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says. Audio
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Principals worried about winter classroom ventilation
5 Apr 2022Some principals doubt they can adequately ventilate their classrooms to reduce the spread of Covid-19 during winter.
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Tour and coach industry continues to suffer despite promise of international tourists
5 Apr 2022A second-hand bus boom has developed because tour coach companies, which have struggled with closed borders and domestic restrictions for the last two years, are winding down.
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Thousands leave Auckland for other New Zealand centres amid Covid-19
4 Apr 2022The tide of people moving out of Auckland for greener pastures in other parts of the country has increased during the pandemic.
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Covid-19: UK adds nine new symptoms added to its official list
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
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Government finances resilient but Omicron impact yet to be felt
The government's finances have stood up better than expected in the face of the surge in Covid-19, but the government is warning the full cost of Omicron is yet to be felt.
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NZ to remain at red Covid-19 traffic light setting
4 Apr 2022The country will remain at the red Covid-19 traffic light setting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Audio
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As Covid-19 rules change, workers return to offices
Workers are returning to offices full of empty desks, blank screens, and quiet staffrooms.
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West Coast DHB orders inquiry into closure of Ziman House rest home
5 Apr 2022The West Coast District Health Board has ordered an independent inquiry into the way it organised and communicated the closure of Ziman House rest home at Reefton Hospital a month ago.
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NZ woolgrowers among sectors hit by China's Covid-19 restrictions
A resurgence of Covid-19 within China is causing headaches for some primary sector exporters, with lockdown measures disrupting economic activity and slowing down distribution networks.
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Covid-19: Vaccine passes going but masks remain important - PM
4 Apr 2022Vaccine passes will no longer be required from 11.59pm, despite Covid-19 case numbers remaining high. Audio
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Covid-19 experts urge caution as Cabinet reviews red light setting
4 Apr 2022Prepare to bid farewell to vaccine passes and many workplace mandates - at least for now - but the next question is whether any regions are ready to have restrictions eased.
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Covid-19 update: Nine further deaths and 10,205 new community cases
4 Apr 2022There are 10,205 new community cases of Covid-19 and nine further deaths to report today.
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Mandate to sight Covid-19 vaccine passes ends at midnight
4 Apr 2022The requirement to have a Covid-19 vaccine pass to visit some venues, such as restaurants and salons, will be dropped from midnight. Audio
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Fiordland tourist operators keen to put 'diabolical' years behind them
4 Apr 2022The tourists are coming back, but will one of the country's most special destinations be ready for them?
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Positive Covid-19 cases may be under-reported - modeller
3 Apr 2022A Covid-19 modeller suspects there may be more cases than reported in the community because people aren't recording their results.
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Covid-19: More than half of Healthline calls abandoned during Delta outbreak
3 Apr 2022Some Covid-19 Healthline callers were on hold for more than three hours at the start of the Delta outbreak, data reveals.
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Most deaths in Omicron outbreak were of men
2 Apr 2022Nearly two-thirds of the people who have died in New Zealand's Omicron outbreak are men, and experts say the science is inconclusive as to why.
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Covid-19 update: 23 new deaths, 11,560 community cases, 678 in hospital
2 Apr 2022There are 11,560 new community cases of Covid-19 and 23 additional deaths to report today.
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Māori dying with Covid-19 because of misinformation - health leader
2 Apr 2022A Māori health leader says a new international misinformation study confirms the alarm many were desperately trying to raise last year about the impact on Māori during the initial vaccine rollout.
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Experts sound warning over upcoming winter and flu season
1 Apr 2022Experts are warning this winter will be the toughest since the pandemic started with potential for a secondary Covid-19 wave coinciding with the flu season.
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Doctors suspended over anti-vax claims win court appeals
1 Apr 2022Today's judgement says the Medical Council wrongly suspended the two doctors before investigations were completed.
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Covid-19 update: 17 deaths, 13,475 cases, 764 in hospital
1 Apr 2022The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 continues to fall, but there have still been 13,475 new cases in the community and 17 more deaths reported in New Zealand today.
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Police and Parliament on alert for more protest action
1 Apr 2022Following the 23-day occupation, a new group has sprung up demanding an end to all Covid-19 restrictions. Audio
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