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Isolated East Coast communities rally together as Covid-19 cases rise
21 Mar 2022The small isolated communities along Tairāwhiti's East Coast say they are putting in the hard mahi as Covid-19 cases rise.
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'No resource, no support and no consultation' - GP says primary care struggling in Omicron outbreak
21 Mar 2022An experienced Northland GP who hung up her stethoscope last week is hitting out at health bosses over the way primary care workers are treated. Audio
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Unvaccinated New Zealanders quietly allowed to skip MIQ
20 Mar 2022A law expert says the government's move to allow unvaccinated New Zealanders to skip MIQ show the rules are changing with the country's evolving Omicron outbreak.
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Covid-19 update: Nine deaths, 12,020 community cases, 957 in hospital
20 Mar 2022There have been nine new deaths of people with Covid-19 reported today, with the number of new community cases dropping sharply from more than 18,000 to 12,020.
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New testing requirement for travellers from Samoa
20 Mar 2022Travellers arriving from Samoa to New Zealand on four specific flights will be required to complete two rapid antigen tests after they arrive.
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Covid-19 update: 10 deaths, 18,514 cases, 939 in hospital
19 Mar 2022There have been 10 new deaths of people with Covid-19 reported today - including a person in their 40s - with the number of new community cases rising to 18,514.
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'Chance for a re-set': Expert pushes for sustainable tourism
19 Mar 2022International visitors could soon be pouring across the border in similar numbers to pre-pandemic times - but that might not be a good thing, according to one tourism expert.
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Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick tests positive for Covid-19
19 Mar 2022Green Party MP and Auckland Central representative Chlöe Swarbrick has tested positive for Covid-19, joining a long line of MPs who have tested positive during the Omicron surge.
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Most surgery deferred in capital as rising numbers of staff hit by Covid-19
19 Mar 2022Most non-urgent operations in the Wellington region have been cancelled this week due to high numbers of hospital staff falling sick with Covid-19 or being forced to isolate.
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Lab science leader concerned at pharmacy test for antibodies
18 Mar 2022An expert is raising concern over a device set to be launched in pharmacies which aims to measure how protected people are against Covid-19 infection. Audio
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China reports first Covid-19 deaths in more than a year
19 Mar 2022Mainland China reported its first Covid-19 deaths in more than a year on Saturday, according to a post on the National Health Commission's website that said two people died in the northeastern region…
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'It's not so great now' - Millions tested in Shanghai Covid surge
18 Mar 2022The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in Covid-19 infections, but some districts were easing lockdown rules in an…
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Pharmac criticised over delayed delivery of antiviral drug to treat Covid-19
18 Mar 2022Kiwis have been left waiting for a new drug to treat Covid-19 because Pharmac was too slow to sign a supply contract with the manufacturer, a patient advocacy group says.
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'Warmest welcome you can imagine' - PM opens doors to tourists
18 Mar 2022The Prime Minister has gone on a marketing blitz to reel Australians to our shores. Audio
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Covid-19 cases asked to wait three months before getting booster
18 Mar 2022Omicron has put the brakes on booster vaccine rates and communities lagging behind could stay there for some time, but health officials still have to tell some people who have had Covid-19 to wait.
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Covid-19 update: 14,128 community cases, 943 in hospital, five more deaths
18 Mar 2022There are 14,128 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and 943 people in hospital, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Auckland case numbers continue to fall, but booster rates also low
18 Mar 2022Health authorities are increasingly optimistic the Omicron outbreak has peaked in Auckland, but say the current rate of booster shots is still too low. Watch the media conference here
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'We are tired, we are exhausted, we are short-staffed' - Auckland nurse
18 Mar 2022An Auckland nurse says a lucrative incentive payment has not fixed the city's dire hospital staffing shortage. Audio
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Tairāwhiti Covid-19 increase could be 'a result of poverty in action' - GP
18 Mar 2022The region, which includes Gisborne and the East Cape, has the highest per capita rate of Covid-19 in the country.
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MIQ hotels empty out as system winds down
18 Mar 2022Twenty-three hotels and thousands of managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) rooms are now sitting empty across the country, as the system winds down.
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'So surreal': Tourism operators in Westland prepared for a slow recovery
17 Mar 2022South Westland businesses say the border reopening dates mean they can start edging out of survival mode after two years of hanging on by their fingernails.
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Couple set up tool to help weddings go ahead if vendors catch Covid-19
17 Mar 2022Help is now at the fingertips with a new online wedding day tool which enables photographers, makeup artists and celebrants to quickly find replacements if they get sick.
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Counties Manukau DHB predicts ‘increased risk of severe illness’ due to influenza
17 Mar 2022With the annual flu season almost upon us, a number of south Auckland healthcare providers are worried about the impact it could have after two years of closed borders and reduced immunity levels.
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Omicron outbreak: A quarter of Auckland hospital staff away on some days
17 Mar 2022After weeks of stories of stresses from the shop floor because of doctor and nurse shortages, the true extent has been revealed.
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