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Three-step plan for Auckland begins on Tuesday night.
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Top modeller warns easing restrictions in Auckland will see cases rise over coming weeks.
Focus Live: PM announces phased end to Auckland Covid-19 restrictions
October 4 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern has promised a phased end to Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland. From midnight Tuesday, bubbles will be able to mix, but only outdoors and with some restrictions still in place.
Experts' ideas: Is this how NZ can hold off Delta?
Health experts have drawn up a list of new measures NZ could take to get ahead of Delta.
Why NZ urgently needs a more radical vaccination plan
OPINION: Vaccination rates in Auckland are still too low, writes Professor Rod Jackson.
'No harm done': Vanishing dentist claims he never meant to ignore patients
Al-Mozany to defend himself in disciplinary proceedings, claims patient evidence is wrong.
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Live: Hospital baby tests positive; more Raglan household cases; PM hints at easing Auckland restrictions
Experts warn Auckland can't move to level 2 given current cases and virus spread.
Opinion: Why we need gangs on board for the Covid fight
OPINION: Academic and author Jarrod Gilbert on gangs and Covid.
Student's dorm-room death: Coroner's final report into tragedy of teen who wasn't found for weeks
Coroner's final ruling on death of a Canterbury Uni student in his dorm room released.
Personal hygiene poverty exacerbated due to Covid, City Missions call for donations
The recent level 4 cleaned out Wellington City Mission of its hygiene products.
Hamilton, Raglan moving to level 3 after Delta spreads; 33 new cases
The new alert level for Waikato towns will stay in place for at least five days.
Focus Live: 33 new community cases; Hamilton and Raglan move to level 3
October 3 2021 Hamilton, Raglan and several other Waikato towns will move to alert-level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after the discovery of two Delta cases, and the spread of the virus beyond Auckland's borders.
Derek Cheng: Lockdown looms for Waikato; Auckland level 2 hopes dashed
Comment: The response will show if the Government's elimination strategy is sincere.
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Opinion: Vaccination can feel like a loaded topic, but it doesn't have to be a minefield.
Anti-vax mum and pro-choice dad: Teen caught in vaccine stand-off
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Although it seems impossible, this territory has vaccinated 119pc of its population.
Live: Delta spreads to Waikato - new cases in Raglan, Hamilton
Jacinda Ardern will now front a 1pm press conference.
The 90% Project: Why Dr Ashley Bloomfield got the jab
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'Get the vaccine and let's get back to normal': Laura McGoldrick
"Do it for your family, do it for your friends, do it for your community."
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Josh Storer's father Ian said they thought they would never see his 26th birthday.
The 90% Project: Interview with Dr Ashley Bloomfield
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Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Saturday 02 Oct Wrap
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Minister having 'uncomfortable conversations' about Māori vaccination rates
Less than 50 per cent of eligible Māori have received their first vaccination in Northland
Patients could soon be told to stay home. GPs aren't prepared to monitor them
GPs expect they may soon have to treat Covid-19 patients who have been told to stay home.
'I'm still mind blown': Kiwi woman's 'incredible' transformation
As Sarah Moore looks to her first bikini comp, she's feeling stronger than ever.
27 new community Covid cases; possible exposure event at hospital
Five unlinked cases come just days out from the Government's alert level decision.
'We must find a way to reach those yet to come forward for their vaccination'
'I'm not sure medical school prepared me to be a doctor in a global pandemic.'
Biden administration urges judge to block 'most restrictive' abortion law
The abortion law has no exceptions even in cases of sexual assault or incest.
Nearly 90 per cent in Wellington city with at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose
Just over 12 per cent of Wellington's eligible population is completely unvaccinated.
Expect more cases in coming days, say health officials
Experts say dropping levels for Auckland next week could see a 'big jump'.