When, not if: The return of Covid-19 was inevitable
COMMENT: Steve Braunias' previous column was headlined: "When, not if." Here we go again.
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Snaking queues at Auckland Covid testing sites: Up to two-hour wait for swabs
Aucklanders queue for tests as New Zealand races to hunt down Covid-19 in the community.
Lockdown exodus: Masks 'strongly encouraged' in Auckland, heavy traffic
Auckland gears up for a return to lockdown; officials urgently seek source of Covid cases.
Money company, cool store at centre of outbreak: Case had been off sick for 9 days
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Sol3 Mio concert postponed as Auckland returns to lockdown
Entertainment events cancelled as Auckland returns to level 3.
Worst-case outcome: Aucklanders could be in lockdown for seven weeks
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Customers flood Auckland supermarkets - essential items to be rationed
Supermarkets will remain open throughout lockdown, with special measures back in place.
Roadblocks, mandatory masks expected as Auckland moves to alert level 3
It's been 85 days since the country was last in alert level 3.
Covid-19: Chief Justice orders halt to all jury trials
Jurors summonsed to attend, or are serving on Auckland trials are excused from attendance.
Pupil from infected family attended Auckland primary school
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'How ironic': Expats' shock response to NZ's virus cases, partial lockdown
"Is the idea to be caged away until another country figures out a vaccine?"
Second wave: Auckland braces for busy morning as city prepares for lunchtime lockdown
With just hours before lockdown the city prepares to spend a nervous 60 hours at home.
Auckland motorways clogged amid supermarket rush, planned maintenance
NZTA warned motorists of delays due to scheduled works.
'Catastrophic': Call for calm as Auckland plunged back into lockdown
There are four new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. Auckland is again in lockdown.
Auckland DHB ramps up Covid-19 testing
'Our message to people living in Auckland is to continue to be vigilant.'
Auckland supermarkets rushed despite pleas against panic-buying
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The SFO said it 'inadvertently disclosed' the material to the MP and his co-defendants.
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The Pest from the West: Lightning storm and heavy rain to strike Auckland
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Record-breaking tobacco bust: Company director accused of dodging $3m in tax
The huge cigarette bust breaks the last single-seizure record set just two weeks ago.
National Party selects Emma Mellow as Auckland Central candidate
Auckland Central has been a stronghold for the National Party since 2008.
National Party figure accused of using alter ego 'Merv' to derail candidate on talkback radio call
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How Auckland businesses are feeling post-lockdown
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Blues put best foot forward to battle poverty
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Benjamin Swann retrial: Jury retires to decide verdicts
Benjamin Swann is being retried on 10 charges of indecent acts on six boys.
Covid-19 fallout: Surge in demand for food parcels
Job losses and slashed hours have put a strain on those needing to put food on the table.
Have you seen this man? Police seek sightings of missing Auckland 72-year-old
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Homeless person 'stabbed in eye' outside Auckland supermarket
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