'Flabbergasted': Vaccine pass not required for council services in Hipkins' electorate
Lower Hutt mayor 'really disappointed' with neighbouring city's decision.
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The move comes after the Government refused a request from iwi leaders.
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The New Plymouth family have a known link to an existing case in Rotorua.
Live: Day one in traffic light system 'a step into the unknown'
The traffic light system is all go, officially, today.
Freedom Day! 'Life is going to start to feel a lot more normal' - Hipkins
Eager Aucklanders had the opportunity to get the to pub as the clock hit midnight.
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At least 50 were infected after a company put on a Christmas party for staff.
Queenstown council disappointed frontline staff threatened
It will be a requirement for people to use their My Vaccine Pass to enter most facilities.
Omicron could knock a fragile economic recovery off track
New York Times: Impact on growth and inflation isn't likely to be known for several weeks.
Major funding boost for ICU as country moves to traffic light system
Auckland mayor says it's fantastic that Aucklanders will be able to enjoy more freedom.
Delta outbreak pummels US as Omicron looms
The Midwest and New England are being particularly hard hit.
White supremacists target Aboriginals over vaccines
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Councillor locked out by ban on unvaccinated
Official barred as vaccine pass requirement for public facilities comes into force.
'Just trying to survive': Cafe trials vaccine pass ahead of traffic light system
The cafe trialled using vaccine passes the day before the traffic light system started.
Cheers! Auckland bars readied for reopening
Nerves and excitement combine as hospitality prepares to reopen the doors.
Exclusive: 'Not out of the woods' - Sir Brian Roche on the risks over summer
Sir Brian Roche on future challenges: 'On the face of it, the system is all ready to go."
'Dream come true': Restaurants welcome dine-in customers as Auckland turns 'red'
The Restaurant Association says the traffic light system is challenging for the industry.
Focus: Auckland pubs open doors as NZ enters traffic light system
Auckland pubs are back in business with midnight openings as NZ enters the traffic light system. Video / NZ Herald
Omicron's mysteries could take weeks to fathom
It is still unknown whether Omicron spreads faster than Delta or makes people sicker.
New Omicron case in Australia a child in NSW
NSW health authorities have revealed a key difference in this latest infection.
Emirates steps up NZ flights, what it will take to bring back A380s
During the pandemic Emirates has flown 40,000 Kiwis and 2 million vaccine doses to NZ.
Rhythm and Vines postponed to Easter Weekend
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'A circus': Australian deportees seen crying and drunk in Auckland CBD
A nearby business owner said one man came in crying and intoxicated.
Man asked to move out after vaccination refusal
Landlords cannot ask tenants about their vaccine status.
The region warned about huge spike in Covid cases this month
Principals have been warned they may need to help manage their community's Covid response.
WHO reopens debate over fairness of pandemic response
New York Times: WHO says response from wealthy counties to Omicron is unfair.
'Vast increase': Chilling warning as country's Covid cases double in a day
Scientists in South Africa said they are bracing for a rapid increase in Covid-19 cases.
Traffic light framework? What colour is this? This is a scandal!
"There's no orange. There's not even an amber. There's just ... yellow."
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Thursday 2nd December Wrap
The country prepares to move into the Covid-19 Protection framework a.k.a traffic light system. Video / NZ Herald
Live: 172 Covid cases ahead of traffic light move; 10 new cases near Nelson
Eighty-six people are in hospital and nine are in intensive care.
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Sir Ian Taylor: The warning we should have heeded in May 2020
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House sales market close to returning to a more normal supply/demand situation.