Tourism tipping-point plea: 'NZ will be off the sell list for 12-24 months'
Pre-Covid the overseas visitor market was worth $17b - now it's teetering on the brink.
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Wage subsidy payments: Fewer big names; travel and tourism top list
Some large companies which got the subsidy last year are absent from the latest payouts.
Explainer: No, Covid vaccines don't stay in your body for years
Vaccines are cleared from the body quickly - it's the immune response that lasts.
Fully vaccinated police officer tests positive after helping woman; 44 new cases
Police are reviewing just how much PPE gear the officers were wearing.
Police officer tests positive for Covid, four others self-isolating
Late last night one police officer returned a positive test for Covid-19.
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Aussies to get third dose 'booster' vaccine
Some Australians will receive a third dose of the vaccine soon.
Ministry of Health urges Northlanders to keep eyes on locations of interest
Northlanders have spent 19 hours waiting to see if they had potentially been exposed.
When to get the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine
People are advised to consider a 3-week gap between vaccine doses, rather than 6 weeks.
Whānau Ora goes to court demanding contact info for all Māori without both Covid jabs
The organisation says it already has the info, but it would take months to extract.
Rule-busting rallies: 'Perfect storm' as more mass protests planned for Auckland, Hamilton
Despite two people appearing in court next week, more gatherings are planned around NZ.
Employers should be able to require full vax without being sued, David Seymour says
Seymour says Govt is too slow to give certainty to businesses worried about being sued.
Vaccination top town: Dunedin still tops, but Auckland cracks top 10 and laggard Ōtorohanga moving up
Demand so high in one slow-coach town yesterday jabs almost ran out, mayor says.
On the Tiles: Why the PM is 'down' after the latest Covid changes
The Herald's politics podcast analyses a confusing week of comms from the Beehive.
'23 complaints': Medical Council aware of doctors spreading anti-vax info
"Any advice provided around vaccination has to be evidence-based."
Covid in Aus: NSW roadmap 'risks far too much', Vic's worst day of new cases
NSW's chief health officer reportedly did not endorse changes made to the state's roadmap.
Covid-19: Wairoa hits a roadblock in vaccinations
Its fully vaccinated rates are the highest in Hawke's Bay, but first doses are lagging.
Delta outbreak warning: 'We're looking at a very serious situation akin to 1918'
A Māori health researcher says the Covid situation could be akin to the 1918 pandemic.
Confronting scan shows Covid's vicious consequences
A picture speaks a thousand words, and this one is yelling at us to get vaccinated.
Covid-19 triggering surge in eating disorders: Waikato study
The research suggests Māori may not be getting help.
Live: 'Holding our breath' - Covid case in Northland; lowest Auckland vax areas revealed; Taranaki checkpoints set up
Leading researcher on Māori vaccination rates: 'A very serious situation akin to 1918.'
Covid-19: Government to meet companies wanting antigen testing
Coalition of 25 firms are pleading for clearance to import 370,000 rapid antigen devices.
John MacDonald: Sitting ducks in the South Island
OPINION: The border between the North and South Island should be closed.
Pfizer asks US to approve vaccine for ages 5-11
Plan to ship lower-dose vials, especially marked for use in children.
Into the sunset: Why global airlines could leave NZ off the radar
As other markets open up airlines may exit for good.
Covid-19: Huge vaccination dilemma facing churches
It comes as the conversation around mandatory vaccinations heats up.
Exclusive poll reveals just how many Kiwis keen to get vaccine
More than half the eligible population is already fully vaccinated.
Fears for thousands of kids in emergency housing as Covid outbreak grows
Race is on to vaccinate families of thousands of kids are in Auckland emergency housing.
'Totally abandoned': Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to NZ
Mum who flew to Canada to support her daughter hasn't come close to getting MIQ slot.
Second Covid test returns positive in case of essential worker in Whangārei
Northland locations of interest will be added to the Ministry of Health website tomorrow.
'Zero Covid' among Waikato gang members - Mob spokeswoman
'From our research we believe there is zero covid amongst gang members in the Waikato.'
NZ International Film Festival cancels this year's Auckland edition
Organisers say the current alert level doesn't allow for it.
Live: 29 new cases, Waikato boundary extended south from tonight
The Government will today outline where rapid antigen testing will be used
Air NZ still aiming for New York, riding out lockdown hurdles
''There is a theme emerging and it says if you've been vaccinated you're free to go.''