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Expert warns Northland Covid case puts NZ at 'pivot point of Delta'
Expert urges people to behave as if they were still in alert level four.
Focus Live: Northland moves to level 3 after Aucklander with Covid visited
October 8 2021 Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after an Aucklander with Covid obtained travel documents and spent several days in the region.
'A sausage and a shot': Auckland vaccination centre running all-night event tonight
"For many of our families, getting the vaccine during the day is just not a reality."
Fears grow for homeless Auckland youth affected by lockdown
Teenagers as young as 14 have been needing emergency housing during lockdown.
Live: 'Every Northlander needs to stay home' - region to level 3 after Auckland woman with Covid visited
Chris Hipkins announces Northland to move into level 3 tonight, at least until Tuesday.
'Progress', but no timeline for rapid testing pilot
Government claims "progress" on rapid testing, but still no details of business pilot.
Cordis Hotel offers free luxury night's stay for staff who get vaccinated
Badly hit hotel is offering incentive to help boost vaccination rates.
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.
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.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Friday 8th Oct Wrap
There were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, 41 in Auckland and three in Waikato. Video / Dean Purcell / Christine Dawson / Michael Craig
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.