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The 90% Project: Jason Reeves on getting vaccinated
Coast announcer, Jason Reeves, on why he got vaccinated. Video / NZ Herald
Survey: Worker anxiety, depression rising with lockdowns. How to beat it
Tips for staff and bosses.
Opinion | What vaccinated and living with Covid looks like
OPINION: Jeff Talon applies data to the most vexing question facing NZ right now.
Thomas Coughlan: The elimination strategy is dead
Everyone is racing to kill the elimination strategy, but who will get there first?
'Confusing and stressful:' Kiwi in Australia gets MIQ spot but no flights to match
'It's embarrassing. To think you can't get back into your country, that makes me upset.'
Shane Te Pou: Is it time for incentives for the vaccine-shy?
OPINION: Getting the stragglers over the line will require some creativity.
NZ slips from 1 to 38 in global rankings of best country to live during Covid
Back in November 2020, New Zealand claimed the number one spot but now has fallen.
The 90% Project: How close is your age group to 90% vaccinated?
First dose vaccinations in older Kiwis are more than 90 per cent almost everywhere.
Derek Cheng: National's reopening plan includes a massive dose of wishful thinking
National: Stronger health measures can see borders open while keeping case numbers 'low'
Auckland Covid cases - move to level 2 would 'add fuel to the fire', says modeller
Chris Hipkins: 'We've still got to hold our nerve here'.
Blip or first signs of alert level change? Experts react to 45 new cases
Michael Baker says the country needs one or two more days to judge a proper trend.
Heartbreak as woman desperate to farewell dead brother misses out on MIQ
The Auckland woman was among 31,000 people vying for 3800 MIQ spots yesterday.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Wednesday 29 Sept Wrap
There were 45 new cases today, all in Auckland. The largest number of cases since September 2nd. Video / NZ Herald
'Was there a single new idea?': Clarke Gayford rubbishes John Key comments
First man Clarke Gayford lashes out at former prime minister's comments.
Navy investigating sailor's alleged border breach
The sailor has been instructed to isolate at their rural property in the Hawke's Bay.
Seven Sharp host Hilary Barry's brutal takedown of anti-vaxxer
'Covid's gonna make you sicker babes. So go get a vaccine.'
NZ is still flu-free - here's the problem
Just five cases of flu have been detected in NZ this year, with implications for immunity.
How Covid misinformation created a run on animal medicine
New York Times: Vets face shortage of drugs because misinformed people are using it.
Officials say little risk from woman who visited Kaitaia and later tested positive for Covid in Auckland
Little risk after woman who tested positive for Covid in Auckland earlier visited Kaitaia
Claire Trevett: MIQ debacle makes mincemeat of PM's promise
The Govt ramped up vaccines when needed, but has not shown the same urgency with MIQ.
Police inspector at centre of alleged border breach is top iwi liaison officer
The officer at the centre of an alleged Auckland boundary breach has been named.
'Good work Canterbury': Bloomfield gives shout-out to local vaccination campaign
Ashley Bloomfield hails vaccine campaign in Canterbury.
31,000 people vie for MIQ spots, next release on Tuesday
The 3800 rooms were gone in two hours but more spots will be released on Tuesday.
Focus Live: 45 new Covid-19 community cases
September 29 2021 There are a "sobering" 45 new Covid cases in the community today, including 12 unlinked 'mystery' cases. All of today's cases are in Auckland.
Grumpy Parliament urgently passes Covid legislation
A grumpy Parliament nearly unanimously rushed urgent Covid laws through first reading.
Covid 'seated' among gangs; anti-vax link to church leaders
The outbreak has 'seated itself in a gang environment', the health select committee heard.
Covid scare at police station: 11 officers wearing masks wrong
Eleven of the 13 officers had to isolate as they were wearing their masks incorrectly.
Nats' Covid plan: New 1500-room MIQ facility, cash incentives for jabs
Nats' 'vigorous suppression' strategy includes cash/voucher incentives for jabs.
Focus Live: Judith Collins reveals National's Covid-19 plan
The National Party wants nationwide lockdowns to be "a last resort" once 70 to 75 per cent of the eligible population is fully vaccinated - and border restrictions to ease for the fully vaccinated when coverage hits 85 per cent.
How young people's social anxiety worsened in the pandemic
New York Times: Young people across the world are struggling to socialise again.
Live: Level 2 in doubt? 'This is war' - expert says mystery cases the key
'Knife-edge': Michael Baker says a more targeted approach is needed to beat the outbreak.
'Direct lie': New book questions China's Covid timeline
What Chinese authorities told the world about the first Covid cases just doesn't stack up.
Kiwis trapped abroad fear being stripped of their pension due to no MIQ rooms
Retirees stuck overseas for longer than six months will lose their pension.