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OPINION: That outbreak has happened. The plan has been followed. It seems to be working.
Editorial: Time to step on the vaccination pedal
EDITORIAL: NZ behind other counties in rolling out the vaccine, but steadily improving.
Steve Braunias: The Secret Diary of Level 4
OPINION: Stare at the walls. The walls stare back. Go to bed. Who can sleep?
Delta Skelter: 'A formidable enemy' - inside the battle and what the Govt knew when
100 days ago Delta didn't even have a name. A month ago become the only show in MIQ.
Claire Trevett: How long will we need a Fortress Auckland?
We might get there, but don't expect Delta Level 1 to be the same as the old Level 1.
Lockdown clampdown: Police to 'intensify' patrols across NZ this weekend - ahead of alert level changes and checkpoints at Auckland border
Today saw a new record number of daily cases declared.
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Friday 27th Aug Wrap
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'Clutching at straws': Whangarei retirees may be stuck in Wanaka for weeks
Extended lockdown is bad news for stranded domestic travellers.
Breakthrough Covid cases: Uncommon and often mild, but not always
New York Times: Vaccination remains best defence but some infections still occur.
Let us test: Saliva testing provider's plea to Ministry of Health
Would increased saliva testing have reduced wait times at testing centres last week?
Snakes and ladders: How Christchurch Airport made a profit
The airport faces a high stakes game of Snakes and Ladders during years of recovery.
Wellington moving down alert levels despite 14 covid cases
Takeaways, civic construction projects, and recycling will resume at 11.59pm on Tuesday.
Auckland won't need to wait for zero cases to come out of lockdown - Hipkins
Some 30,000 contacts are still waiting to be tested.
Associate Health Minister disappointed with vaccine uptake among Māori, admits system is racist
Vaccine uptake among Māori is lower by proportion than any other ethnic group in NZ.
Live: 70 new cases today, 347 in total, 19 in hospital - experts urged caution on alert levels
The case numbers helped inform the PM's lockdown decision this afternoon.
Delta outbreak: National, Act block digital Parliament
The Government and the Opposition are set to debate whether Parliament can return.
South Island hospo businesses 'devastated' by lockdown extension
The alert level status quo is partly because of the Christchurch wastewater result.
Extra lockdown 'drip feed ... spin', says Seymour, but medical experts pleased
David Seymour has criticised the Government's response to the latest outbreak.
Focus Delta outbreak: Rako Science's plea for saliva testing
Let us test: Saliva testing provider's plea to Ministry of Health. Video / Michael Craig
US expects another 100,000 Covid deaths before December
The United States is in the grip of a fourth wave of infection.
Focus Live: All of NZ to stay in lockdown until Tuesday night
New Zealand will stay in lockdown until 11.59pm on Tuesday - and Auckland will likely remain at level 4 for a fortnight after that, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Traffic numbers spike during country's latest L4 lockdown
Speeds as high as 177kmh have been recorded in Wellington this week.
Lockdown infringements: 'Extremely distressing' letters to doctors, people living in gyms, and rare goose eggs
Police have released which district across NZ has had the most lockdown breaches.
Delta blues: Why this lockdown is especially stressful - and what to do about it
Feeling foggy and flat this time around? You're not the only one, psychologist says.
How to stay entertained this weekend in lockdown
What to bake, watch, read and play to while away this rainy lockdown weekend.
Aussie outbreaks: 882 new cases in NSW, 79 in Victoria
The NSW Premier is urging residents to focus on vaccination rates, not infections.
Live: More Akl schools report Covid cases; Daily infections tipped to rise; Warning ahead of level announcement
An announcement is due at 3pm on alert level settings as cases continue to climb.
The most essential items for sale in lockdown, ranked
OPINION: Go forth and support the economy with these must-have, vital, crucial purchases.
'Bad attitudes': Right-wing host mocks NZ's Covid response
Tucker Carlson unleashed a spray at New Zealand and Australia over our Covid battles.
'I would rather we took the cautious approach': Northland principal happy to stay in lockdown
At 11.59pm on Tuesday everywhere south of Auckland will drop to alert level 3.
Call for government to consider cheaper, quicker testing for Covid-19
Essential workers are calling for rapid tests to help NZ get ahead of the Delta spread.
No new cases in Wellington as possible lockdown lift looms
It's a week since Wellington's first cases; two were added yesterday but none today.
Hamilton woman charged with breaching L4 lockdown
The 20-year-old also faces drug possession charges.