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Exclusive: Possible link between Crowne Plaza index case and church cluster

A case possibly connected to the index case is part of the church subcluster in Māngere.

Focus Delta outbreak: Ashley Bloomfield reveals possible link from index case to church group

Ashley Bloomfield says a possible link from a case in the Mangere church subcluster to the traveller in the Crowne Plaza has been identified. Video / Mark Mitchell

Focus Live: Police Commissioner Andrew Coster briefs MPs on Delta lockdown

Police Minister Poto Williams and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster are briefing MPs this morning on the police enforcement of the Covid-19 Delta outbreak.

Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Employers cannot sack unvaccinated staff

Michael Wood confirms it is illegal to sack someone for not being vaccinated.

Second quarantine facility for Auckland, options for Wgtn, Chch

Chris Hipkins said yesterday that Jet Park could be out of beds by tonight.

Covid-19 booster shots not needed now but may be in time - expert

The National Party has strongly insisted NZ needs to be ordering boosters now.

Air NZ tumbles to $440m loss

Airline faces another heavy loss in the current financial year, gets $450m of Govt support

Bird feeders and baking: What Kiwis are Googling during lockdown

How many of these have you Googled this lockdown?

The three Rs of homeschooling during lockdown

For parents juggling work and family amid lockdown, homeschooling can be a huge challenge.

Lockdown Heroes: Auckland store offers essentials for 'free or by koha' to those in need

Grocery store owners have been hailed "Lockdown Heroes" for offering free essentials.

Derek Cheng: Has the Health Ministry's poor Delta preparation left us longer in lockdown?

Eight days into the outbreak, 22,000 close contacts - but almost 8000 yet to be reached.

Your Covid questions answered: 'I'm stranded and hoping to come home'

We answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.

Covid-19: Three big reasons NZ needs to stick with elimination

Why stick with NZ's elimination gameplan? Jamie Morton gives three obvious reasons.

Lockdown blues? Here's what the experts say about getting through

"The stress we're feeling is a normal reaction to an abnormal situation."

Exclusive: Outbreak response hampered by DHBs flying blind on staff vaccination

The problem "presented a barrier to rapidly and safely deploying staff", an email reveals.

Auckland mum's Delta nightmare: The day my son tested positive for Covid after visiting mall

I could hear him coughing through the walls of the house at night, mum says of sick son.

Mike Hosking: When will our Government admit its errors?

OPINION: It's not how you start, it's how you finish — so how does this finish?

Editorial: What Covid suppression looks like

EDITORIAL: How is opening up - like Australian PM's proposal - likely to play out?