Live: 31 cases - thousands of secondary school pupils, their families and staff are now under isolation orders
Covid outbreak has spread outside Auckland and virus now detected in Wellington.
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Reopening NZ without measures like lockdowns may mean more than 11,000 hospitalisations.
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Nurses union reveals shortage of PPE amid outbreak
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With some experiencing waits of close to 12 hours, you need to be prepared.
Covid cases reported in Wellington; North Shore Hospital patient infected
Experts say the Government is likely to extend the nationwide lockdown today.
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Essential workers Joshua van Wyk and Megan Flatt arrived at the Northcote testing centre at 7.10am to find about 200 cars in front of them in the queue. Video / Adam Pearse
Lockdown's biggest supermarket sellers: Kiwis go bananas
Our ongoing love affair with the banana has continued during lockdown - but broccoli???
Covid-19: City Rail Link work continues during lockdown
CRL boss Sean Sweeney said the lockdown will have a significant impact on the project.
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New York Times: Most of the time clear barriers do little to stop spread of Covid-19.
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: 22 confirmed community cases in Auckland
Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall told Newstalk ZB the new hospital case meant there were now 22 confirmed community cases in Auckland, up from 21 yesterday. Video / Newstalk ZB
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Derek Cheng: Why an MIQ leak is cause for relief - and how far off is level 3?
There are still blind spots, but they aren't as huge and foreboding as they were.
Suspected first Covid case on remote Fijian island
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Record Delta wave hits kids in the US
Just as school doors are reopening across the US, children are filling hospital beds.
Dates now back to August 1: Mall, supermarket, kindergarten added to locations of interest
More than 120 locations of interest are now identified in New Zealand.
Second time around: Three small-town perspectives on lockdown 2.0
Outside Auckland, lockdown was a distant memory. How is the rest of NZ second time around?
Liam Dann: How long can the economy survive in lockdown?
EDITORIAL: It is somewhat inevitable that this lockdown feels tougher.
Ross Stitt: NZ can't be held hostage by the vaccine-averse
Opinion: The latest outbreak should not alter the planned reopening of the borders.
Auckland economy losing $100m a day in lockdown - economist
This is tough on top of tough for some businesses, says Heart of the City boss.
Live: Covid-19 cases confirmed at Northcote and Lynfield colleges; 11 new cases, 2 in hospital
Northcote College student confirmed as having virus.
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Covid-19 isolation requirements: What to do if you're a contact
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Police arrest more lockdown protesters, non-mask wearers
The arrests took place in Christchurch and Kaitaia.