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Is it realistic for the country to maintain its zero-tolerance approach?
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The three-term Democratic governor's decision will take effect in two weeks.
Audrey Young: Was this Ardern's worst day this term?
Jacinda Ardern's first instinct was damage control to get ahead of public outrage.
Brooke van Velden: Govt leaving migrant workers in limbo
Covid border closures chance to improve the immigration system - but it stalled instead.
110 Tauranga Port workers return negative Covid-19 results
A Port of Tauranga worker who returned an inconclusive test result has tested negative.
NSW on the brink of 'massive deterioration' - hospital specialist
Doctor's stark warning comes after NSW Covid infections reached a new daily high.
'Completely false': Dangerous TikTok 'mystic' predicting NZ lockdown fails
Millions around the world watched his predictions. What happened?
$1000 down the drain? Crackdown catches 119 MIQ booking rule-breakers
But tech leaders say the underlying system must change - and suggest easy fixes.
Infected Sydney man who travelled to Byron Bay 'didn't believe in Covid' - mayor
The man didn't scan QR codes and his children have now tested positive, mayor says.
No mass Covid-19 vaccination events planned for South Island, Ministry of Health says
The next large-scale vaccination event will be held in South Auckland in September.
Covid crisis: Why Sydney is struggling to lock down
NSW's 356 cases marks the worst day the state has experienced since the pandemic began.
Eighty per cent of Gisborne port workers unvaccinated
Full list reveals unvaccinated private sector border workers in ports.
Covid: Ship pilot's infection linked to Qld taxi driver, abuse 'not helpful'
Health authorities reveal pilot has same Delta strain as Cairns taxi driver.
Aussie outbreaks: 356 cases and four deaths in NSW, 20 cases in Victoria
New South Wales has recorded yet another grim record in new daily cases.
Tauranga port boss questions quality of Covid ship risk scrutiny
Tauranga port looks forward to an investigation of govt agencies' assessment.
Covid recovery driving contracting surge in public sector
Contractors are making millions of dollars from some agencies and nothing at others.
Will gyms go the way of arcades and movie rental stores?
The pandemic has reshaped how people exercise and upended the fitness industry.
Delta variant sending more kids to hospital. Are they sicker, too?
New York Times: "I didn't think that kids could get that sick."
Health Ministry cleared Covid-infected ship for berthing, says Maritime NZ
It happened despite knowing the ship was connected to an Australian Covid case.
Covid on cargo ship, unvaccinated port workers - how high is the risk?
"There are quite a few things that are on our side" - professor Michael Baker.
Australia's lockdowns costing $1b a week
Australia faces big hit from Delta variant as Canberra attempts to eradicate Covid.
Vision of the future: Tiny nation shows why vaccination won't stop lockdowns
With near-total vaccination, the nation has become a case study for the rest of the world
Māori, Pacific health groups worried by low Covid vaccination rates
Only 8.9 per cent of Māori and 13 per cent of Pasifika are fully vaccinated.
Port workers angry over 'shambolic approach' to ship with infected crew
Staff were brought back to work after they'd been in contact with the Rio De La Plata.
Focus: Unvaccinated Tauranga Port workers
PM Jacinda Ardern and Covid-19 Response Minister on unvaccinated Tauranga Port workers exposed to crew members aboard the container ship Rio de la Plata. Video / Mark Mitchell
Covid-infected ship: Only 9 of 98 Tauranga port workers vaccinated
Nine of the 98 port workers were fully vaccinated and two had received their first dose.
Auckland Airport boss: What it will take to green light new domestic terminal
The vaccine rollout on both sides of the Tasman is boosting confidence.
Experts issue warning about new Covid variant
Only way out of Covid is more widespread vaccination to control spread, say scientists.
'Too sick to talk': Sydney doctor's scary insight into Covid ICU patients
The deterioration of unvaccinated patients is 'progressive and relentless', doctor says.
Still thousands of border workers unvaccinated and overdue for Covid test
The risk of unvaccinated port workers is underlined by Covid-infected ships arriving here.
Covid: China punishes 30 officials for pandemic failures
Among those fired were a vice mayor, heads of city districts and hospital managers.
'No role in representing our dept': Medical school head vs Covid commentator
Uni department head distancing himself from colleague's criticisms of Covid response.
Focus Live: 50-55 age group set to book Covid-19 vaccinations
PM Jacinda Ardern said more than 300,000 New Zealanders aged 50 – 55 years will now be able to book their vaccines from Friday, August 13.