Covid-19: NZ delivered best health results in OECD, but where to now?
Analysis: Best results for public health and economy, but NZ and Oz need long-term plans.
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Europe spooked by Delta variant spread, tightens restrictions
Europe in a race to vaccinate populations as Covid-19 infections spread among the young.
'Anxious, and cruel': Govt's MIQ and pre-departure steps criticised
Kiwis tying to get home says giving MIQ rooms to those taking overseas holidays is cruel.
'Going to get worse': NSW braces for more Covid cases
Greater Sydney's lockdown could last until well into August, experts have warned.
'Felt dreadful': Sydney mum's Covid Delta variant symptoms
Sydney mum and daughter caught the virus off a cousin an hour before lockdown announced.
Heather Du Plessis-Allan: We don't need six months of crossing our fingers
OPINION: The public's expectations will only mount with each jab, each passing month.
'If you love your life ... do the right thing': Auckland man's milestone Covid jab
Tiputa Tevaga has a message to share after getting his second Covid-19 jab.
World reacts as Sydney Covid crisis spirals
The world watched Australia for its Covid success, and it's watching again.
Kiwi football writer dies from Covid-19 in Colombia
His mother asks people to have the vaccine "in memory of Dave".
Covid Lambda variant: What we know - and what we don't
New York Times: As of mid-June, Lambda had been reported in 29 countries or territories.
A group of scientists presses a case against Covid lab leak theory
New York Times: ... and another group of scientists immediately pushes back.
Sydney Covid outbreak: NSW teenager sent to ICU after diagnosis
Forty-three NSW Covid-19 patients are in hospital - 14 of them under the age of 55.
'Things are going to get worse': NSW records 50 new community cases
NZ paused green flights from NSW yesterday in response to the state's worsening outbreak.
'Vigilant NZ': Expert backs pause of mercy flights from NSW
"New Zealand needs to be vigilant, as the Delta variant takes hold in Australia."
Australian state to trial home quarantine for returned travellers
A dreaded aspect of pandemic travel could change if the trial is successful.
'Dangerous precedent': Fiji govt to sack unvaccinated workers
Public servants told they will be sacked if they are not fully vaccinated by November 1.
'I couldn't convince her': Mum's sad death after refusing Covid vaccine
She was scared of suffering side effects from the vaccine, then ended up dying of Covid.
Covid-19: Fiji records 860 new cases, three more deaths
None of the individuals who have died from Covid-19 in Fiji have been fully vaccinated.
Exercise creating heavy breathing, sweating banned in MIQ
Rule introduced last month prohibits exercise, like running, that creates heavy breathing.
Spitting tacks: Covid saliva testing provider slams Health Ministry over delays
"The ministry has consistently advised Chris Hipkins incorrectly," Rako Science says.
MIQ booking system unfair and may be breaking law, says professor
A law professor says the MIQ booking system may be discriminatory.
NZ too slow to adopt four-day working week, expert says
Four-day week business pioneer is frustrated NZ law is "penalising companies".
The Oxford scientists who developed the Covid vaccine in record time
Times: Eighteen months. Half a billion doses in 178 countries. Thousands of lives saved.
INZ confirms partners among visitor visas cancelled
People who applied for visitor visas have had their applications cancelled.
Green flights on hold as Sydney outbreak surges
Once flights from NSW resume, returnees will have to spend 14 days in MIQ.
Africa marks its 'worst pandemic week' yet
New York Times: The continent has been experiencing a brutal wave of infections.
NSW records 44 new community cases, tightens lockdown rules
Of today's 44 new cases, 29 had been out and about in the community.
Ship at centre of Covid scare to return to NZ early next week
The Viking Bay and another fishing vessel remain off the NZ coastline with sick crew.
Opinion: The young are pawns in Boris Johnson's Covid experiment
The UK is set to scrap virtually all legal curbs on social interaction.
Pfizer to seek OK for third Covid vaccine shot to boost immunity
Study suggests people's antibody levels jump five- to 10-fold after a third dose.
Kiwis feeling contented about Covid-19 - poll
The survey was commissioned by the Covid-19 advisory group.
NSW considers letting Delta circulate in community
Senior ministers said the state had reached a 'fork in the road'.
Whanganui high school community to receive vaccine
There are about 1600 students eligible to receive the vaccine.
Fans banned from Tokyo Olympics after Covid-19 state of emergency
No spectators will be allowed in any indoor or outdoor venues.