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Churches working with the Ministry of Health to encourage people to get Covid vaccine.
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"We have finally found the one thing that makes us more attractive — a vaccination."
'This day was bound to come': Taiwan confronts Covid flare-up
New York Times: A crush of new infections has brought a swift end to Covid-free normality.
Covid catch-22: How anti-vaxxers and lockdowners are running Australia
Borders shut as people not getting vaccine; people not getting jab because borders shut.
'Keeping an open mind': PM on border re-opening
Ardern talks borders, the Covid fund and the benefits boost in a post-Budget interview.
John Roughan: Why it's hard to give the Budget much credence
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Taiwan urges residents to stay home as Covid cases rise
Taiwan raised its alert level this week, closing schools and businesses.
What chance of 'significant' border opening by January 1?
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New York Times: 'These things are probably happening all over the world.'
'It's like hell': As the Olympics loom, Japan's health system is in turmoil
Just 2.5 hours from Tokyo, Covid patients are dying before they can get medical care.
Tokyo Olympics: Majority of Japanese want Games cancelled
Pressure to cancel the Games intensifies as the IOC wraps up its final planning sessions.
Alert for 15 Sydney suburbs after Covid detected in sewage
Fragments of Covid-19 have been detected in the Homebush sewage network site.
Big jump in number of Kiwis keen to get Covid jab: Hipkins
And half a million jabs have already been given, too.
Live: Three new Covid-19 cases in MIQ, none in community
Ministry of Health: There is no risk of infection from Covid-19 in wastewater.
These twins lived together. In Covid, they died together
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Post-study work visa holders locked out
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Study warns of inequitable Covid vaccine rollout
Areas of Northland, the East Coast and much of the South Island had travel time barriers.
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Grant Robertson's Budget won't please all, but the outlook is better than most expected.
Prince William gets first Covid vaccine jab
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Budget 2021: Moody's says NZ fiscal position one of the strongest
Moody's and S&P Global have given their seal of approval to the NZ Budget.
Covid detected in four cities' wastewater, one new case in MIQ
Weak positive results now confirmed in Wgtn, Chch, Rotorua, Queenstown wastewater.
423 days after shutdown, New York City tiptoes toward normalcy
New York Times: New Yorkers balance caution with a desire to embrace freedom.
Journalist may face death penalty for alleged theft of govt Covid documents
Bangladesh journalists rally for Rozina Islam, claiming she was mistreated in detention.
Employers seek direction if workers refuse Covid vaccine
Employers are confused on protocols regarding employees not wanting the vaccine shot.
Australia, 'hermit nation'? Some warn against another year of shut borders
New York Times: Critics say putting off reopening until 2022 could cause lasting damage.
Covid-19: Indian variant may not be as dangerous as first thought
As cases in India decline, experts think it is less transmissible than first feared.
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