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Rates plateauing in other parts of the country - expert.
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There are 385 people in hospital with the virus, including 13 in intensive care.
NZ just passed a million Covid cases - what comes next?
NZ's case count just passed the million mark. What does that mean and what lies ahead?
Risk of relapse: Questions emerge on Pfizer anti-viral
As more doctors prescribe the medication, questions are emerging about its performance.
Covid-19 case numbers tipped to rise as BA.5 lands in NZ
Health authorities reported 6407 cases yesterday.
Why the PM isn't a critical worker
PM says she doesn't need the critical worker exemption to keep up her work.
6407 new Covid cases, two more travellers have BA.5 variant
Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 have been detected in New Zealand.
'Taken over the world': BA.5 in NZ - expect more cases and deaths, expert warns
Epidemiologist Michael Baker expects BA.5 has already spread deep into the community.
No mask, no rage: Air passenger incidents drop 57 per cent in a week
Unruly air passenger incidents have hit their lowest in America since 2020.
As poor nations seek Covid pills, officials fear repeat of Aids crisis
New York Times: Same obstacles and inequities exist as two decades ago.
Chased with a banana: Ardern discovers working from home challenges
Ardern's fiance Clarke Gayford tested positive for Covid yesterday.
'Every conspiracy theory possible': Principals' concern for thousands of absent kids
One in five absent due to fear of Covid-19 or vaccinations and a rise in home-schooling.
Lessons from mum who had Covid for 35 days. Is infection as mild as some suggest?
Is a Covid-19 infection really as mild as some are suggesting?
Chris Hipkins: Growth in public service is good
OPINION: Public Service Minister explains a good public service is a core Labour value.
Wage subsidy saved close to half Kiwi jobs - report
47 per cent of New Zealand jobs received at least one of the 2021 wage subsidies.
The BA.5 Covid variant has arrived in NZ: Here's what to expect
The Government needs to start counting re-infections, says epidemiologist Michael Baker.
5647 community Covid cases, 350 hospitalisations, 3 deaths - and another new variant
New Zealand is just under 20,000 cases away from reaching the one million milestone.
More than 400 school staff resignations related to pandemic
Teaching Council says 225 teachers were dismissed for refusing to comply with mandate.
South Africa's Covid cases are beginning to soar again
Two new mutated sub-variants of Omicron could be dodging the body's immunity.
PM in isolation on Mother's Day after Clarke Gayford gets Covid
Jacinda Ardern says she and daughter Neve are feeling "fine", posts Mother's Day card pic.
Hospices struggling as costs skyrocket
Hospice sector calling for an increase in baseline funding for hospices from government.
UK leadership challenge: Boris Johnson could be gone in 'three weeks'
The knives are out for UK PM Boris Johnson after humiliating election results last week.
Woman sick with Delta for 38 days warns others of complacency
Woman sick for more than a month suspects she had Omicron then Delta variant of Covid.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
Liquidators' report out on failed $80m Wellington builder
$17.6m liabilities but just $8.9m in assets and 320 unsecured creditors.
Almost 1 million cases since Covid arrived in NZ - rolling average rises again
The seven-day rolling average of new cases shows numbers are up on a week ago.
Architectural designer forced to clean bathrooms
Architectural designer who cleaned bathrooms awarded $20k after losing job during Covid.
Dream home 'nightmare': Australian building firm adds $70k to clients' bills
Some Australians are being asked to fork out extra money or risk missing out on homes.
'I'm very anxious': China's lockdowns leave millions out of work
New York Times: As lockdowns extend, millions are concerned about missing wages.
Live: 7347 Covid cases today, 24 deaths with virus
Unvaccinated chiropractors had face-to-face consultations with patients.
'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
30 places you can visit without a pre-departure test
Plus, 14 destinations you can visit without needing a test to return to NZ.
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with Covid-19
The toll captures those killed by the virus or by its impact on health systems.