
Samoa to reopen international borders in August - PM Fiame Naomi Mata'afa
The news has brought excitement to Samoans living overseas.
The news has brought excitement to Samoans living overseas.
New York Times: Coronavirus cases are surging again in South Africa.
Exclusive: New voluntary vaccine pass system, digital immunisation journal in the works.
A second person who has travelled from overseas to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the BA.4 variant of Omicron. Video / NZ Herald
One former National MP has been identified as an anti-vaccine mandate protester.
Tech baron has issued another warning while urging countries to maintain vigilance.
New York Times: China's leader keeps a distance from the politically charged issue.
A second person has been confirmed as having the BA.4 variant of Omicron.
NZ Borders open to visa waiver countries, LAMP test trial begins, Auckland city gets busy with return to working from the office, new data regarding sea levels rising and financial boost for school attendance issues. Video / NZ Herald
The new sub-variant had shown that it could 'out-compete' existing variants, experts said.
Cook Islands tourism operators are struggling to find staff.
Lamp tests combine speed of RATs with accuracy of a PCR test and can be self-administered.
At least 45 children or teens are allegedly behind eight recent crimes and ram raids.
Govt monitored social media comments for two years; the reports have now been released.
Some schools join doctors' and scientists' call for classroom mask mandate over winter.
Covid-19 lockdowns hindered the supply of meth, becoming a "circuit breaker" for users.
There were seven new Covid deaths announced on Saturday, and 7043 new community cases. Video / NZ Herald
Yesterday, there were 14 deaths, 8242 new cases and 480 people with Covid-19 in hospital.
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Gene Simmons is gearing up for his fourth Covid vaccine and says he will keep having them.
Bah humbug and "knickers" to uniting against Covid-19 and the officials who ban words.
'I hope they don't post anything on how they managed to skirt the system."
Health experts are concerned the vaccines may not be as effective against the mutation.
There are 8,242 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and a further 14 Covid-related deaths. Video / NZ Herald
The 480 people in hospital with the virus include 15 in intensive care.
It is a long-awaited move toward potential shots for millions of American tots by summer.
QR scanning and vaccine passes back on table as officials plot response to another wave.
There were 9047 community cases reported yesterday.
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What was our least-infected region now has NZ's biggest per-capita Covid-19 case count.