Focus: Covid Outbreak | Thursday 14th April Wrap
9563 cases, 16 further deaths as NZ moves to orange. Video / NZ Herald
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OPINION: Time to adapt to a world with one more highly infectious airborne virus in it.
Brian Tamaki free to speak at Domain rally - charges still stand
A lawyer for the Destiny Church leader says all bail restrictions will be followed.
Covid warning for holidaymakers; 9563 new cases, 16 further deaths
The traffic light setting means gathering limits are scrapped and mask rules relaxed.
Confused about mask rules? Here is the full list of when you need one
Where exactly do you need to wear a mask under the new rules?
China's 'zero-Covid' mess proves autocracy hurts everyone
New York Times: Fear the strict policy has become another Mao-style political campaign.
Vaccination, masks and better indoor air best protections against long Covid
Long Covid is a major concern because there is no clear trajectory to where it turns up.
'I got a bit flustered' - Hipkins explains messy 1pm mask comments; retailers fume
Orange light the news some were praying for, but niggles over face masks flare up.
Covid-19: 'More help needed' for patients- nationwide study
Many people who have caught Covid-19 feel they have not received the healthcare needed.
Masks, gathering limits: The rules you need to know as NZ moves to orange
At a lot of places, masks will no longer be required - including in schools.
Omicron wave lingers in south
Rural healthcare services hold the line as wave of Omicron infections refuses to break.
Why you may be doing your RAT wrong
Experts have revealed a simple RAT mistake people with Covid-19 are making.
Customs doesn't know what tikanga principles it breached in sacking worker
Former employee who refused to get vaccinated has taken Customs to the Employment Court.
New mask rules 'nonsensical' - Retail NZ
New Zealand will move to the orange traffic light setting at midnight.
Health ministry debating mask exemptions as issues persist
People medically exempt from masks sometimes face a stiff reception from businesses.
'$350m office asset? We're out' - Asset Plus
Resource consented granted to add three levels to the office block - now sold.
Covid minister's hard day at the podium
Hipkins' face moved to the red setting after bungling the mask rules for orange.
Covid-19: Auckland ready for orange, but not rest of NZ - expert
Michael Baker says he'd have preferred that only Auckland moved to orange. Here's why.
Focus: PM on today's orange setting announcement
The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, comments on the orange setting announcement. Video / Mark Mitchell
Watch: 'Pashing on a dancefloor' - Hipkins' hilarious Covid rule comment
Minister gets into the raunchy spirit of a reporter's question.
Orange for Easter: NZ moving to new traffic light setting from midnight; 9495 new cases
New Covid-19 case numbers have generally fallen nationwide.
Tamariki Māori going unprotected against Covid-19
The Northland DHB is facing vaccine hesitance across many ages and ethnicities
Hamish Clark: What do the borders reopening mean for Christchurch and the South Island?
OPINION: A step in the right direction but don't expect a rush of tourists.
Live: Orange light D-Day - as borders reopen to Aussie tourists
Health authorities reported 11,063 community cases and 622 hospitalisations yesterday.
NZ retailer keeps hawking bleach after Covid-infected user admitted to ICU
A Waikato man is still promoting and selling the 'Miracle Mineral Solution'.
China makes sudden 'Covid Zero' U-turn
Shanghai has been forced to rethink its brutal Covid-19 strategy.
Opinion: The rest of the world should watch what is happening in Shanghai
Financial Times: Covid lockdown in China will have global economic reverberations.
'Nightmare': Woman with bad vaccine reaction reveals booster struggle
The woman had a bad reaction and has to get the booster under medical supervision.
Covid-19: Scientists track the path of NZ's Delta outbreak
Scientists describe a genetic quirk observed amid cases in elimination-killing Delta wave.
Internal emails: Health Ministry moved to seize RATs from businesses after just 2% showed up
The Ministry of Health scrambled to take private RATs after its orders fell short.
PM's Covid scare: Ardern exposed to virus during Parliament protests
The PM was 'doing the rounds of police contingents to thank them for their work'.
Derek Cheng: Ardern's biggest question in call to move NZ to orange
Has Jacinda Ardern backed herself into a corner having dangled an Easter carrot last week?
Threats, slaps, kicking: Report highlights extent of violence against health workers
There's been little effort to address it, a nurses' union says.
Covid-19: Everything we know (and don't) about NZ's 516 deaths
NZ reported 500 virus-linked deaths this week. Jamie Morton explains the hidden picture.