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![Big Read: Violent talk and fake news - how extremism went mainstream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Big Read: Violent talk and fake news - how extremism went mainstream
David Fisher enters a landscape of mainstream extremism and conspiracy theories.
!['Shadow of my former self': Triple-vaxxed journalist crushed by long Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Shadow of my former self': Triple-vaxxed journalist crushed by long Covid
Tracey Spicer can barely work — more than three months after catching virus.
!['Makes them feel safer': Schoolkids using CO2 monitors to fight Covid, learn science](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Makes them feel safer': Schoolkids using CO2 monitors to fight Covid, learn science
Experts say keeping rooms well ventilated is one of the best ways to lower Covid risk.
![Vaccine resistance has roots in negative childhood experiences, study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vaccine resistance has roots in negative childhood experiences, study finds
THE CONVERSATION: The findings are some of the latest from the long-running Dunedin Study.
![Covid-19: First case of Deltacron detected in Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19: First case of Deltacron detected in Australia
Deltacron is a mix of Delta and Omicron BA.1.
![Covid-19 Omicron: Bay of Plenty hospitalisation numbers peaking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19 Omicron: Bay of Plenty hospitalisation numbers peaking
The number of people aged over 65 contracting the virus is also rising in the region.
![High Court rules vaccination mandates for educators and health workers justified](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
High Court rules vaccination mandates for educators and health workers justified
Justice Francis Cooke said the mandates were justified limitations on NZers' rights.
![Focus: Covid Outbreak | Friday 8th April Wrap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Covid Outbreak | Friday 8th April Wrap
There are 9906 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today and a further 10 Covid-related deaths. Video / NZ Herald
![Shanghai seethes in Covid lockdown, posing test to China's leadership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shanghai seethes in Covid lockdown, posing test to China's leadership
New York Times: Heavy-handed restrictions set off chaos in China's commercial heart.
![Temps plunge towards zero and colder as New Zealand wakes to Autumn chill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Temps plunge towards zero and colder as New Zealand wakes to Autumn chill
Twizel tumbled to -2C before sunrise this morning.
![Auckland hospitals still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland hospitals still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak
Auckland DHB doing only acute operations or planned surgery that cannot wait.
![Covid-19 vaccine protects Māori, Pasifika just as well - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19 vaccine protects Māori, Pasifika just as well - study
In the first study of its kind, scientists have assessed the vaccine in vulnerable Kiwis.
![More Kiwis worried about rising costs than Covid's impact on economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More Kiwis worried about rising costs than Covid's impact on economy
Many make spending changes, but expert says "people aren't panicking, they are adjusting".
![Covid-19: The three Omicron trends modellers are watching](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid-19: The three Omicron trends modellers are watching
Where are we at with Omicron? Modellers share three trends they'll be closely watching.
![Omicron outbreak: 11,634 cases, 13 deaths, decision looms on fourth dose - health boss' departing words](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Omicron outbreak: 11,634 cases, 13 deaths, decision looms on fourth dose - health boss' departing words
Latest pandemic data revealed after spate of high-profile resignations.
![Ashley Bloomfield's rise to the top - the inside story](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ashley Bloomfield's rise to the top - the inside story
Ashley Bloomfield's medical speciality was 'not the sexiest' - then came Covid-19.
![Doctor Who? What will Ashley Bloomfield do next?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Doctor Who? What will Ashley Bloomfield do next?
Pandemic folk hero has revealed he'll hang up his health-boss boots in July.
!['Gamechanger' - so why are Kiwis starting to ignore the booster?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Gamechanger' - so why are Kiwis starting to ignore the booster?
Almost 73 per cent of the eligible population have been boosted.
![Editorial: What rhymes with orange?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: What rhymes with orange?
OPINION: Our editorial on the continued constraint on Auckland under red light settings.
![Sir Ashley Bloomfield's most memorable moments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sir Ashley Bloomfield's most memorable moments
Sir Ashley Bloomfield quickly became a household name during the response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are a few of his more memorable public moments. Video / NZ Herald
![Flu is back in NZ: What we can expect this season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flu is back in NZ: What we can expect this season
After two-year hiatus, scientists detect first cases in what could be a bumper flu season.
![Barry Soper: Why there was no point sticking around for Ashley Bloomfield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Barry Soper: Why there was no point sticking around for Ashley Bloomfield
OPINION: Bloomfield's resignation would have come as no surprise to Ardern.
![Focus: CO2 ventilation monitors to control COVID-19 in schools](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: CO2 ventilation monitors to control COVID-19 in schools
Alison Leversha from Starship is working with Glen Taylor School who are using their CO2 ventilation monitors to control COVID-19. Video / Dean Purcell
![Leaked memo raises questions over Ministry of Health's daily case numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaked memo raises questions over Ministry of Health's daily case numbers
We don't really know the number of community cases, people aren't recording their results.
![Creative and quirky ways Kiwis have shown their love for Dr Bloomfield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Creative and quirky ways Kiwis have shown their love for Dr Bloomfield
From permanent tattoos to an inspired scent, Bloomfield will be remembered in many ways.
![Auckland Museum closes its doors after anti-mask protesters try to enter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Museum closes its doors after anti-mask protesters try to enter
Police called after a group of protesters tried to enter without wearing masks.
![Exodus: Two more top health bosses quitting as Bloomfield resigns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Exodus: Two more top health bosses quitting as Bloomfield resigns
Burnout from Covid response believed to be behind public health leadership exodus.
![Thank you to 'the DG': Bloomfield's resignation; 12,575 cases, 15 deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Thank you to 'the DG': Bloomfield's resignation; 12,575 cases, 15 deaths
Press conference covers boosters for 16, 17 yr olds, Bloomfield's retirement announcement.
![Derek Cheng: Bloomfield's time at the helm far from perfect, but he leaves giant shoes to fill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Derek Cheng: Bloomfield's time at the helm far from perfect, but he leaves giant shoes to fill
OPINION: Bloomfield inherited a basket case of a Health Ministry - then a pandemic hit.