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Omicron outbreak: More than 800 staff from one DHB off work
All of Auckland's district health boards are now postponing some non-urgent operations.
As cases skyrocket, NZ reopens to expats - so when can the tourists come?
It comes as Omicron runs rampant domestically and border cases dwindle.
Cecilia Robinson: When back to school isn't normal
OPINION: Schools are doing it tough, trying to provide safe environments for students.
Simon Wilson: John Key, the Black Eyed Peas and the protest on the harbour bridge
Was it really all peace and love at the "anti-mandate" protest on the harbour bridge?
Derek Cheng: Why borders could fully reopen before winter
The other side of Peak Omicron will see the risk from cases at the border shrink even more
Parliament buildings reinforced, some staff relocated after protesters' warning
The protesters show no sign of leaving.
Removal of self-isolation for vaxxed travellers 'sensible' - experts
Decision comes as 14,633 new community cases and 24 border cases were reported.
Trials on hold after Omicron hits court staff following party
Court trials abandoned as Omicron impacts staffing levels in Auckland.
Kiwis from anywhere can return home from Friday, no more self-isolation for vaxxed travellers
It comes as pressure mounts on the Government to take stronger actions.
Airlines, tourism jubilant as Covid border cloud lifts
Announcement just in time for overseas airlines to commit to NZ for summer season.
Employers brace for Kiwi worker exodus as borders reopen
Employers are expecting an exodus of Kiwi workers now that the borders are reopening.
No more isolation for travellers from Thursday, what you need to know
New Zealand's Covid-19 quarantine requirements lift, almost as abruptly as the arrive.
'Stay open, NZ' - Tears, hugs as first flight from Australia lands in Auckland
Qantas flight from Sydney first to land.
Focus: Covid Outbreak | Monday 28th February Wrap
Monday February 28: There are 14,633 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today. Video / NZ Herald
Auckland protest: Council 'ready to act' with trespass notices
Councillor Josephine Bartley says trespass orders should be issued today.
Omicron surges in the capital: 22% positivity rate; outbreak in university halls
At least 17 Covid-19 cases have now been connected to the Parliament protests.
Minister tests positive for Covid; 14,633 new cases as NZ reaches grim milestone
Eighty per cent of cases recorded since the start of the pandemic are currently active.
First MP known to get Covid - David Parker
David Parker is New Zealand's first MP known to have tested positive for Covid-19
New Zealand lands on US 'high risk' travel list for omicron
New Zealand joins Bangladesh and India on America's "high risk" travel list.
'Traumatising': Child at Parliament protest recalls riot police incident
The parents don't blame frontline police but want those in charge to be held accountable.
Person infected with Covid-19 rescued from surf
The infected swimmer unnecessarily put the lifeguards at risk.
'We don't deserve this': Students kept away from school by protest
OPINION: Please, go home, read something other than Facebook.
A Kennedy's crusade against Covid vaccines anguishes family and friends
New York Times: The son and namesake of RFK has become an unimaginably polarising figure.
Mardi Gras offers new trinkets to carnival attendees; Covid-19 tests
Welcome to Mardi Gras, where coloured beads and RAT tests are offered to crowds.
Live: NZ's border slowly reopens today - Cabinet to discuss lifting more restrictions; daily cases soar to almost 15K
Auckland Airport expects the border reopening to be muted today, as Covid cases soar.
Watch live: Man arrested in Wellington, Parliament protest spreads to Auckland as occupation enters day 21
Numbers at the anti-mandate protest in Wellington have decreased over the weekend.
New research points to Wuhan market as Covid pandemic origin
New York Times: Not all scientists are convinced by the findings.
Two years of Covid in NZ - the wins, the losses and what comes next
We look at NZ's coronavirus battle in words, images and data and ask what's next?
Focus Morning Bulletin: 28 Feb, 2022
Kiwis in Aus welcomed home, Russia’s nuclear deterrent on ‘special alert’ and anti-mandate protesters look to enforce their own mandates in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
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Nic and Verity answer your sex and relationship questions.
'A tsunami of long Covid': Cardiologist warns Kiwis to take Omicron seriously
"Having Covid is not trivial", warns the head of Auckland Hospital coronary care.
High R value a result of rapid antigen testing; expert says cases will continue to rise steeply
Recent modelling has shown New Zealand has the highest reproduction value for the virus.
Focus: Covid Outbreak | Sunday 27th February Wrap
There were 14,941 new cases of COVID-19 discovered in the community on Sunday. Video / Jed Bradley / Alex Burton / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell