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NZ moving to red - how to prepare for the Omicron outbreak
Make sure you and your household have a plan for self-isolation if someone gets sick.
'We're not going to stop Omicron, but we can slow it down': Experts on community outbreak
The news was revealed at a snap 11am press conference by the PM.
Focus Live: NZ moves to red traffic light setting
January 23 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern has confirmed New Zealand will move to the red traffic light setting at midnight tonight.
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Hospitality hit by chronic staff shortages - 'Worst we've seen'
Queenstown hospitality operators already battered by the dropoff in tourist numbers.
'If I die, I die': Meat Loaf 'outspoken' on vaccine mandates, masks
The US singer, whose cause of death is not yet known, declared he won't be "controlled'.
NZ to red tonight; Omicron circulating in Auckland, possibly South Island - PM
PM Jacinda Ardern confirms 9 community cases of Omicron in the Nelson area.
How Omicron outbreak could hit the economy, sharemarket
The Government faces the prospect of a tough balancing act.
Omicron's sister: Experts uncover new variant, may be more transmissible
A new sister subtype of the Covid Omicron variant has begun rearing its head in Europe.
Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron
More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.
Border bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQ
It's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.
Back to school with Omicron: How we will keep schools open with new variant
Masks, testing, teacher shortages and school camp - all you need to know for school 2022.
Live: Is it Omicron? Nine cases, five Air NZ flights - all eyes on genome tests today
Air NZ crew member and nine Motueka cases will soon find out if they have Omicron.
Editorial: Uncertain times as Omicron lurks
OPINION: Our editorial on the easing concerns about the onset of Omicron.
Health workers prepare to support Covid cases at home as Omicron outbreak looms
Auckland could have 1800 daily cases within weeks of an outbreak.
Covid-19: Five Air NZ flights added to locations of interest
Passengers on the flights have been asked to self-isolate immediately.
China sticks with Covid elimination, but for how long?
New York Times: China is going to extreme lengths to quell outbreaks.
Bubble trouble: Bad weather forces Air NZ flight to Rarotonga to turn back
Unlucky passengers on way back to NZ, eight days after long-closed travel bubble opened.
Revealed: Downing Street's seven-hour drinking session before Philip's funeral
At the time Britain was in national mourning after Duke's death, under strict Covid rules.
Anti-vaccine protest causes disruption in central Wellington
A group of about 1000 people are marching near Civic Square.
Govt 'dropped the ball' on Covid rapid antigen test access, GP says
Dr Api Talemaitoga says frontline health providers should have better access to the tests.
NSW records 20,148 new cases, 30 Covid deaths
The coronavirus death toll continues to rise in New South Wales.
Red light 'not good enough at stopping transmission' - Dr Siouxsie Wiles
The microbiologist warns the Government's plan won't slow down an Omicron outbreak.
Booster shots needed against Omicron, US studies show
Three large US studies echo other countries' research showing booster improves protection.
MIQ's purpose would change with Omicron spread, but still useful, expert says
Epidemiologist Michael Baker says MIQ will remain valuable even if Omicron spreads.
'Quickly became critical': Meat Loaf reportedly died with Covid
The iconic singer and actor reportedly died after being diagnosed with Covid.
Warning NZ on brink of 'major border failure' as outbreak looms
"The Omicron pattern is continuing almost inexorably towards an outbreak in New Zealand."
Tourism industry boss: 'They've just seen their life's work melting away'
Border-facing businesses have done it harder than others to keep NZ safe, he says.
Claire Trevett: Will 2022 be PM Jacinda Ardern's Year of Reckoning?
The PM had hoped a good summer would spell the end of discontent over Delta. But has it?
Editorial: Traffic lights signal hands-off approach
OPINION: Our editorial says people need to help themselves in a widespread outbreak.
Omicron threatens to leave more Kiwis exposed to long Covid
Urgent call for more support as even those with only mild symptoms can develop long Covid.
Auckland locations of interest: Chemist Warehouse, SkyCity Casino, Pak'nSave Manukau added to list
Shoppers at Pak'nSave Manukau and Chemist Warehouse asked to self-monitor for symptoms.
Review of MIQ duration needed after Palmerston North Covid-19 case - expert
"We need to encompass the full range of possible incubation periods." - Prof Michael Baker