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Sir Ian Taylor: How can we start fixing the MIQ mess?
Sir Ian Taylor wants to see a clear path to the border opening safely.
'Move to red now': Expert urges Govt to make pre-emptive Omicron strike
The pressure is coming from one place - but it is not being addressed by the Govt.
Locations of interest: All Half Moon Bay cafe diners considered close contacts
Customers who dined inside and outside the Ara-Tai Cafe are now close contacts.
Locations of interest: Suspected Palmerston North Omicron case visited cafe, stores
The new locations of interest are listed for times between Monday and Wednesday this week.
'Nocebo effect': Two-thirds of vaccine reactions not caused by jab - study
The researchers hope information about the nocebo effect will convince the vax hesitant.
Omicron cases feared in Auck, Palmy; NZ to go to red in outbreak, PM rules out lockdowns
PM confirms Northland's shift to orange traffic light setting.
Hong Kong residents hire private jets to take their pets out of isolated city
Financial Times: Owners paying up to $38,000 as Covid rules limit commercial services.
World Health Organisation boss shares grim new warning as cases skyrocket
WHO has shut down a popular Covid-19 theory – and it's bad news for millions.
'Driven by fear not logic': Family of five in MIQ facing 25-day stay
The family face 25 days in MIQ with three children under six.
Live: Omicron a 'different foe', PM hopeful long lockdowns unlikely
PM to reveal Cabinet decision on traffic light settings later today.
Live: Two more Omicron cases confirmed, one visited cafe on Tuesday
Case dined at cafe for 90 minutes; PM to unveil Omicron response plan today.
Doggy Deception: Restaurant shut down for accepting dog photos instead of Covid passes
One restaurant took their love of dogs a step too far.
Soaring case numbers gets Australia red listed by US
The US has advice for American's travelling Australia: Don't.
Covid-19: US offers a billion free tests, more needed
The U.S. faces a massive testing load because of its population.
UK lifts almost all Covid restrictions, including masks and vaccine passports
As Covid-19 infections level off, face masks will no longer be mandatory in public places.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 20 Jan, 2022
More Omicron in Auckland, help finally set to arrive in Tonga and NCEA results are released in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Covid-19 emergency could end this year, WHO says
Worst of the pandemic could be soon behind us but there's one thing that needs doing.
The History of Pandemics - in a nutshell
Throughout history, many pandemics have devastated the world, causing countless deaths. The ability to learn from the past is what sets the human species apart and ultimately, will determine our future in a post-Covid world. Video / NZME / Getty
Thomas Coughlan: Callous MIQ Tweet sets Government back
OPINION: After a successful summer, Govt has returned with a slew of avoidable mistakes.
History lesson: What the 1918 Spanish flu tells us about Covid
'Nothing else has killed so many New Zealanders in such a small space of time.'
Auckland Airport worker, contact of MIQ staffer confirmed as Omicron cases
MoH confirms both cases of transmissible new variant, reveal new location of interest.
Nightclubs, retail store, cafe, bar: New Auckland locations of interest released
The newest locations of interest include an Auckland CBD nightclub.
Covid experts praise MIQ pause but say more action needed
Overnight it was announced that the upcoming MIQ room release was postponed.
Watch: Health experts answer all your questions about child vaccines
Health experts will be available this evening to answer questions on child vaccines.
Auckland restaurants continue to collapse from Covid-19 pressures
Less foot traffic and ongoing Covid-19 restrictions are closing popular cafes.
MIQ rule-dodging family: Customs confirms one point, other agencies scrambling
Agencies have been slow to answer Herald questions.
Damien Venuto: The sad spiral of Liz Gunn down the Covid conspiracy rabbit hole
Former broadcaster's antics should provoke a sense of sadness, writes Damien Venuto.
Explained: Why the timing of Omicron's arrival matters
Experts expect a NZ Omicron outbreak isn't far away. How much does timing matter?
Secret Govt report reveals fears of swamped ICUs; Omicron eluding face masks
Govt is bracing itself for an Omicron outbreak that will swamp country's health system.
Govt 'working hard to provide certainty' on MIQ - Hipkins
Yesterday there were 30 cases of Covid-19 detected at the border.
McIntyre & Turner: Vaccine benefit exceeds risks at all ages
OPINION: 'It is important to look at the risk of severe disease across the board.'
Amanda Vickers: Data indicates Covid risk overstated
OPINION: Similar risk of myocarditis following either vaccination or Covid infection.
Heartbroken Kiwis fear they could be stuck overseas for months and months
Kiwis stuck overseas blame the Government for back-pedalling over decisions.