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The toll captures those killed by the virus or by its impact on health systems.
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"I didn't feel believed and felt like doctors thought I was over-exaggerating."
'I was treated like a drug-seeker': Mum goes undiagnosed for a decade
Emma says she was repeatedly sent home from ED feeling like no one believed her suffering.
'Get pregnant, that'll fix your problems': Mum's endometriosis fight - for 20 years
Dallas was accused of being a drug seeker for repeatedly turning up to ED in pain.
Concerns over low Waikato Pasifika and Māori immunisation rates ahead of winter
Covid-19 community vaccination sites now include measles, mumps and rubella immunisations.
Live: 11 deaths, 6242 new Covid cases reported today
A total of 553 people are in hospital, including 23 in ICU.
Medsafe warning after quack Covid 'cure' puts person in ICU
Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution is dangerous and it doesn't cure Covid, Medsafe says.
Ask the experts: Rest home romantic - I have feelings for fellow resident with dementia
Nic and Verity answer your sex and relationship questions.
Zoos hiding birds as avian flu spreads in North America
Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now.
What we know about Omicron XE so far
There's still a lot of unknowns about the new Omicron XE variant.
'Frightening': Women sexually abused as children tipped into menopause 11 years younger
"It's frightening to be honest, especially considering fertility and long-term problems."
Omicron outbreak: Four dead, 10,239 new community cases today
Yesterday New Zealand saw a record 20 Covid-related deaths.
Eight new Covid-19 deaths as daily case numbers continue to fall
New daily record of Covid-19 deaths in NZ as community case numbers continue to fall.
Live: 25,000 students and teachers isolating with Covid-19
About 60 per cent of schools around the country have at least one case of Covid-19.
Why NZ needs to go harder to stop drug-resistant bugs
Overuse of anti-microbial drugs will make standard operations riskier, report warns.
Meet the first NZer to legally use dried cannabis flower to treat pain
"Patients like me, we are not interested in getting high and feeling stoned..."
Covid cases now at 25 in the Cook Islands
From tomorrow, non-household close contacts will only have to self-isolate for seven days.
School closes for two weeks with an Omicron case in almost every class
'We're not prepared to sit back and let this thing gobble everybody up', principal says.
Covid-19 Omicron's 'cousin' B.A2 swiftly on the rise in NZ
The Omicron subtype BA.2 is spreading in NZ - so what does that mean for Kiwis?
East Auckland restaurant and Rotorua fast-food joint named as latest high-risk locations of interest
Schools are being hit by new Covid-19 cases within days of opening this year.
Mike Hosking, Covid Minister Chris Hipkins face off over Covid modelling
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and radio host Mike Hosking face off.
More Air NZ flights added to locations of interest as high-risk
The public are urged to keep checking the Ministry of Health's location page.
'This means everything to me': Kiwi mum's dying wish
Kāpiti Coast mum Emma Blundell died with a dream for her beautiful family.
Krispy Kreme and Gucci store linked to suspected Omicron cases
Four new Auckland locations of interest have been linked to suspected Omicron cases.
Locations of interest: Auckland Airport domestic terminal visited by Covid case
More locations of interest linked to Omicron cases continue to be released.
'Every day of learning counts': Closing schools should be last resort, experts say
Government urged to make decisions with children at the centre.
300+ residents, staff at Omicron-linked retirement home test negative
Has Omicron spread further in the community overnight?
5000 Samsung air purifiers ordered for New Zealand schools
Experts have been calling for air cleaners to help remove virus particles from classrooms.
Omicron locations of interest: Auckland airport bus rides, Motueka supermarket
Two new locations of interest, including one in Auckland, have been identified.
Auckland restaurant high-risk Omicron exposure; more Air NZ cases likely
The fight against the highly infectious Omicron is officially underway.
Cutting booster wait now could spare worse Omicron peak - expert
Epidemiologist says NZ is 'crazy' not to cut booster gap to three months after second jab.
24 community cases; Rest home worker linked to Omicron-infected family tests positive
The Ministry of Health is due to update the latest Covid case numbers at 1pm.
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.