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Auckland rest home patient with virus was only recently vaccinated
The Edmonton Meadows Care Home dementia patient only received her first jab last month.
PM returns to Auckland as city embraces level 3.2
Protesters were not "representative of the vast majority of New Zealanders", Ardern said.
'My legs buckled under me': Woman's shocking discovery in gym photo
Kaelyn Franco thought she had sore muscles after a tough workout. She ended up near death.
Opinion: Covid-19 protest in Wellington died an uneventful death
NewstalkZB reporter Jack Crossland's first-person experience of today's Covid-19 protest.
Whānau isolating from home too far away from help
Māori have had the highest number of Covid-19 cases for 35 consecutive days.
She died with long Covid. Should her organs have been donated?
New York Times: The long-term outcomes for recipients of such organs are unknown.
New study predicts 2022 trends that will drive Kiwi travel
They predicted 'why' behind Kiwi travel in 2022.
Lockdown brings 'unprecedented' disinformation surge
Fresh swell of Covid-19 misinformation may be spreading far-right ideologies, study finds.
Christchurch charity aims to raise $300k towards mental health outpatient facility for youth
The current facilities don't reflect our modern way of caring for at-risk young people.
Vaccine mandate extra 'challenge' for childcare sector
The deadline for early childcare educators and providers to be vaccinated looms large
Assault of mental health staffer at Gisborne Hospital prompts workplace violence review
Violence on Gisborne Hospital's mental health ward may be regularly going unreported.
Live: Level 3.2 from midnight, PM sets Nov 29 'freedom day' for Auckland
Experts say it is a 'risky move' and too soon before vaccination levels are high enough.
Anti-lockdown protesters heading to Parliament on Tuesday
Police are aware of various protests planned around Auckland and Wellington tomorrow.
'It's incredible': Legal scrap over Māori vaccination data set to continue
Whānau Ora is heading back to court to get access to data - despite winning earlier case.
Auckland to move to 3.2 tomorrow night - more freedoms, new traffic light system likely from Nov 29
It comes after the second-highest daily number of cases was reported.
Focus Live: Auckland moves to level 3.2, Northland to level 2 on Thursday
November 8 2021 Auckland will move to step 2 of alert level 3 at 11:59pm tomorrow. On Northland, the upper region will move alert level 2 at 11:59pm on Thursday.
Drinking water: Nitrate contamination may cause 40 NZ deaths a year - study
Study finds nitrates in drinking water may cause up to 100 NZ bowel cancer cases yearly.
UK travellers may need booster jab to avoid quarantine
Double-vaxxed may not be enough for travellers in the UK.
Hospital parking fee hike a 'kick in the guts' following pay increase, says Wellington nurse
From January 1, the cost of staff daily parking will nearly double at Wellington Hospital.
MIQ for most arrivals now not needed - experts
Experts say risk from vaccinated arrivals typically less than that in Auckland now.
Wellington vs. Auckland: New study reveals which city is less stressful
Feeling stressed? The city you live in could be contributing.
Live: 'It's not just about case numbers now' - PM on Auckland 3.2 decision
'We are in the world of trade-offs.'
DHBs, funeral homes stockpiling refrigerated containers for Covid bodies
Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 in Aotearoa so far.
'Ongoing crisis': $5.6m boost for mental health in lockdown Auckland
Demand for mental health and addiction services has increased, along with helplines.
91 Wellington nurses yet to disclose vax status as deadline looms
Nurses are not allowed to work from November 16 if they have not had their first dose.
Auckland Hospital couldn't use ICU beds because of short-staffing
Documents released to the Herald reveal how bad staffing issues were.
Is Covid here to stay? Experts explain what it means for a virus to become endemic
ANALYSIS: Four seasonal coronaviruses circulate in humans endemically already.
PM confirms Aucklanders will be able to 'travel through summer', but how remains unclear
But with lower vaccination levels outside it is "admittedly a tricky transition period".
End of Life Choice Act takes effect in New Zealand
By last week, 96 doctors had expressed interest in being an attending practitioner.
Record-high Covid cases as Auckland restrictions set to ease
PM says Aucklanders can leave for summer, but Govt still working out exactly how.
Howick College cleaner Covid-positive, school to open on Monday
The risk to students has been deemed low by public health teams.
Leo Molloy: The date Auckland must reopen - otherwise save the ICU beds for hospo
Auckland businessman Leo Molloy weighs in on the city's suffering hospitality industry.
Focus: Eden Park Got ya Dot vaccination campaign kicks off
What is normally the fortress of New Zealand rugby has transformed into a dotting domain all weekend long as Tāmaki Makaurau's Got ya Dot campaign kicks off at Eden Park. Video / Jed Bradley