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All major hospitals in Auckland build more specialist rooms
Negative pressure rooms prevent Covid-19 Delta virus spreading to other areas.
The best level 3 goods Aucklanders can now get
Aucklanders can add standing at the window waiting for the courier to their lockdown days.
What will the next big Covid variant look like?
Delta won't be the last we see of high-risk variants in this pandemic. What can NZ expect?
Covid-19: ESR study confirms power of wastewater testing
Wastewater sampling has near-90 per cent odds of detecting 10 infected people in 100,000.
Ask us anything on Covid: Is the Bluetooth function of the tracer app helping?
We answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.
Auckland hospitals calling for more ICU nurses to battle outbreak
Auckland's hospitals are asking others around the country to send nurses to help them.
Inmate on prison Covid case: 'None of us want to die in here'
Corrections says 'positive' case in prison - Ministry of Health says 'not confirmed'.
How alcohol affects the heart
New York Times: Study found that drinking can increase risk of abnormal heart rhythm.
Can you visit your loved ones in hospital under Level 4? It depends where you live
Some hospitals allow two visitors, others one support person in "extreme" circumstances.
Watch: All Blacks get vaccinated, urge others to do the same
New Zealand's national rugby team encourages everyone to get vaccinated.
'Working round the clock' to get more vaccines, says Covid Minister
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the bounce in numbers is not unexpected.
Your Covid-19 vaccine questions answered
Vaccinologist Helen Petousis-Harris took subscribers' questions today.
Focus Live: 75 new Covid-19 community cases
There are 75 new community cases and one MIQ case today - but director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says the bounce in numbers is not unexpected.
Iwi offers chance to win iPads, grocery vouchers as part of vaccination drive
Ngāti Hine gets creative with its vaccination push in Moerewa, Northland.
Mother and toddler spend lockdown at Ronald McDonald House Auckland
Courtney Cebalo and her 17-month-old son Roman spend lockdown at Domain House.
Vaccines open to another 1.5m as Govt races to secure supplies
Another 1.5 million people are able to book vaccines from today.
Teuila Fuatai: Health Ministry needs to own its role in Covid racism
Naming subcluster ethnicity made already stressful situation worse for affected families.
Ask us anything on Covid: The vaccination edition
We answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.
Q&A: Helen Petousis-Harris on vaccines
Vaccine expert Helen Petousis-Harris answered your jab-related questions.
Making the break - areas south of Auckland now in alert level 3; police set up checkpoints; the 'golden rules' to stay safe
NZ has now split into two alert-level states as the country battles to eliminate Delta.
Insight: What genomes reveal about the Delta outbreak in NZ
Scientists have sequenced hundreds of Delta genomes this outbreak. What have they learned?
Coronavirus Covid-19: Better ventilation 'absolutely critical' to stopping Delta
Covid-19 experts say raft of changes needed to better ventilate NZ's indoor danger spots.
'Mutated substantially': New Covid variant 'worse than Delta' - NZ officials confirm one case was detected at border
"Consider this a hurricane warning on the next potential variant."
Covid: How long does immunity last after vaccination? Two experts explain
ANALYSIS: Here's what the data tells us so far.
Focus Live: 49 new Covid-19 cases today, the lowest in six days
There are 49 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - the lowest in six days. Six babies under the age of one have caught Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.
Doctor uninvited to wedding because she works in Covid ward
The doctor received an unexpected txt from the bride.
Couple struggling to find answers after vaccine mistake
A couple who may have got a saline injection still don't know if they need a booster shot.
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: You shall not pass - airports promise strict checks on travellers as L3/4 divide comes into play
Aviation Security in place to make sure those travelling have permission.
Delta outbreak: Māori health providers push for accelerated vaccination
Just 20 per cent of Māori aged 40 to 59 are fully vaccinated.
Kiwi epidemiologist on why NZ should bring other vaccines in - and our vaccination rate should be 90%
Rod Jackson said working out best practice with Delta is new territory for the world.
Focus Live: Auckland to stay in alert level 4 for at least two more weeks
Auckland will stay in alert level 4 for at least two more weeks. Northland will go to level three at 11:59pm on Thursday if wastewater tests - which are due on Thursday - come back clear. The rest of the country will move to level 3 from 11.59pm on Tuesday night.
Live: Splitsville- NZ prepares for different alert levels; 'Level 3 does not mean freedom,' PM warns
Auckland will stay in alert level 4 lockdown for at least two more weeks.
Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia: How workplaces can help neurodiverse workers thrive
"We all benefit from having a diversity of perspectives and skills."