More than 50 unjabbed Whanganui DHB staff face stand-down
All DHB staff must have received at least one dose by this Tuesday.
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'Health workforce under considerable stress,' nurses organisation says
NZNO says concerning staff levels in Auckland metro DHBs are putting patient care at risk.
Police monitor large tangi procession moving across Auckland city
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Focus Live: 201 new Covid-19 community cases
November 12 2021 There are 201 new Covid-19 community cases today on a day the virus was confirmed to have been found in Taranaki. Of these 181 are in Auckland, 15 in Waikato, four are in Northland and one is in Taranaki.
Waikato DHB was warned of holes in IT security
The Waikato District Health Board was warned just months before the cyberattack.
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Six new cases of Covid-19 have been found in Taranaki.
Mass exodus: MIQ officials ready for shorter stays from Sunday
About 2600 people will be eligible to exit their hotels on Sunday.
Ministry refuses to record vaccination rates in pregnant women
Up to two-thirds of pregnant women in some areas believed to be unvaccinated and at risk.
'Right to the wire': Hospitals reach out to unvaccinated workers
Staff called to one-on-one interviews in last effort to get them vaccinated and retained.
Ministry of Health releases pre-existing conditions of Covid-linked deaths
Active cases who may not have died of Covid-19 will now be reported by the Ministry.
'No jab, no job': Who's mandated, and when are the deadlines?
Millions of workers will soon be covered by mandatory vaccine legislation.
Premium: The health tech to be used in NZ's first self-managed isolation
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Australia will soon hit a vital first-dose milestone across the entire country.
Fears disabled won't get essential care after vaccination mandate
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Mongrel Mob anniversary to be held in Porirua less than a fortnight after Covid scare, some residents 'extremely upset'
Authorities had asked anyone who attended a Porirua tangi last week to get tested.
'Completely amoral, unethical': DHB member's anti-vaccine mandate email
Ilka Beekhuis used a leaked email address to voice her opinion.
MoE works closely with Northland school and kura leaders on how to manage unvaccinated employees
Some Northland school principals and kura leaders anticipate staff shortages.
'Dad needed hospital': Family to lodge complaint after man isolating at home dies with Covid
He wanted people to say, 'You're sick, you should go to hospital' but no one did."
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The weekly report details how many people had a reaction after their jab.
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Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Still not time to scrap MIQ, modeller says
Modeller says scrapping compulsory MIQ for overseas travellers now would be premature.
'Dr Bloomfield does what Dr Bloomfield does': Stoush over Māori health data
Māori Development Minister Willie Jackson has voiced his frustrations.
Covid-19: Further Stratford positive wastewater results 'very concerning'
Officials say it is likely infectious person was in Stratford area since start of month.
Focus Live: 147 new Covid-19 community cases
November 10 2021 There are 147 new community cases today and a man isolating at home with Covid-19 in Auckland has died suddenly, the Ministry of Health says. Of today's cases, 131 are in Auckland, 14 in Waikato and two are in Northland.
Hospitals brace for influx of Covid patients
But they have made major gains in treating them, a hospital boss says.
Lake Alice patients frustrated by police investigation delay
Former patients have spent decades waiting to see if their pleas for justice are answered.
Pfizer asks FDA to OK Covid-19 booster shots for all adults
Pfizer says side effects were similar to those seen with the company's first two shots.
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.
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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.