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Some Kiwis are getting $150 payments and time off work to get vaccinated.
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Pay equity deal for nurses expected to be hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
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Midwives and nurses gear up to walk off the job on Thursday.
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Opinion: If you skip the vaccine, it is my 'damn business'
New York Times: Vaccination is not a personal decision, it has consequences for everyone.
Watch: Hosking - I've had a Covid jab, how will Govt convince you to get yours?
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Sudden infant deaths up 30% despite programme to reduce fatalities
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How drug funding decisions are made: Pharmac's entire staff invited to top-secret drug-ranking meetings
The meetings are open to all and are attended by staff with no medical experience.
'Pretty disgusted': Boy, 10, lay on rugby field for 90 minutes waiting for ambulance
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Assaults, brawls and guns: How violent crime is ravaging Auckland's health sector
Assaults, brawls and firearms incidents are putting a huge strain on resources.
Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab
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Four new Covid-19 cases in MIQ, none in the community
Daily vaccinations are cranking up to nearly 50,000.
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What we think we know about metabolism may be wrong
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Whanganui's Covid vaccine rollout tops 30,000
Whanganui DHB still leads the country in its vaccine rollout.
'Nearly at breaking point': Health board's plea as Govt eyes extra MIQ facilities
MBIE is investigating new managed isolation facilities, including in Rotorua.
Covid-19: QR code scanning at 'abysmal' level
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Alexander Gillespie: Permanent drug checks positive step towards 'NZ's war on drugs'
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Judith Collins has been described as both dog whistling and standing up to wokeness.
The 'game-changing' new approved drug that could benefit thousands of Kiwis
"It's long overdue - but it's here. It's registered and it will be available from Sep 1."
Unveiled: The plan to open 'Fortress NZ' - and get Kiwis flying again
The Government has announced a staged reopening from next year.