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No room: Judge begs Oranga Tamariki for secure bed for 'chronic high-risk' young person

Judge desperate for secure placement for youngster but OT repeatedly says 'no beds'.

Kiwi still struggling 19 months after Covid damaged his heart

Luke MacLean-McMahon can't do the sports and exercise he used to love.

Expert warns Northland Covid case puts NZ at 'pivot point of Delta'

Expert urges people to behave as if they were still in alert level four.

Focus Live: Northland moves to level 3 after Aucklander with Covid visited

October 8 2021 Northland will move to level 3 from 11.59pm tonight after an Aucklander with Covid obtained travel documents and spent several days in the region.

Explainer: No, Covid vaccines don't stay in your body for years

Vaccines are cleared from the body quickly - it's the immune response that lasts.

Health reforms will save 0.2 per cent of GDP in 15 years

The Government's health reforms will not save much money - Treasury.

Police officer tests positive for Covid, four others self-isolating

Late last night one police officer returned a positive test for Covid-19.

Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Friday 8th Oct Wrap

There were 44 new cases of Covid-19 in the community on Friday, 41 in Auckland and three in Waikato. Video / Dean Purcell / Christine Dawson / Michael Craig

Africans welcome new malaria vaccine. But is it a 'game changer'?

New York Times: The arsenal of weapons to use against malaria just grew bigger.

Covid-19: Huge vaccination dilemma facing churches

It comes as the conversation around mandatory vaccinations heats up.

A new vaccine strategy for children: Just one dose, for now

New York Times: In some countries officials are trying out single doses for children.

Focus Live: 29 new Covid-19 community cases

October 7 2021 There are 29 Covid cases in the community today, including five in Waikato - prompting the current boundary to be extended to the south from 11.59pm tonight.

Wellington teenager with brain cancer raises more than $200K for research

'I'm not smart enough to find a cure myself but I am smart enough to advocate for it.'

Auckland restaurant owner defends 'private picnic' bookings

Government's Covid-19 Group says Midnight Gardener's initiative not within the rules.

DHB offers vouchers to lift vaccination rates

Vouchers with vaccination are part of a new normal to encourage people to get inoculated.

'It is far too soon': AKL teachers anxious on classroom returns

Government facing a teacher backlash over plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms.

Live: Covid a 'flame thrower'; no jab, no entry for events of 100+, says expert

Outbreak now linked to a 'large' gang presence, with calls for more-targeted approach.

Cancer breakthroughs 'held back' by Covid-19, says immunologist

'We can't do the scientific trade and exchange that we need to make the breakthroughs.'