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NZ Alzheimer's charity 'cautiously optimistic' about new drug
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New Dunedin Hospital bed capacity questioned
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Melbourne returnees 'very low' risk of Covid-19 infection
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Nurses 'overwhelmingly' reject DHB offer, confirm hospital strike action
An eight-hour nurses' strike will go ahead on Wednesday, affecting all public hospitals.
Waikato DHB cyber attack: Radiation therapy resumes for cancer patients
While the service won't be at full capacity for a while 22 patients will be treated today.
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Fiji records 83 Covid cases, its highest daily total yet
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Nurses vote ahead of potential strike action
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Pregnant mum told her unborn son had a heart condition just weeks after becoming a widow
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Air NZ says 21% of its frontline workers still not vaccinated against Covid-19
About 3800 border workers still haven't had a single vaccine jab yet.
Victoria records 4 new local Covid cases, with two in aged care
The new cases take the number of local cases in the state's latest outbreak to 72.
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Covid-19 update: No new community cases, one in MIQ
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Last year there was an 80% drop in cases because of Covid, but the problem is back again.
Russian graduate denied post-study work visa because of disability
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Victoria on edge after five new Covid-19 cases
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Substance-abuse patients face wait of nearly two months for help
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