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'Absolutely furious': Pay freeze pushes nurses union to strike
30,000 district health board nurses have voted to strike for 8 hours on June 9.
No new Covid cases today as contact tracers follow up Victoria returnees
Contact tracers continue to follow up with 4500 recent arrivals from Victoria.
Why the new Covid vaccine is safe - your questions answered
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'Culture review' under way at prominent charity after complaints
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Focus: Ashley Bloomfield on when borders can reopen
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Testing plane sewage could offer extra Covid protection, says expert
Testing sewage from airliner toilets offer extra protection against Covid-19, expert says.
Critical 36 hours for Victoria as state narrows in on Covid spread
Contacts of a Melbourne man who tested positive to Covid-19 are waiting on their results.
Those buzzy new collagen products are risky business
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Covid pandemic 'could have been avoided'
A damning report into the global disaster has slammed countries across the world.
'Entirely preventable': Kiwis hospitalised because of sunburn
More than 160 Kiwis and Aussies needed specialist care for sunburn.
Covid pandemic 'could have been avoided'; response failures revealed
Top panel convened by Helen Clark finds litany of global failures to prevent the pandemic.
High Court hears arguments questioning legality of vaccine rollout
The judge has reserved her decision.
'You've lost your sparkle': What to do when burnout hits
New York Times: What to do about stress, burnout and toxic work environments.
Govt wants drug-checking services around the whole country - but no Govt funding yet
Govt backs nationwide drug-checking service, but no plan for cheaper medicinal cannabis.
Focus Live: 120k people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
There have been more than 388,000 vaccines administered across New Zealand. 120,000 of those have had their second doses.
Covid: Some DHBs to vaccinate whole communities in one go
Some DHBs are sticking to the Government's schedule, others are going their own way.
Local Focus: Today is ME day
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Carpark 'shambles' sees 81-year-old denied Covid vaccine
Wendy is worried her 81-year-old mother is now convinced she won't get vaccinated.
The psychedelic revolution is coming. Psychiatry may never be the same
New York Times: Psilocybin and MDMA poised to be hottest new therapeutics since Prozac.
Beer bellies linked to 75 per cent chance of more severe Covid illness
Scientists call for Covid patients with pronounced abdominal fat to be closely monitored.
Single-day record: 188 people cram into Hawke's Bay Hospital ED
Hawke's Bay Hospital had 188 presentations to their Emergency Department in 24 hours.
Officer gets used to 'new normal' while recovering from severe burns
Te Anau police constable Kris Dale recovers from severe burns.
Coronavirus cases dramatically increase in Nepal
Coronavirus cases are surging in the mountainous nation of Nepal. Video / Agencia EFE / AP
Drug law impact revealed: Number of people charged per month dropping dramatically; less bias against Māori
Two in 10 caught with drugs charged, one in 10 with cannabis, and half caught with meth.
Undignified: Woman with quadriplegia, unable to talk suffers urine blister burns
The woman's continence product leaked and left severe urine burns to both thighs.
Counsellor exploits female client for financial gain, HDC investigation finds
The woman told the counsellor that she was stressed she couldn't find a place to live.
Covid-19: No new cases in community or MIQ
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Sydney's Covid-19 'BBQ man' identified
The man visited several stores before being diagnosed with coronavirus.
Govt rules out cannabis amnesty extension for chronically sick
Medicinal cannabis campaigners say the Government's dogmatic approach is "ludicrous".