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Lift-off! Auckland heads out of lockdown, NZ to level 1
Auckland into level 2 this Sunday and may be back to level 1 by the start of next weekend.
Covid-19: Experts back move to level 2 - but call for vigilance
Level 2 is 'the right place for Auckland to be' after days of no new cases, expert says.
Focus Live: Auckland heading out of lockdown, rest of NZ to level 1
Auckland will go out of lockdown and drop to level 2 from Sunday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the change after five days of no cases of community transmission. The rest of the country will move to level 1.
Covid contacts must continue isolating, despite lockdown exit
The end of lockdown won't mean freedom for contacts who have been told to isolate.
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People working from home hunched over laptops is to blame for a surge in neck injuries.
Alarm causes Pullman evacuation
Returnees and staff evacuated as alarm goes off at MIQ hotel.
Live: Freedom beckons? No new Covid community cases - Cabinet meets
Today's Covid community results could play a big part in bringing lockdown to an end.
Policeman's arm caught in car as driver speeds off
Police say there have been a series of alert level 3 violations in recent days.
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Live: Zero cases again - D-Day for the fate of Auckland lockdown, all eyes on 85 tests
The key indicators Bloomfield wants before making his lockdown recommendation.
7-year-old helps to fund her own brain surgery
Liza Scott started a lemonade stand to buy toys now it's going toward something different.
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Why can't we be like Taiwan?, opposition MPs ask. An expert lists three obvious reasons.
Brian Tamaki defends decision not to vaccinate
The Destiny Church leader has cited his faith as the reason for not getting the jab.
Rest home heart attack failures: Nurse berated son who called ambulance
Son praises his mother's fighting legacy, after rest home failures trigger reform.
Lodger of family in Auckland cluster not in MIQ
The man has been self-isolating at home while the family stays at the Jet Park facility.
Ministry considers starting vaccinations in South Auckland as priority
Ashley Bloomfield said he had asked his team to start thinking about it.
0,0,0,0: Four straight days - what Bloomfield wants to see before alert levels drop
Cabinet will meet on Friday to determine the fate of alert levels.
Focus Live: No new Covid-19 community cases, six in managed isolation
There are no new positive cases of Covid-19 in the community today. There are six new cases in managed isolation, director general of health Ashley Bloomfield says.
Gastro bug hits capital's early childhood centres
Regional Public Health has received reports of gastro at 11 early childhood centres.
No new cases means 'reasonable chance' lockdown worked
Two more no-case days may give "reasonable chance" virus has been quashed, expert says.
'Will not tolerate it': Palace launches shock investigation on Meghan
The Palace said it was "very concerned" about a report detailing allegations of bullying.
Live: Zero cases overnight but NZ must still wait; school at centre of cluster refers abuse to police
The Prime Minister has made it clear we're in this for seven days.
'I feel like crying': MIQ hotel workers on minimum wage share stories
'Life is like being at level 4 all the time'.
Claire Trevett: The PM, Case L and the pickle of confusion
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'Hit' jobs case: Apology in defamation sequel to Dirty Politics
Settlement reached in defamation case that linked lobby groups to Whale Oil blog.
No drinking spike during Covid-19 pandemic, data shows
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Covid-19 vaccination conundrum: Can DHBs force staff to get the jab?
How do health providers deal with staff who refuse to be vaccinated?
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Buzz off: No Covid beeps in the bush
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