Child at New Lynn primary school tests positive for Covid
A pupil at Fruitvale School in West Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19.
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Far North town's Covid case - and anger at Ministry's 'secrecy'
Community leaders voice frustration over 'privacy' claims for not revealing town names.
Focus Live: Auckland moves to 'step 2' next week, Waikato tomorrow
November 1 2021 Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to move Auckland to level three, step two from next Tuesday at 11.59pm. Waikato will also see an easing of restrictions to step two from tomorrow at 11.59pm.
Record 162 cases today, three staff on hospital Covid ward test positive
It's D-Day for Auckland and Waikato as Cabinet meets to discuss a change of alert levels.
Hutt Valley DHB apologises to teen, family for failure to pick up septic arthritis
The girl's sporting future remains unclear due to the damage caused.
'Very incapacitating': Worry long Covid will soon burden health system
'You're exhausted, you can't really do anything.'
Covid-19: UK expert 'moderately worried' about new Delta strain
The professor expects the vaccination will still cope to fight the new variant.
Two Auckland colleges closed by Covid cases
A record daily number of cases on Saturday was followed by 143 cases on Sunday.
Student misses a month of school due to Covid lockdown
A Whangārei Boys' High School student stuck on Great Barrier Island since August.
Focus: NZ Delta Outbreak | Sunday 31st Oct Wrap
There were 143 Covid-19 cases announced in the community but there was some good news for Christchurch and vaccination numbers across Aotearoa. Video / NZ Herald
Covid-19 Tonga: Patient moved to facility outside of capital
Tonga's first positive Covid-19 case has been moved to a quarantine facility.
New Covid drug for Kiwis; Health Minister warns unvaxxed cases will delay, cut surgeries
Andrew Little says unvaccinated Covid patients will put pressure on hospitals.
'Brutal and inhumane': Returnee decries MIQ decision that meant she couldn't see her dying dad
Vaxxed Sasha Holden was denied a compassionate exemption to visit her father Lyell Beard.
Lord Ashcroft's NZ poll 'Living the Kiwi Dream' reveals growing frustration
Jacinda Ardern's popularity worldwide intrigued Lord Ashcroft, leading to the poll.
Kerre McIvor: The MIQ mess - why we need to dismantle system to end cruelty on families
If you're double vaxxed and tested negative, why can't you travel?
Mangawhai primary school office, Otorohanga quarry in latest locations of interest
A primary school office and quarry join the ballooning list of potential exposure sites.
Auckland GP says frontline workers 'urgently' need vaccine booster
GP also says Aucklanders paying "a big price" for sidelining GPs in vaccine roll-out.
Record 160 new community Covid cases, 95 unlinked
As at 10am, 65 of today's cases are linked and 95 remain under investigation.
MIQ staff's safety fears as half of Delta cases flagged 'high risk'
Gang links and trashed rooms leave MIQ staff worried about "high risk" safety concerns.
The jab: The full, inside story of New Zealand's vaccine rollout
Vaccines are the best weapon in the war on Covid. Why has our rollout seemed so slow?
Check vax rates in your DHB: is Wellington just two weeks from 90pc double-jabbed?
Christchurch rushes to vaccinate, Northland is nine weeks away and Auckland inches ahead.
Experts sound alarm over people taking excess Covid vaccinations for others
It follows a report about a person offering to take someone else's vaccination for money.
Government announces new Ministry for Disabled People and accessibility law
A new ministry is part of the government's promise to reform disability services.
Top towns: Closing in on 100 per cent first dose in some places
Four locations are not far off the achievement.
New cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Christchurch
In total there are 125 new community cases across the country today.
Two Auckland bus rides and a supermarket linked to Covid cases
More locations in Auckland and Christchurch are expected to be released today.
High demand for Covid-19 tests as virus reaches Christchurch
Testing surge in Canterbury as people flock to check if they have Covid-19
Covid-19: Christchurch central bus station new location of interest
There are now 14 locations of interest in Christchurch listed by the Ministry of Health.
Concerns after young couple caught Covid in small Waikato town
Questions have been raised about how a young couple in Kāwhia caught Covid.
Auckland CBD apartment outbreak: Did infections spread via lift button?
They claim to have been told by health officials they likely caught Covid off a surface.
Inside NZ's biggest cyberattack: DHB took almost eight hours to tell public
Official documents reveal how day of IT drama unfolded at hospitals.
Intellectually disabled man held in 'cruel and inhuman' conditions in Govt facility
'I find it to be cruel and inhuman that you seclude someone in their own space.'
Covid-19: Takeaway shops among new Christchurch locations of interest
Locations of interest now spread across Auckland, Christchurch and the Waikato region.
Focus Live: 89 new Covid-19 community cases
October 28 2021 There are 89 new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Eighty-three of the cases are in Auckland, four are in Waikato and two are in Christchurch. The Government will hold Christchurch at alert level 2.