Covid detected in four cities' wastewater, one new case in MIQ
Weak positive results now confirmed in Wgtn, Chch, Rotorua, Queenstown wastewater.
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More weak positive Covid results in Wellington wastewater
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No new Covid cases today as contact tracers follow up Victoria returnees
Contact tracers continue to follow up with 4500 recent arrivals from Victoria.
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388k Covid vaccines dished out; Hipkins' message to Kiwis abroad
120,000 people have had their second doses of the Pfizer jab and are fully vaccinated.
Focus Live: 120k people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
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No changes to transtasman bubble after Melbourne Covid-19 case, public health risk low
The public health risk has been identified as low.
Live updates: No new Covid cases in MIQ or community
The first flights from Sydney landed back in NZ yesterday after a three-day pause.
'Situation worse than India': Nation 'staring into Covid abyss'
The Covid-19 crisis is engulfing a mountainous nation of 30 million people.
Covid-19: No new cases in community or MIQ
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Govt rules out cannabis amnesty extension for chronically sick
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Money or the jab? High-risk workers miss vaccine appointments - can't afford pay cut
Port workers should get paid breaks to ensure they get the Covid-19 shot, union says.
No new Covid cases in community, 2 in MIQ, NSW bubble to resume tonight
The two new cases in MIQ are from the Philippines and Pakistan.
Vodafone data outage across NZ causes headaches at Covid vaccination centres
Vodafone has reported customers have lost data for some fixed and mobile connections.
No new Covid-19 community cases, three in MIQ
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'Scandalous' $35m overspend on vaccine software? Ministry hits back
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Contact of Sydney Covid case in Christchurch MIQ, bubble pause continues
Dr Ashley Bloomfield has defended the snap bubble decision as "the right thing to do".
Covid-19: New Fiji cases included man who flew via Auckland
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One new Covid-19 case in MIQ, none in the community
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Sir Mason Durie to advise Govt on Māori Health Authority
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NSW Premier calls transtasman bubble pause 'an overreaction'
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Pause on Sydney travel bubble after Covid cases 'necessary' - Dr Ashley Bloomfield
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