Public service salary freeze: Unions fear Aussie exodus of medical staff
Government employees earning over $60,000 will now find it difficult to get a pay rise.
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Focus: 300,000 Covid-19 vaccines delivered in NZ
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announces that NZ has surpassed 300,000 vaccines delivered and set new daily records for dosage numbers. Video / Derek Cheng
Three new MIQ Covid cases; 87,000 people have both jabs
Officials will update how many vaccines have been administered in NZ.
Northlanders struggling to get vaccine bookings, busloads of Aucklanders turned away
Busloads of Aucklanders and a couple who flew from the South Island turned away.
Missing babies: Scramble to track down children lost from health system
"Imagine if those babies have disabilities or special needs and we don't know about it".
All Perth-NZ flights grounded; four new MIQ cases; 27 Brisbane arrivals self-isolating
The latest information on New Zealand's Covid-19 situation, case numbers and response.
Customs sacks nine border workers for refusing jab
More than 95 per cent of Customs staff have had first dose of the vaccine.
'Obsolete' IT system at Auckland City Hospital to be scrapped
Integrating the dozens of IT systems across the health system will be a huge challenge.
Covid-19: Why MIQ is still a risk to transtasman bubble
There have been more than three times as many MIQ failures in NZ than Oz, analysis finds.
She could drop dead at any time: Govt to pay for $470k life-saving US surgery
Shock of news from ministry makes 24-year-old feel 'sick'.
Gisborne port workers refusing Covid vaccine
From midnight tonight all managed isolation and quarantine workers must be vaccinated.
MIQ hotels only two-thirds full after 'lull in arrivals' from transtasman bubble
NZ taxpayers have forked out more than $300 million for MIQ since September 2020.
Covid: 135 border workers miss vaccination deadline
All MIQ workers must have received at least one Covid vaccine dose by midnight tonight.
'It's about prioritising life': Pharmac wish list needs extra $400m
The number and cost of desired extra medicines has been released for the first time.
Dramatic drop in masks on buses - drivers 'challenged'
They are forced to rely on a system of trust to ensure mask rules are maintained.
Perth traveller now in MIQ faces fine or possible jail time
Questions remain over how a Kiwi flew home from Perth when the city was in lockdown.
Focus Live: NZ's Covid-19 vaccine rollout 3% ahead of schedule
New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine rollout is three per cent ahead of schedule, except in Northland where a big push to use available vaccine is underway.
'Absolutely flawed': Will doctors visits become free in huge health shakeup?
"I don't think we've fully comprehended how much change is coming," union leader warns.
Covid jab or flu vaccine? 'Confusion and conflicting advice' over what to get first
People will have to wait five weeks between getting the Covid and flu jab.
Vaccine brought forward for some over-50s - where to get it
Early Covid vaccination centres are open across Northland for over-50s, among others.
Bubble breach: Perth lockdown traveller made it to NZ; 8 new cases in MIQ
Traveller from Perth self-isolating after trip during lockdown there via Sydney.
Derek Cheng: How the Govt opened the transtasman bubble without raising risk
A travel bubble freed up 1300 MIQ rooms - how the Govt closed the door on Covid risk.
Live: A Covid-free Friday - no new cases in NZ
The ministry will reveal whether there are any more close contacts of the case.
Covid airport worker has 31 close contacts; 3 new cases in MIQ
There have been 15 border-related cases since last July.
Resourcing key in improving health of Northlanders
Major reforms to the health system are set to benefit Te Tai Tokerau.
Health system overhaul could be 'monumental', GP says
Health system changes would start to come into effect in July next year.
A husband told to wait 8 weeks for urgent help, a new mum who died at home - the faces we failed
Families left wondering if their loved ones might still be here if they lived elsewhere.
Govt unveils plans for NZ's first 'truly national public health service'
The cost of the reforms are unknown at this stage but will be revealed in May's budget.
Many Auckland GPs unable to vaccinate because of DHB rule
Expert says 75 vaccinations a day 'would be a lot for many surgeries'.
Covid case: Airport worker cleaned 'green-zone' plane that flew to Aussie
Hipkins: The risk of someone cleaning a plane and passing on Covid was 'minimal'.
Little pays tribute to 'hero' health worker who once operated on his son
The healthcare worker was in the room during Little's speech this morning.
Health shake-up: Wellington health bosses ready to work with Govt
New Zealand's 20 DHBs will be replaced by one national body from July next year.
'Reckless' health shake-up could impact on regions - National responds
The Māori Party has welcomed the moves but says the 'devil will be in the details'.