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'National disgrace': Govt Covid response for Māori slammed
Siouxsie Wiles: 'With Omicron we're seeing quite a lot of children now being hospitalised'
Watch: NZ secures 60,000 doses of Pfizer's new antiviral drug
Announcement comes after the first weekend of the new traffic light system.
Derek Cheng: Why it's wrong to say Māori had the same access to the vaccine as everyone
The Government's vaccine rollout targeted Māori in some ways - but was it good enough?
Businesses concerned about revenue as traffic light system starts
'We just have to push through and we'll do it until we can't afford to.'
What is the US up to with regional economic plan?
NZ's Trade Minister joined two other countries in talks over a US economic framework.
Live: Freedom weekend - bar patrons, owners celebrate as expert warns of path into unknown
Chris Hipkins says getting used to the new system will take time.
NZ's 'most isolated man' gets vaccinated
It takes a two-day walk to get from the Long residence at Gorge River to the nearest town.
Covid-19: Education Ministry ordering air purifiers, CO2 monitors for classrooms
Good planning will cut the risk of "super spreader events" in schools, ministry says.
Aucklanders flock to bars, restaurants
Auckland hospitality venues welcome crowds on their first day back in business.
Consulting bill soars for Government's big health rethink
Consultants the main beneficiaries of the Government's big health system rethink so far.
Exclusive: 'Not out of the woods' - Sir Brian Roche on the risks over summer
Sir Brian Roche on future challenges: 'On the face of it, the system is all ready to go."
Rhythm and Vines postponed to Easter Weekend
After weeks of speculation, ticketholders finally have answers.
70,000 New Zealanders to be given temporary exemption from the My Vaccine Pass
A 12-year-old was told she couldn't get the vaccine pass because she wasn't on the record.
'Damning' Pharmac report reveals 'fortress mentality' to decision-making
It also questions commitments to equity; just four of its nearly 150 staff are Māori.
Traffic light framework? What colour is this? This is a scandal!
"There's no orange. There's not even an amber. There's just ... yellow."
How Auckland avoided the hundreds of Covid deaths in Sydney and Melbourne
The outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne have each claimed more than 500 lives.
'Grave concerns' Covid will spread into Northland this summer
Govt won't back down amid growing pressure to stop unvaccinated visitors to Northland.
100,000 vouchers for Auckland activities, excluded restaurants 'gutted'
Aucklanders are being offered 100,000 vouchers this summer for a range of activities.
'Not-so-fast tracked': Residency application website crashes
An estimated 165,000 people will become residents under fast-track scheme.
'Unprecedented times': Events at Waitangi 2022 cancelled over Covid concerns
The event normally attracts 30,000 to 40,000 people.
Childhood vaccines: Report calls for urgent changes to protect Māori children from 'lethal' diseases
"Business as usual is not enough to remedy or impact the current situation."
Solomon Islands seeks NZ help over riots
Unrest after 1000 people gathered in protest to demand the Prime Minister's resignation.
Revealed: 15 motels in one city paid more than $1m for emergency housing
It coincides with the growing number of people on the housing register.
'Time for radical change': Political insiders lift lid on flawed policy process
NZ's Covid-19 public-policy experience has been a "game of two halves" say experts.
Opinion | Why we have sewage in hospital walls
OPINION: Kathy Spencer identifies the culprit and puts her case for a solution.
Editorial: Kāinga Ora issues a barometer of our society
EDITORIAL: Evicting tenants is not the answer, nor is leaving them to torment neighbours.
Small protest at Auckland Domain
A group of about 100 to 200 people have drifted in to the protest at Auckland Domain.
South Auckland GPs facing 'burnout' monitoring Covid patients
GPs say they are struggling to cope with Covid-positive patients self-isolating at home.
A new era for the Covid response - The weak points and reasons for optimism and dread
How far the virus will spread this summer may come down to how the unvaccinated behave.
'Surreal': Friends mourn sport identity's Covid death as Auckland reopening nears
There were 173 new community cases yesterday, less than the seven-day average of 187.
New documents revealed: Where the Govt fell short as Delta dawned in NZ
Roche report called for urgent action in testing, contact tracing, hospital prep, vaxing
'Lockdown fatigue': Kiwi mood during Covid restrictions revealed
Kiwis questioned in a survey reported feeling worn down by lockdown.
'Lot going on' before Christmas around NZ's Covid protection framework
Letter and report from Sir Brian Roche revealed in tranche of official documents.