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New public health order opens the door for frequent saliva testing at the border.
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New survey shows 69 per cent of people likely to get vaccinated.
Hipkins offers half-hearted support for Covid testing register
He revealed Covid-positive security worker received four texts telling him to get tested.
MPs warned of 'flaws and weaknesses' in drug-driving legislation
The bill, as it stands, could push drug users to more harmful substances.
PM won't back down from calling security guard a 'liar'
PM says employer, employee and the Govt all have a role to play to ensure testing is done.
App trial for border workers '10 months late' - Seymour
The app can detect signs of illness before the user gets symptoms.
Up to 60 MIQ workers still not being tested regularly
National says it only takes one person to trigger a new outbreak.
Māori Party co-leaders confident donations above board amid police probe
Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer are 'comfortable' with the donations.
Audrey Young: Power struggle between Parliament and courts bubbling away
OPINION: The bill before the privileges committee is not quite as simple as it seems.
Covid-infected MIQ guard lied to boss about regular tests: PM
More than 130,000 Covid vaccine doses have now been administered in NZ.
Government to ban live animal exports from 2023
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor made the announcement this morning.
'Unfathomable': Covid-infected MIQ security guard last tested in November
MBIE bosses don't know how many border workers have missed their routine tests.
Rollout ready? Health Ministry urgently seeks 18 'crucial' vaccine staff
Health Ministry seeking to urgently fill 'crucial' roles for its vaccination roll-out.
'A little bit of a scallywag:' MPs pay tribute to the late Prince Philip
MPs, ministers and party leaders will pay tribute to Prince Philip this afternoon.
Watch: Govt tightens counter-terrorism gaps exposed by mosque shootings
A new bill has been introduced to implement the Royal Commission's recommendations
Revealed: New Parliamentary buildings include six-storey property next door
The project does not yet have a price tag but Mallard hopes it will cost less than $250m.
National wants unvaccinated MIQ workers off frontlines tomorrow
She has also called out the Government over its MIQ worker Covid-19 testing regime.
Jacinda Ardern lukewarm on further drug law reform
PM wants to see if a law change is working as intended.
PM's crackdown on unvaccinated frontline MIQ workers
There 538 unvaccinated MIQ workers have until the end of the month to get the jab.
Exclusive: Gross understaffing, bullying and dysfunction at major hospital
Waikato DHB tried to keep expert panel's extraordinary findings from the public.
How New Zealand will mark death of Prince Philip
PM says Prince Philip had strong links with New Zealand.
Govt's behind-schedule vaccination register 'just putting money into a Silicon Valley billionaire's pocket'
Privacy breaches and a mess of different systems aren't the only issues, lobby group says.
86% of MIQ workers have had vaccine - PM
The PM has come under increasing pressure in recent days over unvaccinated MIQ workers.
MIQ worker wasn't vaccinated; 20% of border staff yet to get jab
The worker wanted to get the jab but was in isolation, Ashley Bloomfield says.
Where the Government spent the most on contractors in 2020
The Covid-19 response has forced spending up, and there's more to come.
Coalition calls for repeal of drugs law, scrapping penalties
Coalition calls for Government to put emphasis on health, not penalties for drug use.
Opinion: Indian travel ban leaves Kiwis stateless
OPINION: To leave Indian-Kiwis stateless isn't unconscious bias, then what is?
PM's deadline on jabs for border workers: 'This really is the last call'
National calls for tougher and earlier vaccine rules for border workers.
Covid-19: No new community cases, three in MIQ; new location of interest
An Auckland bakery is now a new location of interest, linked to an infected MIQ worker.
Covid-19 update: No cases in community, 10 in MIQ
The update comes four days after an MIQ security guard tested positive for the virus.
Covid-19: NZ's vaccine rollout a shambles - rest home boss
More certainty around dates is needed, Aged Care Association says; Ministry says April 14.
MIQ returnee taken to hospital with Covid symptoms
The person from the Jet Park Quarantine Facility was taken to hospital around 11pm.
'Hugely significant loss for New Zealand': Ardern announces Prince Philip memorial
A national memorial service will be held in Wellington following the UK funeral.