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Free childcare for essential workers from tomorrow - Hipkins
Scheme is for essential workers who have no other childcare provisions available to them.
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Mandatory mask wearing is here to stay, a top epidemiologist says.
Heather du Plessis-Allan: What happens after vaccine roll out
Scientist says elimination is unsustainable once borders open. "Covid will slip through."
Kerre McIvor: Delta lockdown could be the last straw
OPINION: Given the state of NZ's vax rollout and ICUs, what else could the Government do?
Record vaccine doses given, but anger at cancelled appointments
Woman has to wait a month after her vaccine appointment was cancelled without notice.
'Isis bride' Suhayra Aden arrives in NZ
The PM confirmed last month that Aden and her two children would return to NZ.
Support available for whānau and communities affected by COVID-19
Communities are encouraged to access support through MSD and Whānau Ora.
Elderly Rotorua couple turned away from vaccination while DHB gives PPE training
Lakes DHB says as of Friday the vaccination centres are up and running again.
Derek Cheng: Don't be surprised if case numbers surge this weekend
Alarmed over cases in Wellington? Here's why they shouldn't have come as a surprise.
Business Hub: Icehouse execs' tax advice for the Govt
The business incubator and venture capital outfit celebrates 20 years - and looks ahead.
Where to now for $26b construction sector?
Builders and contractors had to secure their sites fast on Wednesday.
Derek Cheng: Wellington cases, South Island contacts make lockdown extension almost certain
Jacinda Ardern will reveal Cabinet's decision at 3pm today
Labour's Sir Michael Cullen dies at 76
Michael Cullen's parliamentary career began in 1981 and ended in 2009.
Derek Cheng: Why an MIQ leak is cause for relief - and how far off is level 3?
There are still blind spots, but they aren't as huge and foreboding as they were.
Liam Dann: How long can the economy survive in lockdown?
EDITORIAL: It is somewhat inevitable that this lockdown feels tougher.
Police arrest more lockdown protesters, non-mask wearers
The arrests took place in Christchurch and Kaitaia.
'Worrying time' for school community: Avondale College principal
Immediate focus on supporting each other and following health guidelines, principal says.
Children aged 12 to 15 can now be vaccinated - PM
More than 260,000 children aged 12 to 15 in New Zealand can now receive the vaccine.
Call for NZ to be split into four zones to manage alert levels
Different Covid alert levels could then be applied to each of the four zones.
'Possibly a bigger outbreak': Expert predicts longer lockdown; 'Dangerous' locations of interest; Aucklanders queue to be tested
There are now 10 cases of Delta in New Zealand and almost 70 locations of interest.
The 10 Covid Delta cases: Here's what we know
The 10 cases include an AUT student, an Avondale College teacher and a tradesman.
PM explains why Ashley Bloomfield is yet to be vaccinated - but he is booked in
The PM received her second dose of the vaccine in July.
Derek Cheng: No light at the end of the lockdown tunnel - yet
The number of possible cases is unnerving, given the number of super-spreader venues.
Editorial: Time to step up vaccinations
EDITORIAL: New Zealand needs to adapt the "go hard" attitude to vaccinations.
Thomas Coughlan: No longer clear Ardern's strategy is the right one
OPINION: This lockdown could be different.
Long queues at testing stations on day one of level 4 lockdown
It was slow going getting a test on the first day of the new nationwide level 4 lockdown.
Revealed: Why our ICUs couldn't cope with a large Covid Delta outbreak
'We actually have very few extra staff, and in some instances, we've got fewer staff.'
'Everybody knows somebody': Coromandel locals anxiously await test results
Coromandel residents are anxiously waiting for test results to come back.
Covid 19 vaccinations: What you need to know about getting a jab in lockdown
Vaccination centres will be open again tomorrow and those 40 and over are now eligible.
Audrey Young: The fine judgments Judith Collins has to make
OPINION: The curse of Opposition leadership is knowing when to button it.
Robertson and Orr see house prices becoming more 'sustainable'
"There's a shared view that house price growth has been unsustainable," Robertson said.
The fall of Kabul: Who is NZ leaving behind?
"I am shocked the NZ Government will not help me," says interpreter fearing for his life.
What you need to know about the new mandatory mask rules
Police could issue infringements to those who are not wearing a mask.