Hosking v Bloomfield on elimination strategy
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield clashed with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking over New Zealand's elimination strategy. Video / Newstalk ZB
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Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Three new cases in Waikato including two school students
A pop-up testing centre is underway at the Wharekawa Marae in Whakatīwai as three new Covid-19 cases are announced in the Waikato. Video / Mike Scott
Is a move to level 3 the Government's toughest Covid lockdown decision yet?
Balance between economic need and risk of virus spreading leaves Government in a pickle.
Lifesaving Covid treatments used overseas being urgently investigated here
New Zealand is seeking to quickly approve the latest and most exciting Covid treatments.
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Monday 13th Sept wrap
Auckland's level 4 lockdown has been extended but Cabinet has made an in-principle decision to shift the region down to level 3 at 11.59pm on September 21. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Sunday 12th Sept wrap
September 12, 2021: 20 new community cases of Covid-19 are announced all in Auckland, one day away from a Cabinet alert level decision. Video / NZ Herald
Nurses take Auckland DHB to task over visitor policy
NZNO says 'free for all' visitor policy is putting everyone at risk.
'Not just about case numbers': How Auckland can get out of level 4 lockdown
Eliminating mystery cases is at the top of a Covid adviser's wish list.
Grant Robertson questioned over Pasifika who struggled to receive hospital care
Breakfast host Indira Stewart challenges Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson over the handling of Tuala Tagaloa Tusani and his partner who struggled to receive hospital care while in MIQ. Video / TVNZ
Infected Middlemore Hospital case left with patients until positive test
A hospital patient was kept in a ward with other patients while awaiting a Covid test.
New locations of interest: Fruit and veg shop, pharmacies
There are 126 possible exposure events involving 87 locations of interest.
Marae opens doors for drive-through vaccinations
Papakura Marae has opened its doors to locals wanting to get vaccinated. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV
Te Arawa Covid response call-centre trailblazing
Te Arawa Covid response call-centre trailblazing. Video / Te Ao / Māori TV
Police called to Queenstown mountain bike accident find up to 50 riders on trails
The female rider could now be facing the prospect of being fined.
'Dodged a bullet': Has Coromandel escaped Delta outbreak?
Relief as it appears no one in the Coromandel has caught Covid, despite initial visit.
Premium: She waited more than a year for a hysterectomy, now she's paying $30,000 to get it done privately
Sanjana Chand waited more than a year for a hysterectomy recommended by a specialist to treat her hormonal conditions. Fed up with waiting, she has now taken out a $30,000 loan to have the operation done privately. Video / Sylvie Whinray
Mangawhai 'locked off': Police checkpoints to stop Aucklanders fleeing city
Fleeing Aucklanders will run into a wall of blue at checkpoints north of Auckland.
Auckland's second drive-through vaccination centre opens as nation rushes to get jabbed
Push is on for New Zealand vaccination rates to catch up with the rest of the world.
Four-day wait: Slow Covid test results affecting some Aucklanders and those at GP clinics
Wastewater testing could also be used to rule out infection in the South Island: Expert.
Focus Live: 21 new Covid-19 community cases, 72 in total
There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, bringing the total number of people infected in the outbreak to 72. One million New Zealanders are now fully vaccinated.
Dunedin's first drive-thru vaccination centre
Health workers vaccinate patients who have arrived at Dunedin's first drive-thru vaccination centre. Video / Craig Baxter
Judith Collins distances herself from ex National MP's anti-vax post
"New Zealanders should have no doubt that the National Party backs the science." - Collins
Record vaccine doses given, but anger at cancelled appointments
Woman has to wait a month after her vaccine appointment was cancelled without notice.
Locations of interest: Central North Island petrol stations, AUT campus, bus routes added to growing list
There are more than 200 locations of interest - and more are expected today.
Covid hush back in Dunedin
If a lone tumbleweed had drifted across Dunedin’s George St yesterday, it would not have seemed out of place. Video / ODT
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Nationwide lockdown extended
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | The latest info
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald
The 10 Covid Delta cases: Here's what we know
The 10 cases include an AUT student, an Avondale College teacher and a tradesman.
'70-80 people' in Coromandel bar on each night that positive case visited
There is no known link between the community case and the border.
Covid19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Government to trigger income support
August 17 2021 The Covid-19 wage subsidy will be available to businesses across the country, not just Auckland and Coromandel.
Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab
“The biggest non-event in the history of the world” Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking & Kate Hawkesby get the Covid jab. Video / Newstalk ZB
New health indicators system to keep healthcare service accountable
New system will keep the sector accountable.
'Dangerous': Emergency doctors sound alarm over 'significant risk' to patients
The risk is particularly high during overnight shifts, the resident medical officers say.
Peter Davis: How to stop the under-funding of healthcare and superannuation
Peter Davis offers three steps to properly fund health and superannuation.