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Report outlines risks posed by shortage of Covid-19 vaccinators in Auckland
A shortage of Covid-19 vaccinators is a threat to the success of Auckland's roll-out - and staff safety, according to a DHB report.
Error in MIQ law meant Australians unlawfully charged
Australians have been unlawfully charged for managed isolation stays in New Zealand because of an error in what the National Party is calling a shoddy law.
Budget 2021: What the government plans to spend on the health system
The government's massive overhaul of the country's health system will cost more than half a billion dollars - just to get started.
Canterbury runs low on Covid-19 vaccines as distribution trouble hits
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout has hit a major hurdle in Canterbury - there is not enough vaccine to start injecting the over 65s until July - months behind schedule.
'Real risk' of Covid-19 vaccine roll out not being done on time - review
Major doubts about whether everyone will be vaccinated for Covid-19 by the end of the year have been raised by the auditor-general.
Partial shutdown considered at clinic desperate for vaccinators
An Auckland vaccination centre may have to cut the number of days it operates unless it gets more vaccinators.
Some DHBs to vaccinate whole communities in one go
Small settlements along the Whanganui River are in line to get their Covid-19 vaccinations in one go, possibly before the end of the month, as more details of how rural areas will be vaccinated…
Self-swab test for cervical cancer not a one-stop fix, health workers say
Health workers at the frontline of fighting high rates of cervical cancer among Māori women say a new, easier, test is promising but it isn't a one-stop fix.
Confusion reigns over how and when to get Covid-19 vaccine
Doctors are being inundated with requests from over 65s who thought they could get their vaccine from this week - but cannot. Audio
Tamihere hopes to deter vaccine misinformation as Auckland clinic opens
Anti-vaxxers are being warned not to sabotage the hard work of westies as Auckland's latest mass vaccination clinic opens.
Major health sector shake-up 'is about doing better with what we have' - Little
New Māori Health Authority, DHBs scrapped and new Public Health Agency announced in major health system restructure.
Drive-through and mobile-clinic vaccinations pushed by doctors
Aucklanders may be able to get their Covid-19 vaccinations at a drive through - if the tricky logistics can be sorted.
Auckland needs double the number of Covid-19 vaccinators - DHB head
Auckland's district health boards say they need need hundreds more Covid-19 vaccinators and they are frustrated at some stumbling blocks.
Tairāwhiti DHB doesn't know how many border workers haven't been vaccinated
Only half of the vaccines allocated for Gisborne border workers and their family members were actually given to them.
Operations postponed due to nursing shortage at Waitematā DHB
The country's biggest district health board is having to hold weekend elective surgeries as nursing shortages force it to postpone operations.
Four travellers fined for entering NZ without Covid-19 test
Scrutiny is falling on pre-departure safeguards for travellers coming into New Zealand, and an expert says they are letting too many Covid-19 positive cases through. Audio
Covid testing targets missed during Covid-19 outbreak, but improvements shown
Targets for speedy Covid-19 testing were not met during Auckland's February cluster.
Rural health workers declining first chance to get vaccine due to 'hours of travel'
Some rural doctors, nurses and frontline health workers are turning down their first chance of getting a Covid vaccine because they would have to take hours out of their busy day to get one.
Measles vaccination campaign way off target
A vaccination campaign to prevent another dangerous measles epidemic has reached only 3 percent of its target as DHBs struggle in the wake of Covid-19.
NZ should stay at level 2 for longer if Auckland restrictions ease - expert
New Zealand should stay at alert level 2 for longer, even if a decision is made to drop Auckland's level, Shaun Hendy says.
Covid-19: GPs denied DHBs' leftover vaccines - 'It's just soul destroying'
Some South Auckland GPs have been turned away when trying to get vaccinated for Covid, despite working on the frontline of the recent community outbreak.
Covid-19: Families at centre of outbreak anxious but getting better
Covid-19 positive families at the centre of the latest outbreak are anxious but getting better as they quarantine at the Jet Park, says a woman who's been supporting them.
Govt urged to consider earlier vaccine rollout for South Auckland
The government is being urged to consider putting South Auckland near the top of the queue when the vaccine rollout goes wider, as suburbs grapple with a Covid-19 outbreak. Audio
Bowel movements could have led to Covid-19 Pullman Hotel outbreak - report
An investigation in the Pullman Hotel outbreak is looking at whether airborne particles generated by bowel movements could have been a factor.
Vaccinated nurse: 'I wouldn't have got it if I didn't think it was safe'
After months of leading "level four lives," workers at the country's most dangerous Covid facility say they are thinking of their families and communities after becoming the first border staff to be…