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All coverage of Coronavirus including the political response and the effect on our health system, the economy and our communities.
Covid-19 headlines with summaries.
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NZ may be nearing next Omicron wave - microbiologist
12 Jun 2022Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles says with the new Omicron subvariants now in New Zealand the question is when the next wave of Covid-19 cases will hit.
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NZ's 'last true town' proves a drawcard for domestic visitors
12 Jun 2022Reefton has bucked the trend with a 40 percent increase in visitor spending during the pandemic.
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Covid-19 update: Eight further deaths, 5130 new community cases
11 Jun 2022There have been 5130 new Covid-19 cases in the community and eight further deaths reported today, the Ministry of Health has said.
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Covid-19: Urgent need for schools to adopt winter action plan
10 Jun 2022Keeping schools open during Omicron has left communities exposed to widespread infection and disrupted learning, Amanda Kvalsvig writes.
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Covid-19 update: 6297 new community cases, 10 more deaths
10 Jun 2022There have been 6297 new community cases reported in New Zealand today, with 10 more deaths and 361 people in hospital, the Ministry of Health says.
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Pan-coronavirus vaccine could be on market in a year's time - vaccinologist
10 Jun 2022The first pan-coronavirus vaccine could be on the market in a year's time, a New Zealand vaccinologist says. Audio
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Napier council made changes to library services after meeting with anti-vaxxers
10 Jun 2022Emails reveal Napier City Council bowed to pressure from anti-vaxxers, closing most of its main library earlier this year over complaints unvaccinated people couldn't use it.
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Faulty storage, lapsed accreditation revealed after probe of vaccine botch-up
9 Jun 2022The company at the centre of vaccination failures in Otago did not have cold chain accreditation at the time almost 1600 people received incorrectly stored vaccines.
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RBNZ to reduce stockpile of govt bonds
The Reserve Bank next month will start reducing the $54 billion stockpile of government bonds acquired during the initial outbreak of Covid-19.
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Explainer: Can we still avoid Covid-19 and is there any point trying?
9 Jun 2022With new Covid-19 case numbers down, many may be asking if there's any point keeping up precautions to avoid the virus, particularly those who haven't caught it yet. Here's what you need to know.
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Covid-19 update: 27 further deaths, 7927 new community cases
9 Jun 2022There are 27 new deaths of people with Covid-19 and 7927 new community cases in New Zealand today, the Ministry of Health has reported.
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Early indications that new Covid-19 variants 'increasing in prevalence'
8 Jun 2022Ministry of Health officials have provided an update on surveillance measures being used to monitor new variants of Covid-19 in Aotearoa.
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Covid-19 update: 24 further deaths and 7050 new community cases
8 Jun 2022There are 24 further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 7050 new community cases recorded by the Ministry of Health today.
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2020 lockdown: 40% of people with mood disorders had worsening symptoms
8 Jun 2022An international study has found a link between the first Covid lockdown and worsening mental health for people with mood disorders, such as depression and bipolar.
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Home schooling applications dip after spike
8 Jun 2022Home education applications that saw a huge increase under the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework have dropped with the relaxing of rules.
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Covid-19 update: 14 more deaths, 10,191 new community cases
7 Jun 2022There are 10,191 new community cases of Covid-19 recorded in the past two days and 14 further deaths of people with the illness, the Ministry of Health has announced.
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Dunedin Hospital to allow restricted visits to see patients
7 Jun 2022Some restrictions on visitors to Dunedin Hospital will be lifted tomorrow afternoon.
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Gaps in learning, behavioural issues worsening as students struggle in pandemic - teachers
7 Jun 2022Principals and teachers warn they are seeing worse behaviour and achievement after two-and-a-half-years of pandemic disruption.
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Will Covid-19 vaccines be updated for variants?
New variants of Covid-19 are regularly reported and experts tell us this will continue, so why are we still using a vaccine matching the original Wuhan variant?
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Covid-19 update: 4400 new community cases, eight further deaths in NZ
5 Jun 2022New Zealand has recorded another 4400 new community cases today, with the seven-day rolling average falling from 6904 last week to 6779 today.
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New subvariants will likely lead to second Omicron wave - epidemiologist
4 Jun 2022Epidemiologist Michael Baker says he is not surprised new Omicron subvariants have been found in the community.
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Covid-19 update: 11 more deaths and 6291 new community cases
4 Jun 2022Another 11 people have died with Covid-19 and another 6291 community cases have been reported, the Ministry of Health says.
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Health system hit hard by winter illness while 'stubborn' Covid-19 numbers persist
4 Jun 2022Multiple waves of winter illness are washing over a health system already under strain, and now the fight is on to keep clinicians' heads above water.
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Covid-19 update: First community cases of Omicron subvariants detected
3 Jun 2022Four cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 and one case of BA.4 have been detected in the community with 6232 new community cases and 14 further deaths also reported today.
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