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New wave of Covid suggests immunity waning, expert warns
The latest figures show 50 hospitalisations and 19 deaths with the virus in the past week. Audio
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Mediawatch: Pandemic probe media focus flipped to politicians
13 Jul 2025Backers of the latest Covid-19 response inquiry say it's crucial for future planning and to give people a say, but media mostly zeroed in on which big-name politicians would show up in six weeks time.
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Top vaccine official forced out of US FDA
The public health leader, who was a significant figure during the Covid-19 pandemic, was given the choice to resign or be fired.
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These were our Covid mistakes, according to economists
The government and the Reserve Bank came to a major realisation too late, experts say.
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Long Covid patients show brain swelling linked to memory problems
11 Feb 2025The swelling is in an area of the brain also linked to poor concentration, and has similarities with people myaligic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, a study has found.
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Covid-19 cases: 1402 new cases, 8 deaths
17 Dec 2024The seven day rolling average of new cases down 165.
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What Covid inquiry says about the next pandemic - and what we're doing wrong
30 Nov 2024Opinion - There's urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry, prominent medical experts write.
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Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
3 Dec 2024Covid-19 cases rose slightly again last week, with just over 1700 new cases reported in the week to Sunday.
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Government releases Covid Royal Commission report
28 Nov 2024The report highlighted how the early use of lockdowns and other restrictions helped prevent widespread infection however the government was not well prepared.
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Were vaccine mandates too harsh, Covid inquiry head asks
28 Nov 2024Epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely has suggested mandates need to be used less widely, as he describes a "game of two halves" during the pandemic. Audio
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Covid-19: 1675 new cases, six deaths
26 Nov 2024Cases of Covid-19 have risen slightly since last week, as health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic.
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Covid-19 update: 1411 new cases, 4 deaths
19 Nov 2024There have been 1411 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand over the week to Sunday, and four further deaths attributed to the virus.
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Covid-19 update: 1431 new cases, seven deaths
14 Nov 2024Reported Covid-19 cases have increased since last week
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Covid-19: 1248 new cases, 12 further deaths
5 Nov 2024Covid-19 cases have risen since last week as experts warn New Zealand's pandemic model is out of date.
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Covid-19 update: 889 new cases, 7 further deaths
29 Oct 2024Cases of Covid-19 are down on last week, as experts warn of a summer wave approaching.
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Epidemiologist warns of 'very harmful' summer Covid-19 wave
27 Oct 2024What can we expect from the summer surge and how useful are boosters and antivirals? Audio
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Covid-19: 886 new cases, 6 deaths
15 Oct 2024Cases of Covid-19 are up on last week, as a new, highly transmissible subvariant XEC arrives in in New Zealand.
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Covid-19 sub-variant XEC arrives in NZ
11 Oct 2024ESR has detected a number of cases of the new strain in clinical samples. Audio
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Covid-19: 1174 new cases, five further deaths
7 Oct 2024The number of reported new cases of Covid-19 fell slightly in the week to Sunday, as free access to rapid antigen tests (RATs) was ended.
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Covid-19: 1339 new cases, four further deaths
30 Sep 2024The number of reported new cases of Covid-19 has risen in the week to Sunday.
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XEC: The rapidly spreading new Covid-19 variant
21 Sep 2024Analysis - A new Covid-19 variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe, experts say.
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'Extremely depressing': Covid-19 tests no longer free from October
26 Sep 2024From Tuesday, there will be no more free Covid-19 rapid antigen tests. Here's what that means for you.
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Covid-19: 728 new cases, 3 further deaths
19 Sep 2024The number of cases of Covid-19 reported across Aotearoa has plummeted.
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Covid 19 update: 1041 new cases, 18 further deaths
10 Sep 2024The number of new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand has decreased since last week, and the number of deaths attributed to the virus has dropped slightly.
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Covid 19 update: 1425 new cases, 19 further deaths
2 Sep 2024There were 92 people in hospital, with none in intensive care.
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