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Covid-19 wrap: MIQ reopens, call for drug funding
MIQ vouchers will soon be available, a vaccination bus is planned to go through South Auckland neighbourhoods, and there's a call for Covid-19 drugs to be funded.
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NZ's MIQ booking system to resume on Monday
New Zealand's MIQ booking system - which has been paused due to the Delta outbreak - will resume on Monday, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed. Watch the latest government briefing…
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All-civilian SpaceX crew feels only 'good kind' of jitters before launch
The first space flight without a professional astronaut on board is due to blast off tomorrow.
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PM: 'There is nothing holding us back in Auckland when it comes to vaccines'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the theme of the past few days has been "vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate with a particular focus on Tāmaki Makaurau in what we intend to be their last week in level…
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Auckland to stay in lockdown for another week
Watch: Auckland will stay in alert level 4 until 11.59pm next Tuesday, while the rest of NZ will stay in level 2 until at least next Tuesday.
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Covid-19 cases in remote Fiji islands topple 700
More than 700 people living in Fiji's remote islands have been infected with Covid-19, health authorities said.
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9/11 anniversary: Biden calls for unity as US remembers attacks
US President Joe Biden has urged unity as his country remembers the victims of the 2001 11 September attacks.
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9/11 survivor recalls attack: 'I looked up and it was a thing of nightmares'
"The image of my office, my life; a giant pile of dust and horror. I still see that ... when I'm awake, when I'm asleep," 9/11 survivor Wendy Lanski recalls the attack 20 years on. Audio
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Lucy Blakiston: Shit You Should Care About an Instagram hit
Lucy Blakiston is co-founder of Shit You Should Care About, an Instagram account based in New Zealand that has more than 3.3 million followers. Video, Audio
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Prince Andrew served with papers, accuser's team claims
Lawyers for the woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse claim they have successfully served him with legal papers.
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High winds leave trail of destruction across south
Gales that ripped through the South Island overnight and this morning left a trail of damage, sparking fires, knocking down trees, and pushing over shelter belts.
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'America is under attack' - Bush's chief of staff remembers 9/11
Those old enough will probably remember exactly where they were when they learned of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center.
For New Zealanders, it was early in the morning of… Video, Audio
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New South Wales reports nine deaths and 1542 new Covid-19 cases
New South Wales has announced 1542 new locally-acquired Covid-19 cases and 9 deaths in 24 hours.
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Spain supplies NZ with 250,000 extra vaccine doses
More than 250,000 extra doses of the Pfizer vaccine are now on the way to New Zealand from Spain, the Prime Minister has confirmed. Watch the government's latest update here.
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Filming on in the wake of the Rings' departure
New Zealand’s latest lockdown isn’t the only factor making it difficult for big film productions – our infrastructure is problematic too.
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Covid-19 patient evacuated from remote Fijian village amid 200 new cases
A Covid-19 patient from Fiji's remote island of Malolo has been airlifted to a hospital on the mainland.
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Covid-19 response day 17: How it unfolded
New Covid-19 community cases drop to 28, applications for the wage subsidy scheme crash the government website, and this week's MIQ escapee doesn't add to places of interest.
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Lockdown payment to businesses to be extended
The one-off payment to help businesses cover rent and other fixed costs will be extended to new businesses.
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Apology for businesses hit by wage subsidy glitch
Businesses are being urged to get in touch with MSD if they could not apply for the wage subsidy last night.
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NSW announces seven deaths, record case number of 1288
New South Wales has announced 1288 new Covid-19 cases in the community and another seven deaths.
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In brief: news from around the Pacific
More Fijian nationals evacuated from Afghanistan;Pacific Paralympics 2020: Who to watch today; Over 27,000 people have been vaccinated in Tonga, and more...
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Fiji Covid-19 death toll passes 500
Eight more people have died from Covid-19 in Fiji, taking the death toll past 500, the health authorities said on Wednesday.
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On the path of a virus - the contact tracer
The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock.
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On the path of a virus - the contact tracer
The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock.
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Smaller firms make-up majority of $876m wage subsidy payout
More than a quarter of the country's employees are being propped up by the latest Covid-19 wage subsidy round, with just over $876 million paid out so far.
