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The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock. 

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.

Building new houses at least a metre and a half off the ground and basing Civil Defence staff in Napier are two of the suggestions coming out of a review into the Napier floods.

Athlete William Stedman and swimmer Sophie Pascoe on the podium at Tokyo Paralympics.

Skipper of grounded Samoa Police patrol boat suspended; Niue considering charging for health services, and more

Shot putter Lisa Adams has won New Zealand's second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics with victory in the F37 shot put.

Covid-19: Fiji has 258 new infections; first case recorded on Naviti island.

There were mixed feelings amongst essential workers finally able to get the Covid-19 immunisation at a mass vaccination event in New Plymouth today.

A top epidemiologist in Melbourne says while it's too late for New South Wales to work towards an elimination strategy, there's still time for Victoria and New Zealand. Audio

Covid-19 infections on Fiji's remote Malolo Island have soared with 15 more people testing positive to the virus, health authorities said.

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says the majority of links between cases are in households or workplaces, and there are some cases that have been at a location of interest.

There are six sub-clusters associated with the latest outbreak, the largest of which has reached 58 cases, divided between Auckland and Wellington.

A community leader questions why officials have not heeded calls for more Pacific-led organisations to lead their own vaccination drives. Audio

There are 41 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed.

New Zealand's lockdown is extended, Parliament is temporarily suspended and the contact tracing system comes under pressure.

Cabinet has decided all of New Zealand will remain in level 4 for an additional four days, until 11.59pm 27 August; Auckland will remain in level 4 until 11.59pm 31 August.

Fiji is easing its restriction of movement as the government announced new curfew hours to reflect improvements in its Covid-19 vaccine delivery.

Buses, running events and yet more food outlets in Auckland have been added to the Covid-19 locations of interest this afternoon as the list continues to grow.

There's growing concern about a cluster of Covid-19 cases linked to an Auckland church in Māngere.

There have been 21 new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today - 20 in Auckland and one in Wellington. Watch the latest update here.

What you need to know - The thrill of New Zealand's incredibly successful Olympics campaign may be over, but the sporting competition is set to continue over the coming weeks.

NZ hoping youth vaccinations will improve Pasifika stats; Australia to pick up tab for Samoa patrol boat salvage and repairs, and more.

French Polynesia is grappling with a new surge of Covid-19 infections, the delta variant.