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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has held a media briefing on potential exposure events.
Newshub
Areas currently at the red traffic light setting are due to move to orange at midnight tonight, apart from Northland.
No region will be moving to Green, the least restrictive setting of the traffic light system.
NZ Herald
Bars could be safer than parties featuring people who haven't been vaccinated.
RNZ
Areas currently at the red traffic light setting are due to move to orange at midnight tonight, apart from Northland.
RNZ
The incubation period for the Covid-19 Omicron variant can be longer than what people think and everyone should stay vigilant, a microbiologist says.
RNZ
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that a border-related case with the Omicron variant was briefly active in the community in the Auckland CBD earlier this week.
Stuff
The total number of Omicron cases identified at the border is now 71, with community cases in six regions today.
Stuff
Home schooling groups are not allowing teachers who have left their schools because of the vaccine mandate to promote their services.
RNZ
A custom-built robot has quickly become the star of Canterbury DHB's Covid-19 testing lab, minimising the risk of repetitive strain injury and boosting output.
A woman in her 70s, who had contracted Covid-19, died at Auckland's Middlemore Hospital on Monday night.
RNZ
Cameron Laing thought he had planned his Christmas trip home to New Zealand perfectly. But last week his MIQ stay was extended after a case of Omicron was detected on his flight.
NZ Herald
Queenstown businesses say Covid-19 has spooked Aucklanders out of heading south.
www.abc.net.au
Jacinda Ardern's government is trying to prevent the spread of Omicron to allow time for New Zealand's population to get booster shots, but the border restrictions are about to be challenged in court.
It comes after 126 cases were reported over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Stuff
Washing and reusing a disposable face mask up to 10 times will still give better protection than a homemade mask, says a Kiwi infectious disease expert.
Just under 60,000 people need to get their second jabs for Māori aged 12 and over nationwide to hit 90 per cent.
There were 62 Covid-19 cases and one death announced on Christmas Eve.
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“The fact we're nearly there is a really top effort for the coasters and it should set us up for a great summer," West Coast Development CEO Heath Milne says.
RNZ
A staff member tested positive yesterday morning. Now, 55 prisoners and 21 staff at Auckland Region Women's Corrections Facility are isolating .
RNZ
An epidemiologist is urging people not to get complacent over the holidays about Covid-19 measures, as the country's death toll from the virus reaches 50.
Stuff
“Thank you for all the sacrifices you, and no doubt your families, have made to care for the nation,” one donor to the You're Awesome campaign wrote.
Stuff
People who saw the latest Spider-Man film in Rotorua and Taupō cruisegoers are being advised to isolate and get tested immediately.
RNZ
New Zealanders have taken to the skies and roads this Christmas Eve, with Air New Zealand expecting 30,000 people to travel domestically today.
the Guardian
Covid-19 has spread around the planet, sending billions into lockdown. Find out where the virus has spread, and where it is now most deadly
Stuff
Surviving enforced agoraphobia without losing your marbles requires planning, people and patience.
RNZ
Explainer - Under the red setting of the traffic light system, many New Zealanders will have to adapt to stricter rules around the use of face masks, RNZ is here to clear it all up.
Stuff
On the brink of a possible outbreak, health officials share advice on how to protect those too young to get the Covid vaccination.
Newsroom
As the Omicron outbreak ramps up, widespread Covid-19 infections across the country are set to become a reality. Dr Lynn McBain explains what to expect if you are infected, and how to manage your recovery.
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