Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
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The Schools Strike 4 Climate protest kicks off today, four months after the PM declared a climate emergency.
Newshub
The change comes after Newshub started asking questions about testing at the border.
RNZ
A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in. South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1 and 2 due to get their jab. But as Checkpoint reporter Louise Ternouth and camera operator Simon Rogers found out, the clinic isn't operating at full capacity.
Stuff
With just weeks to go until the first Kiwis with underlying health conditions are called up, authorities admit they don't know who's in that bracket.
The Conversation
Even with the highest possible rates of vaccination, New Zealand will need to keep up public health measures, or consider letting go of the concept of elimination and focus instead on disease control.
Stuff
Australians will be able to travel onwards to third countries via New Zealand, without obtaining permission from Border Force.
RNZ
Air New Zealand says it doesn't know of any impending announcement regarding a two-way travel bubble but it is ramping up its operations to the islands from 10 May.
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The Government yesterday announced a temporary ban on travellers from the Asian country coming into New Zealand.
Researchers looked at how likely 600,000 patients were to develop one of 14 common brain conditions.
RNZ
Australian farmers are breathing a sigh of relief as much needed New Zealand shearers will now be able to travel over for their busy spring season.
RNZ
New Zealanders in India are devastated the government has taken the unprecedented step of suspending all travel from the Covid-19 hot spot leaving them stranded.
A new booking system for Covid-19 vaccinations will be launched next week, as the Southern District Health board concedes the current procedure has...
NZ Herald
The travel suspension could extend to the US or Brazil if the situation changes.
RNZ
Travel into New Zealand from India - including for New Zealand citizens and residents - is being temporarily suspended because of high numbers of Covid-19 cases.
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Sixteen travellers from India are among those infected in the past day.
RNZ
Passengers arriving in Auckland on three flights today have not picked up their luggage at the airport, under a trial which sees bags taken directly to managed isolation hotels.
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A travel bubble between the nations will begin from 11.59pm on April 18.
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Andrew Little responded to criticism after an annual report into mental health had removed indicators.
RNZ
A third of Australia will remain largely off-limits when the travel green zone begins this month.
RNZ
The Director-General of Health has confirmed Māori health workers will be trained to administer the Covid-19 vaccine.
Stuff
But the same won't be true for trans-Tasman visitors unless Australia "changes systems", ministry confirms.
Queenstown border workers and frontline health staff will get their first Covid-19 vaccinations next week, as southern health officials rush to get...
Stuff
Stuff reporter Brittney Deguara spent 14 days in a managed isolation facility. This is what it's like.
RNZ
The chair of Auckland District Health Board and other board members managed to get early Covid-19 vaccinations, even though about 50 percent of its frontline staff are yet to get the jab. At a meeting last week some members of the 11-person board decided to lead from the front and get immunised to set an example, even though according to the government vaccine schedule it appears they would not be due their shots for months.
RNZ
Economists are warning that the resumption of trans-Tasman travel may not necessarily deliver the economic boon many are hoping for.
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RNZ
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