Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
Māori Television
Ruapehu District has one of the lowest Covid vaccination rates in the country but on December 30 will join the rest of the country, bar Northland, in the...
RNZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland and all other red regions, excluding Northland, will move to Covid-19 framework setting orange at 11.59pm on Thursday 30 December.
Stuff
The announcement from the Ministry of Health comes just hours before a Cabinet decision on lifting Covid-19 restrictions throughout the country.
Stuff
Some science communicators became household names. Now many are in disagreement with government and we have to ‘pick a side’.
RNZ
Some central North Island regions under the red traffic light are waiting with fingers crossed for a shift to orange today.
NZ Herald
Cabinet decides today whether to move Auckland and other red regions to orange - or green?
Border exceptions for 600 specialist tech workers have been announced on Monday by the Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, Dr David Clark.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: It is unlikely that Auckland will go to level orange at 4pm today, but the North Island south of the Bombay Hills could. Then that's it for the year.
The Ministry of Health announced the latest numbers in a statement on Sunday.
RNZ
A new community Covid-19 case has been confirmed overnight in Eltham, South Taranaki.
Newshub
Here are the latest developments.
RNZ
A Covid-19 vaccine advisor is warning people not to get multiple Pfizer doses in a day.
Stuff
Experts say it's evidence of the vaccine working, but we won't see the true impact of the traffic light system until the end of next week.
It comes as the country recorded 63 community cases on Saturday, the lowest number in seven weeks.
Businesses are struggling to balance keeping their staff safe while continuing to see unvaccinated patients.
It's the first time under 70 cases have been recorded since October 20.
Māori Television
Photo / File Eighty-six per cent of eligible Māori have now received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health says. Seventy-four per...
Newshub
It comes as overseas cases spike during the northern winter.
RNZ
More than 140,000 people have already had their Covid-19 booster shots.
Stuff
Four Kāwhia aunties speak with one voice: "If you don't want to get vaccinated, stay home.”
Newshub
"I'm 11 and I want the vaccine to protect myself, my family and my friends."
RNZ
Royal NZ College of GPs medical director Dr Bryan Betty has told Checkpoint of the approximately 5500 GPs around NZ he estimates there are less than 30 "antivax" doctors. He said doctors are like anyone else, they hold personal views, but doctors' standards say personal views should not influence the balanced information that is given to a patient "in terms of their choice for medical treatment". "So certainly when these issues come to light, as we've seen in Kaiapoi, they're taken very seriously and it's dealt with very seriously."
Stuff
There have been two further Covid-19 deaths in Auckland overnight, as 54 people are in hospital and 95 new cases are reported.
Stuff
The error is quickly changed when it is pointed out.
Capsule NZ
Aucklanders have now been in lockdown for more than 100 very long days and for those with kids at home, many of those days have involved juggling working from home with teaching from home. Yes, we may have felt like we were actually losing our sanity at times, but were there actually some positives for […]
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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