Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
Stuff
Friends and families split, hard-hit industries, health experts and politicians all have a perspective on the trans-Tasman bubble.
1 NEWS
Despite uncertainty over alert levels, tickets have already gone on sale for the New Zealand Agricultural Show.
Encouraging people to come in and be vaccinated is programme lead Dr Losa Moata’ane at the Pacific Trust Otago pop-up vaccination centre at the...
RNZ
One of the positive cases from the Assemblies of God Church of Samoa cluster has shared his experience of recuperating from Covid-19 while in quarantine with his family of eight.
1 NEWS
Police say they have checked more than 58,000 vehicles on the borders of Auckland.
Stuff
OPINION: After a year getting to know the virus and how other countries got through, we just became impatient at the wait.
the Guardian
The country’s goal of eliminating Covid transmission looks within reach – but health experts’ optimism is cautious
RNZ
Vaccination centres have been scaled up again in Auckland today, amid second-dose bookings from the country's first mass vaccination event.
1 NEWS
Rod Jackson is warning New Zealanders to get vaccinated or face another large community outbreak.
Newshub
The Deputy Prime Minister says a lot of work still to be done.
RNZ
The government has announced a second round of the Covid-19 Resurgence Support Payment. Watch the latest media briefing here.
Health officials are searching for an unknown person who could be the missing link between two infected people in one household. Director general...
Stuff
Two hospital patients tested positive for Covid this week with no known exposure, examples of "loose ends" that may keep Auckland at alert level 4.
ZB
A top Covid modeller says New Zealand's fight against Delta has exceeded expectations - and there are positive signs we will eliminate it in the coming wee
1 NEWS
The Ministry of Health is trying to find a missing link into how two cases are linked to the outbreak.
1 NEWS
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says 17 are isolating in hospital, while the rest are at home.
Stuff
The Bay of Plenty iwi sent a strong vaccine message to members, saying it's critical to protect against infection and severe illness.
www.abc.net.au
Data shows 153 people have died from COVID-19 during NSW's Delta outbreak — and many more are expected — but the number of deaths is far lower than last year.
www.oneroof.co.nz
Agents are reporting Auckland’s lockdown is pushing some people who have settlements looming near to the point of panic. Some people have sold houses without buying first and others have bought without selling, each scenario creating problems intensified by the weeks’ long hiatus brought about by the city going into a level 4 lockdown.
Stuff
Experts think the key to an alert level change lies in zero community or "mystery cases" in Auckland.
RNZ
Scientists have shot down calls from New Zealanders overseas who want fewer border restrictions, warning such action right now would risk another Delta outbreak.
NZ Herald
The patient went into the hospital with a non-Covid-related issue.
Stuff
“We are going to fail at this rate very quickly, we survived the first lockdown, but this is too hard.”
Stuff
The patient had no symptoms, and left the hospital before the positive result came back.
Newshub
So far, over 4 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been administered in New Zealand.
Stuff
Anyone who has been fully vaccinated for more than six months can receive their booster from today.
Stuff
Breathlessness and fatigue are the real warning signs, experts say, after two men died while in self-isolation this week.
RNZ
Explainer - Sometime soon, the alert level system which is becoming increasingly complex, will be replaced with traffic lights. Join RNZ for a journey into the future to see what that means.
Keep track of vaccination rates across Aotearoa with 1News' graphs.
Stuff
Shops will open and gatherings of up to 25 people can happen outside - here's the rundown of the step 2 rules.
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