Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
Māori Television
A Murupara kaumātua says he and other local Māori don’t want the Pfizer vaccine and are waiting for other vaccines they think will be more effective. The...
RNZ
Northland to move to level 2; parts of Waikato stay in level 3; Auckland stays in level 3 with current restrictions for two weeks; rest of New Zealand stays in level 2, the prime minister says. Watch live here.
Nearly 10,000 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were administered in the South on Super Saturday, the Southern District Health Board says. Across...
RNZ
The Director-General of Health says the Auckland border will need to remain in place until vaccination rates improve in other parts of the country as well.
NZ Herald
Despite Saturday's vax boost, modeller fears tracing collapse may spell longer lockdown.
RNZ
When Auckland first went into lockdown two months ago, 38 percent of eligible residents had one dose of the vaccine, now 89 percent do. But is it enough to ease restrictions?
Māori vaccination levels have jumped a huge 5.4 per cent since last Sunday.
Stuff
The island nation is looking like a real-time illustration of how challenging the pivot away from a Covid-19 elimination strategy is going to be.
RNZ
The official count for yesterday's Super Saturday Vaxathon was announced, while 51 new community cases were reported - including four in Waikato. Here's a summary of today's Covid-19 developments.
RNZ
How has Auckland's move to alert level 3 step 1 impacted the Covid-19 outbreak? Track the latest case numbers, testing and vaccination data in New Zealand.
RNZ
Donations are flooding in for a community mobile clinic to vaccinate the Tairawhiti region against Covid-19.
ZB
Footage of a large party in central Auckland has infuriated people doing it tough in lockdown. Auckland is currently under Covid-19 alert level 3, which me
Stuff
The region should meet the milestone by the end of the week if the roll-out remains on track.
Cases in the north Auckland town have been detected in one household according to the Ministry of Health.
NZ Herald
'What a slap in the face to everyone doing their part.'
Of the new cases, 23 are yet to be linked to the outbreak.
www.abc.net.au
Australia is in the midst of a state-by-state pandemic, but when the nation comes back together for the "living with COVID" phase, these experts say major transitions need to be made.
ZB
So we all know vaccination is the key to moving forward, to saving summer, to transitioning to living with Covid, but it has sort of started to feel like w
Newshub
"We set a target for ourselves, Aotearoa, you've done it."
RNZ
As Aucklanders begin to meet up with family and friends outside, vaccinated people are having to decide if they want to see people who aren't, leading to some new conversations.
RNZ
Health officials say 84 percent of people in this country have now had their first Pfizer dose after yesterday's Vaxathon.
There has been concern the Māori vaccination rate has been lagging behind the national rate.
RNZ
There was a street festival vibe to many Pasifika-organised Vaxathon events around the country today.
RNZ
Aotearoa has easily reached the government's 'Super Saturday' goal of 100,000 vaccine doses today, sliding past the target figure at 3pm this afternoon. Follow all the latest news and developments here.
RNZ
There are 41 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today as the country tries to push vaccination rates up on Super Saturday.
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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