Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
The Upper Hauraki area will join most of New Zealand in alert level 2 after no further positive results, the deputy prime minister has confirmed. Watch the government's latest Covid-19 briefing here.
1 NEWS
Clover Park is one of nine “suburbs of interest” that public health teams are focussed on.
RNZ
Mandatory vaccination is not a new idea to governments, says a prominent employment lawyer in Fiji.
The Spinoff
DIY Covid-19 tests are all the rage overseas but how do they work and are they any good? Mirjam Guesgen finds out. What is rapid testing? Rapid tests are also called antigen tests, RATs (rapid antigen test), at-home tests, lateral flow tests, or self tests. Rapid tests look and work a lot l
NZ Herald
At least 85 per cent need to be vaccinated to avoid lockdowns and thousands of deaths.
Stuff
Canterbury health bosses want 95 per cent of the region's population to have had their first dose by the end of October, and are upping the ante on their roll-out strategy.
www.9news.com.au
Doctors are reporting early successes with sotrovimab on patients identified as at increased risk of develo...
Stuff
A Covid-19 modeller says the new official model predicting 7000 deaths with a 75 per cent vaccination rate is "absolutely unconvincing".
Newshub
On Thursday afternoon, the Prime Minister called on Kiwis to play their part.
RNZ
The head of a large construction firm says he's confident his workers will be adhering to Covid-19 rules and anyone seen not complying should be dobbed in.
Stuff’s fact-checking project on Covid-19 vaccination is designed to counter misinformation and inform the public.
RNZ
The city is already at 80 percent but those on the ground say the next 10 percent will be more challenging and will take some creative thinking.
Stuff
In the days following the arrival of Delta, Auckland's Covid testing stations saw kilometres-long queues. Now, some are near empty.
1 NEWS
Canterbury Chamber of Commerce’s Leann Watson wants more certainty from the Government.
1 NEWS
It comes as Auckland celebrated a vaccine milestone, with 80 per cent of those eligible having at least one jab.
Stuff
As the Government starts to talk up a 90 per cent target, Stuff looks at how long it would take New Zealand to get there — and how we compare internationally.
RNZ
The Covid-19 Response Minister has given more details on vaccinations, help for Auckland students and the latest MIQ room releases at today's Covid-19 government briefing. Watch it here.
1 NEWS
Dr Ashley Bloomfield says high Covid-19 testing rates and negative results have led to the move.
NZ Herald
'I can tell you it's more than a little flu.'
1 NEWS
Shaun Hendy said the worst case scenario would be tighter restrictions if case numbers increase.
Stuff
Health boss Ashley Bloomfield says Auckland's level 3 move is safe, and with high vaccination the country could have some Covid in the community at level 1.
1 NEWS
Vaccinations and tackling misinformation are among the infectious disease expert's tips.
NZ Herald
The boundary is a rough 50-50 split of both Hauraki and Waikato districts.
1 NEWS
The Prime Minister said Auckland may be moving down restrictions, but is "not moving out of lockdown".
RNZ
It's possible 90 percent of Aucklanders could have had their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by the time Cabinet next reviews restrictions, the prime minister says.
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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