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The days in the northern hemisphere are growing short and cold, allowing the Delta variant to take hold as people retreat indoors, while vaccine immunity wanes and inoculation rates stagnate.
RNZ
Auckland District Health Board has become the first DHB in the country to be 90 percent fully vaccinated.
RNZ
Auckland District Health Board is fast closing in on being the first DHB in the country to be 90 percent fully vaccinated.
RNZ
The Covid-19 Delta outbreak has spread to the capital, with a community case under investigation in the Wellington region.
1News understands the Govt is considering letting the beauty industry reopen ahead of the traffic light system.
Newsroom
A tightened list of approved vaccines and the Ministry of Health only accepting identity documents from Australia and NZ mean the vaccine pass is harder to get hold of for many immigrants.
ZB
The Government has approved nearly $50 million to boost Māori vaccination rates as concerns grow around exposing vulnerable communities to Covid-19 once Au
Stuff
Grant Robertson has confirmed more Auckland businesses will be able to open in the week beginning November 29, after months in lockdown.
RNZ
Motorists can expect a high police presence around the Auckland border over the summer period, after travel restrictions ease from 15 December.
Epidemiologist Michael Baker has "no doubt" cases will surge when Auckland's border opens on December 15.
NZ Herald
Road to freedom or quagmire of chaos: Hope and anxiety greet Covid-19 border changes.
RNZ
Travel will be allowed into and out of Tāmaki Makaurau when the boundary looses on 15 December but tourism experts predict an exodus is coming.
Newshub
The newest of our new normals is just around the corner.
RNZ
All of New Zealand is expected to move into the traffic light system soon after 29 November, with the Auckland boundary opening up to vaccinated or tested people from 15 December. Watch the latest briefing live here.
Stuff
Aucklanders who are fully vaccinated or have a negative Covid-19 test will be able to cross the border from December 15.
The Spinoff
As an intensive care nurse in the UK during the first and second waves of the pandemic, New Zealander Caitlin Allen witnessed first-hand the carnage Covid wrought on an unvaccinated population. Aotearoa has a rare opportunity to avoid that, she writes. Impact stories from Covid-19 have been shar
Stuff
People who refuse to be vaccinated will soon see their freedoms curtailed as the Government seeks expert advice on whether it can move the nation to the new traffic light system earlier than indicated.
Chris Hipkins' message comes ahead of an announcement on Auckland's border.
NZ Herald
Auckland schools will be operating a bit different today when they reopen their doors.
RNZ
Aucklanders will find out this afternoon when they will be able to leave the city, but the hard boundary will likely be gone by the middle of December.
The Government today is launching the official way to prove you are vaccinated - here's how you get it.
Stuff
Murupara has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Local GP Bernard Conlon refuses to be vaccinated.
NZ Herald
Boosters better belated than never, Bishop says after Waikato, third jab announcements.
RNZ
From today no one can work in healthcare unless they have had at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or are exempt from the government mandate.
The Covid-19 vaccine boosters will be available for people 18 and over who had their second dose at least six months ago.
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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