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Ministry of Social Development confirms it has filed the first prosecutions over alleged abuse of the wage subsidy scheme.
NZ Herald
Currently 87 per cent of eligible Aucklanders have had at least one dose of the vaccine.
Stuff
The woman has been taken into custody in West Auckland under section 70 of the Health Act and will be transported to an MIQ facility.
Newshub
Newshub has spoken to teachers scared if parents aren't mandated "unvaccinated households will pose a risk to vulnerable children".
Health authorities and police have managed to contact the person, but they are refusing to cooperate.
RNZ
Auckland will remain in alert level 3, step 1, for at least one more week while Waikato and Northland will stay in level 3 until 11.59pm on Thursday.
RNZ
School staff who work with children and students must be fully vaccinated by 1 January 2022.
Stuff
The Government will roll out the AstraZeneca vaccine for a small group of people, while keeping the vaccine programme mostly focused on Pfizer.
Stuff
Residents at the complex have been asked to go for a test.
The men were taken into the custody of Corrections at the Auckland prison this month.
Newshub
Michael Plank said it really was just a matter of when and not if the virus would leak out and envelop the rest of the country.
Twenty-one of the new cases are yet to be linked.
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern says despite the negative result in the Bay of Plenty, case vaccination rates need to remain high, with the Delta outbreak being "not just an issue for Auckland".
Newshub
Here's the latest.
RNZ
Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month, data modelling expert Shaun Hendy says. Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures...
RNZ
Pharmac said the antiviral drug molnupiravir would be used to treat mild to moderate Covid-19 symptoms.
ZB
Auckland University epidemiologist Rod Jackson says the Government's vaccination announcements today were nowhere near brave enough. Look, it's a good s
Stuff
Sergeant Brett Hanly says regional border control was something Kiwis had only seen in movies prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it's a reality.
NZ Herald
The hospital worker is fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Stuff
Any cases infected after pandemic restrictions were eased in Auckland won't appear in the daily case numbers until later this week, expert says.
Only five locations of interest in the region have been identified to date.
Those aged 12 to 15 rolled up to Rarotonga Hospital from the early hours of the morning for the vaccine.
NZ Herald
'You are welcome to leave, but you will be dead before you get to your car.'
The latest figures were released by the Ministry of Health in a statement.
Stuff
Results from contacts linked to a Covid-positive case in the Bay of Plenty will provide a clearer picture of the spread of the virus outside Auckland.
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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