Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
Jacinda Ardern says the people eligible to leave Auckland will need to have a negative Covid-19 test in the 72 hours before their departure.
A new vaccine passport being developed by health officials will be in the form of an app that people will be able to download in just over a month...
RNZ
Homegrown director Andrew Tuck says the events industry needs clarity about what's happening with vaccine passports as soon as possible so it can plan ahead and make sure people are safe.
The Spinoff
The Covid-19 outbreak poses a unique set of challenges for those in the disability community, and there are concerns social services aren't doing enough to support them. “Right now, the community is suffering at levels that I've never seen before,” says Tania Kingi, who’s worked in the disabilit
The Spinoff
Vaccination events for Pasifika were held across Auckland last weekend. Tina Tiller shares her experience. Kia orana tatou katoatoa. Tūrou….Tūrou ko au teia ko Tina Tiller E arara aka’meitaki ki te Kuki Airani Covid vaccination team To tell you the truth, I got my jabs because my mum booked
Newsroom
Epidemiologist Michael Baker isn’t entirely reassured by Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield on the trajectory of the coronavirus outbreak in Auckland
NZ Herald
The trial will mean little if the current outbreak is not stamped out, an expert warns.
Stuff’s fact-checking project on Covid-19 vaccination is designed to counter misinformation and inform the public.
RNZ
Door-to-door Covid-19 testing in Auckland is being hailed by a public health expert as an important tool to help Auckland out of a costly lockdown.
1 NEWS
The number of active cases are continuing to decline with many clusters now contained.
1 NEWS
While some Government officials will also be in the trial, the PM said business was the priority.
Stuff
She lost her job after she refused to be vaccinated and claimed she was unfairly dismissed. A High Court judge doesn't agree.
Stuff
There are calls for a major new targeted approach to stamp Delta out, including door-to-door testing in communities where the virus could be lurking.
Newshub
Calls and texts to its helpline have skyrocketed in the past 18 months - up 88 percent compared to 2019.
Norway will reopen society, the government says, ending its coronavirus-curbing restrictions, which have limited social interaction and hobbled...
NZ Herald
Professor Michael Plank says case numbers could go either way.
Stuff
Māori providers swung into action when lockdown hit - but they say they could have done more if they had been resourced from the start.
The Covid-19 pandemic is not over, but Southern health officials are already planning for how to deliver health care when the coronavirus has...
NZ Herald
A person has tested positive after presenting at the Waitakere Hospital ED.
Stuff
Dougal Cable had a past reaction to the flu jab. That doesn't mean he can't get the Covid-19 vaccine, but that's not what his doctor and Healthline said.
Having trouble getting on the Covid vaccination bandwagon? Well, now you can catch a bus. Te Kaika is sending a bright blue bus out to various...
Stuff
The Ministry of Health is rethinking its approach to saliva testing, after key medical and lab testing bodies make major changes to their position on it.
The Independent Allocation Vaccine Group (IAVG) was established by the WHO in January 2021 and is composed of 12 members who serve in their personal, independent capacities to review and assess Vaccine Allocation Decision (VAD) proposals generated by the COVAX Facility Joint Allocation Taskforce (JAT) on the volumes of vaccines that should be allocated to each participant under COVAX within a given time frame[1].
1 NEWS
It comes after 1News revealed dozens of Kiwis aren't able to move between alert levels as they previously could.
1 NEWS
Aply named 'Busifika Vax, the two buses will help reach local communtiies in an effort to drive up vaccination rates and reduce hesitency
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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