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A small group of vaccinators received the jabs ahead of the rollout of the national immunisation programme. Keep Reading
Counties Manukau chief executive Margie Apa says the large Māori and Pacific health workforce in the region has helped its Covid-19 response. Keep Reading
There is one new community case of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, linked to the existing Auckland cases. Keep Reading
Māori health providers have urged the government to fund and train their workforce to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to secure coverage of their remote communities, and to overcome vaccine hesitancy. Keep Reading
Pasifika health leaders are discussing how to best combat misinformation spreading and increase confidence in the Covid-19 vaccines. Keep Reading
The first Covid-19 vaccine in New Zealand will be given today, when only a year ago the country had zero known cases. Keep Reading
Dr Rawiri Jansen says Māori and Pasifika aren't against vaccines, but want to know more. Keep Reading
Source of six community cases might never be found, officials admit. Keep Reading
Manurewa Marae calls on the government to allow Māori to deal with the coronavirus in a Māori way. Keep Reading
Doctors on the frontline of the latest outbreak are on high alert despite the government moving Auckland to level 2. Keep Reading
All you need to know about the government’s latest support package for businesses and sole traders affected by the rise in alert levels. What’s all this then? In response to the current – and possibly future – increases in alert levels, the government has introduced a financial support package Keep Reading
Genome sequencing has confirmed yesterday's new cases are linked to the original Papatoetoe family. Keep Reading
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TOKYO (AP) — Months after other major economies, Japan began giving the first coronavirus vaccines to front-line health workers Wednesday. Many are wondering if the campaign will reach enough... Keep Reading
It comes after changes in alert levels across NZ are announced. Keep Reading
After three new Covid-19 community cases today, the Government confirms that Auckland will move to alert level 2, while the rest of the country will go back to level 1 at midnight. Keep Reading
It follows the announcement of two new cases on Wednesday. Keep Reading
They've been in isolation while infectious, Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed. Keep Reading
Some Māori health providers are "frustrated" over missing out on masks that the Health Ministry says have been distributed via other channels. Keep Reading
Wastewater was collected from locations in Auckland, Rotorua, and Christchurch. Keep Reading
With so much uncertainty around the latest outbreak, a decision to move Auckland out of Level 3 could be premature. Keep Reading
We could and should have learned from developments abroad to tighten our border defences against Covid-19, writes Dr Eric Crampton Keep Reading
The Covid-19 Response Minister says there is no evidence so far of community spread of Covid-19, as Cabinet prepares to decide whether to extend Auckland's lockdown. Keep Reading
Chris Hipkins also defended the slow rollout of saliva testing and said purpose-built MIQ facilities are unlikely. Keep Reading
A local snap survey of community scanning earlier this week uncovered unsavoury results. Keep Reading
The latest collected news from around New Zealand and globally, digging beyond the usual news websites. The current main focus is on Covid-19 recovery. Keep Reading