Stuff
A public health expert describes authorities' persistence with the 'problematic' app like trying to 'turn a pig's ear into a purse'.
RNZ
Five people have been warned and two have been arrested and charged for breaching level 3 restrictions in Auckland. Follow the latest with RNZ's live blog.
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The person's case is now being reinvestigated after being originally classified in the Auckland cluster.
Link between the person and an existing cluster hasn't been established, Bloomfield says.
Newsroom
The CovidCard contact tracing technology will be trialled in a managed isolation facility, with an eye towards rolling it out to all such facilities over coming months.
the Guardian
Queensland records second mystery Covid case as Qantas posts $2bn loss and CEO Alan Joyce calls for ‘clear guidelines’ for opening domestic borders. Follow live updates today
Newsroom
Health experts believe the Government has responded well to Auckland's outbreak but want to see more work done on preventative measures in the future.
Newsroom
By focusing on processing a higher rate of returnees and overlooking testing of border staff, the Government placed New Zealanders - especially vulnerable Pacific and Māori communities - at risk.
eveningreport.nz
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Newshub
"That would really help businesses keep their doors open, keep people employed."
Stuff
A vocal minority continues to call for an alternative approach to lockdowns. Who is right?
Newsroom
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said Level 1 might have to be strengthened with some social distancing or mask-wearing requirements.
1 NEWS
Scott Morrison wants the vaccine to be as "mandatory as possible" while Jacinda Ardern says it will be a choice.
RNZ
The Crown has failed to make clear what the legal basis was for putting the country into lockdown, a lawyer challenging the move has argued in court.
Māori Television
The Bay of Plenty iwi isurging non-essential travellers to avoid coming into their iwi territory.
Newshub
"They will staff the higher risk security areas such as entry and exit points and public areas."
Digital contact tracing is not as effective as manual contact tracing, Otago University researchers says. University of Otago-led research...
RNZ
A special type of blood test could give vital clues as to how an isolation hotel maintenance worker got Covid-19 from a woman he had never met.
Stuff
At first it seemed straightforward: One cluster, with a coolstore as the source. On Tuesday, that all changed.
RNZ
A worker at an isolation facility who tested positive for Covid-19 didn't have any obvious contact with the woman who carried the same strain of Covid-19, authorities say.
Newsroom
A worker at the Rydges Hotel managed isolation facility in Auckland has tested positive for Covid-19 but isn't linked to the current cluster. What does that mean for our response?
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This means the person's not linked to the South Auckland cluster.
RNZ
An Auckland principal says letting schools decide whether some year 12 and 13 pupils should return to class is unnecessary.
RNZ
An epidemiologist says it is still too early to know what effect the stricter measures have had in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in the community, but is optimistic the cluster can be controlled.
RNZ
A move to make it easier for workers to get sick leave while they wait for their Covid-19 test is being criticised as not going far enough.
