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Stuff
Government moves to prioritse first doses for anyone from September 1 and will allow some travellers to skip isolation.
NZ Herald
PM's plan will include trial of home isolation for some travellers later this year.
Stuff
Some Kiwis will get to travel overseas before the end of the year without having to isolate in an official facility on their return.
The Standard
Details on the government’s plan for New Zealand’s borders, and the Delta variant of Covid.
Stuff
A six-week gap between doses has also been brought in to allow people to get their first shot quicker, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.
Stuff
Exporters are being told to diversify, begging the question what markets are available?
Newshub
He fears Kiwis have been lulled into a false sense of security.
RNZ
As Australia grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant, experts say it is unlikely the trans-Tasman travel bubble will reopen.
Stuff
ANALYSIS: The overriding aim is to avoid the worst of both worlds: loads of Covid-19, long lockdowns and not enough of the population vaccinated.
RNZ
While desperate travellers fear bots are stealing MIQ places - and the government points to growing demand - a dwindling supply of rooms is aggravating the situation.
Stuff
Officials are poised to make a call on the gap between doses, as vaccination coverage 'not in the right hemisphere' needed in case of Delta outbreak.
RNZ
New Zealand will rapidly move to alert level four if a case of the Covid-19 Delta variant is detected in in this country, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has confirmed.
Stuff
New Zealand continues its Covid-free community streak, with two new cases confirmed at the border, while there have been 46,000 vaccinations in the past day.
RNZ
Unless the whole community supports the Covid-19 response over coming months, we're going to end up like most other countries in the world, Sir David Skegg says.
NZ Herald
'Anyone who is still unvaccinated will, at some point, meet the virus' - top UK scientist.
The Spinoff
Good morning and welcome to The Bulletin. In today's edition: Eight key points of Skegg report on reopening, two stories show difficulties of implementing climate policy, and minister opts not to toll road north of Auckland. A major new report came out this morning on how New Zealand's borders mi
Stuff
Vaccine passports are on the way but until then there is another way you can request formal proof of vaccination.
The chances of the All Blacks playing the Springboks in Dunedin next month are starting to look slim, as Covid flares in Australia. A cloud hangs...
NZ Herald
Hollywood legend shares his frustration with the world in a post going viral.
Newsroom
An expert panel says elimination is still the best approach even after the borders open – in a trio of reports that contain few other details.
Newsroom
Kiwis unable to get home are baffled at the news that 30 Australians a month will be able to get home from the islands via our MIQ system.
Stuff
Rapid tests for Covid-19 at the airport, vaccine passports, and mobile phone tracking could all be requirements at New Zealand's border.
RNZ
New Zealanders returning from a short overseas holiday could spend less time in managed isolation once most of the population is vaccinated.
New research pinpoints antibodies scientists can test for to see if a COVID-19 vaccine is effective and could speed the development of new vaccines.
1 NEWS
It was revealed earlier this week that 11 crew members on the Rio De La Plata ship have the Delta variant.
The Spinoff
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