Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
NZ Herald
Director-general of Health will be raising issue with ministers this afternoon.
RNZ
From today those over 55 will be able to book themselves in for the Covid-19 vaccine, five days ahead of schedule.
Māori Television
Misinformation about vaccination follows a similar pattern to myths dating back more than 200 years, to when the smallpox vaccine was invented.
1 NEWS
The former PM made the comments when she appeared as a panellist on the ABC's Q+A programme.
RNZ
Victoria will enter its sixth lockdown from 8pm tonight in response to unexpected new mystery cases of Covid-19 in recent days.
Newshub
Delta might just be a warning shot fired before a possibly deadlier, more contagious COVID-19 variant emerges.
NZ Herald
Air NZ is one of a number of airlines already trialling the IATA travel pass initiative.
The Southern DHB, initially a leader in the Covid-19 vaccination statistics, has fallen to be second last of all district health boards compared...
Newsroom
Families split by tightening of immigration and border restrictions are calling for a review of partnership visa criteria
The Conversation
With proof of vaccination likely to become mandatory for travel – and possibly other activities – a careful balancing of individual and collective rights will be essential.
Stuff’s fact-checking project on Covid-19 vaccination is designed to counter misinformation and inform the public.
1 NEWS
Misinformation is what has kept 44 percent of port workers from getting even a single dose of the vaccine.
RNZ
Health experts in and around Fiji say a new vaccine may be needed if the Delta variant of Covid-19, which is currently in Fiji, continues to mutate.
1 NEWS
The man was a 27-year-old forklift driver who collapsed at home while in isolation.
1 NEWS
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins made the announcement today.
Stuff
Vaccination plans prepared by district health boards reveal Wellington health officials expect to still be vaccinating people in February 2022.
Newshub
Like Delta, Lambda is highly infectious and more resistant to vaccines than the original version of the virus.
RNZ
Wellington health officials have told the government they won't meet its preferred deadline and will still be vaccinating people against Covid-19 until late February next year.
Newsroom
Societal cohesion, mental health, wellbeing, and even democracy may all be at stake if lessons are not learned quickly from this pandemic, writes Sir Peter Gluckman.
Stuff
About 18 per cent of all New Zealanders - pretty much the same as Australia - have been fully vaccinated. But this doesn't tell the full story.
NZ Herald
"Lockdowns are devastating for everyone. But for me, the crisis is very personal."
RNZ
A lack of MIQ spaces means people working on overseas oil rigs must choose between their careers and their families, the New Plymouth mayor says.
Stuff
Workers will be able to travel to NZ from Tonga, Samoa, and Vanuatu without undergoing a two-week stay in managed isolation.
RNZ
A three-day mass vaccination event wrapped up in South Auckland last night with more than 15,500 people given their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.
NZ Herald
The perfect storm of a low-vaccine roll-out and the doubly-infectious Delta variant.
The Spinoff
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Kiwi scientists about why we are seeing vaccinated people contracting Covid-19 and why it’s vital to get vaccinated.
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