Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
RNZ
More than 100 guests in a managed isolation facility in Hamilton were subjected to a headcount this morning after a security guard spotted a broken window.
NZ Herald
The letter claims Covid elimination strategies will cause "330-fold greater loss of life".
Stuff
Rebecca Snape and Jeramie Harden weren't looking forward to being stuck in isolation on Christmas Day but hotel staff made it worth their while.
AP NEWS
NEW YORK (AP) — Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews cooked up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni and cheese. This year? They’ll stick with...
Byline Times
Speaking exclusively to Adrian Goldberg for the Byline Times Podcast, Professor Nele Brusselaers explains why the Coronavirus crisis has made her see a country known for its sophistication and liberalism in a stark new light
Newshub
"We need to take additional steps and reduce the flow of infected people from countries where this virus is established."
RNZ
The rapid spread of new Covid-19 strains in the UK has some New Zealanders pleading with the government for help to get home.
Nearly 200 wealthy New Zealanders could have stayed in Dunedin at the end of January if a boutique French cruise ship had received approval to...
Chris Trotter offers a Covid take on Christmas. "Come in gentlemen!" The three professors came forward to shake the hand of the CEO of Herod...
Newshub
"The behaviour of an individual employee has undermined everyone's efforts at epidemic prevention."
RNZ
Almost 6000 people are spending Christmas in a managed isolation facility and many are keeping in good spirits by making seasonal decorations.
Newshub
Thirty-six COVID-19 infections have been reported at a scientific research base in Antarctica.
Newsroom
With vaccines on the way, next year may see the pandemic beaten back. But what do these vaccines entail? And who gets them first? Helen Petousis-Harris explains.
Opinion: With vaccines on the way, next year may see the pandemic beaten back. But what do these vaccines entail? And who gets them first? Helen Petousis-Harris explains.
Newsroom
New Zealand has spent years perfecting its supply chain balancing act, now the Covid Grinch has exposed a series of freight and logistics issues just in time for Christmas.
Newsroom
Is it time to stop infected travellers before they reach the border?
1 NEWS
Health experts are reminding people to wash their hands frequently, use the Covid Tracer app and stay at home if they're feeling unwell.
The Spinoff
The speed at which Sydney's new Covid-19 outbreak has spread should be a lesson in the dangers of complacency, says Siouxsie Wiles. With news of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus spreading in the UK, it looks like Australia’s Christmas plans are also up in the air with a new cluster of cases in
RNZ
The heightened volcanic alert level on Mt Ruapehu has been described as a "kick in the guts" for one tourism business.
Antarctica can no longer lay claim to being the only continent free of coronavirus after 36 Chileans there reportedly tested positive for Covid-19....
Opinion: The speed at which Sydneyâs new Covid-19 outbreak has spread should be a lesson in the dangers of complacency, says Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
1 NEWS
Rather than its traditional large event, the City Mission will instead hold five smaller Christmas events.
Stuff
Ministry of Health says apparently faster-spreading new strain identified in the UK has not yet been seen in this country.
How has a new coronavirus variant become the most common form of the virus in parts of England?
The Conversation
The pandemic delivered a political year like no other. The risk now is that the country returns to a 'normal' that wasn't working to start with.
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