Collected news stories, with a current focus on Covid-19 recovery
Stuff
Transmisibiilty, immunity and human behaviour. Explaining the complicated dynamics that make predicting NZ's Covid wave really hard.
NZ Herald
Ardern is also supporting the Government establishing general epidemic legislation.
RNZ
The government is streamlining its Covid-19 response powers, but the seven-day isolation period will remain for now. Here's a summary of the changes.
Newshub
Only a couple are currently in force.
RNZ
The government is winding down some of its Covid-19 powers, saying they're no longer justified.
The Ministry of Health says the issue didn't impact advice given during the pandemic.
RNZ
The Ministry of Health is reporting 14,311 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past week.
RNZ
Belgian-American psychotherapist Esther Perel talks to Kim Hill about the modern religion of romance and the "relationship accelerator" that is Covid-19.
Stuff
Fiona Wilson’s son Luca caught Covid-19 in March. Lingering physical and mental symptoms leave him constantly exhausted, unable to attend school.
The highly contagious Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1 has been detected in both a patient and wastewater in New Zealand.
RNZ
Most patients with Covid-19 who have lingering symptoms at 12 months are likely to still have symptoms at 18 months, new data suggest.
Newshub
It brings the total number of cases to 23.
Stuff
This is what the data tells us about the third nationwide uptick of Omicron and its sub-variants. The question is: how big will this rising tide will be?
Stuff
On Monday, case numbers in the Capital and Coast and Hutt Valley health districts were more than twice what they were one week earlier.
RNZ
They bring the total of confirmed cases in the current outbreak in New Zealand to 20, including both active and recovered.
Te Atawhai o Te Ao will explore Māori experiences of the vaccination rollout, mandates, the passport and the ongoing impacts, including Long Covid.
Stuff
Latest data shows the BA.5 variant accounts for 75% of cases, its lowest level for two months. A new subvariant, BA.4.6 variant's share rose sharply to 15%.
RNZ
Hospitals are caring for 134 people who are battling the virus, and four of them are receiving intensive care treatment.
Newshub
"It is looking increasingly likely that we will see a variant-driven wave here in New Zealand at some point this year."
Stuff
Some hoped for major change from the pandemic but was that just unrealistic?
RNZ
Te Whatu Ora has confirmed the country's first two cases of monkeypox by community transmission - they are isolating in Auckland and contact tracing is being undertaken.
NZ Herald
Health researchers are shining crucial new light on long-haulers.
Māori Television
More than 2,000 New Zealanders have died as a direct result of Covid-19, or it's been a contributing cause, since the pandemic began. But it hasn't killed...
Stuff
We may be coming out of one of the worst winters the health system has seen, but GPs are still swamped.
Personality changes go some way in explaining the decrease in well-being we’ve seen during the pandemic, says a psychologist.
Stuff
There is immunity from a first infection. It’s not perfect. It doesn’t last forever, but it is there. This is what we know.
The Conversation
There are so many forms of the virus, it’s hard to keep up. Here’s what to expect next as the virus mutates and recombines.
Stuff
From today, all Government Covid-19 vaccine mandates end. Did they achieve what officials intended them to do?
Stuff
Our analysis reveals stark inequalities in the growing death toll from the pandemic.
RNZ
With mask mandates dropping around the world as the pandemic appears to enter a new phase, what we can learn from countries that have already left masks behind? Here's what you need to know.
RNZ
Track the very latest Covid-19 data in New Zealand, with new charts on the currents trends from RNZ data journalist Farah Hancock.
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