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Auckland daily case numbers drop below 1000 first time in 4 months
Meanwhile hospitalisation and mortality rates tell another story.
MP Kiri Allan's courage: 'This journey has been a gift'
After her brave battle with cancer, the MP reflects on her tough year.
Getting it off their chest: Men share honest experiences of the blues for Men's Health Week
"It's hard to say 'are you okay?' if you don't have trust because their guard will be up."
'Monstrous surprise': Why a man's heart stopped seven times
Gary Cassidy went from deadlifting 180kg to being unable to walk.
Auckland families reinfected with Covid for third time
Te Whanau o Waipareira Trust is seeing more families reporting Covid-19 reinfections.
More than 350 people in hospital, 9 more deaths as NZ navigates 'steady plateau' of cases
As Omicron continues its steady march, how many new Covid-19 cases will be recorded today?
Eight Covid deaths and 5202 new community cases
Today there are also 332 people are in hospital, four of them in intensive care.
Why you haven't caught Covid yet
If you've been lucky enough to escape a dreaded double red line, this is probably why.
Omicron outbreak: 14 deaths, 6232 new cases; virus subvariants detected in community
These are the first BA.4 and BA.5 cases reported in the community.
'Gasping for breath': Why one woman quit smoking
'That was just your life - you go to work, you smoke hard, you drink hard.'
'Absolute crisis': Staff shortages hit aged-care sector
Consequences of low staff and funding have those in sector worried.
Nine deaths, less than 5000 new Covid cases today
The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers stands at 6904.
6369 new Covid cases in the community, 13 deaths
The seven-day average of new community cases is about 1000 down on a week ago.
'We aren't just stretched, we're bled': Frontline health workers' mental health struggles
'We didn't know what hit us. We were scrambling for weeks and weeks.'
Live: 7800 new Covid cases, 17 virus-related deaths, 401 people in hospital
Ministry of Health will release the latest Covid figures at 1pm.
Budget 2022: 10 key things - Where the money's gone
Here are the highlights as Grant Robertson announces the Government's plans.
Audrey Young: Robertson's Goldilocks Budget - not too little, not too much
But managing expectations around health, will be a challenge, writes Audrey Young.
'A real burden': Warning of winter Covid, flu peak, impact on hospitals
Plus: How many doctors and nurses have been absent from work for Covid-related reasons.
Live: 7068 Covid community cases and 18 deaths today
City's path could show what rest of country faces as infections continue.
'I don't want to die. But I need help': Revealed - NZ's broken mental health services
Kiwis are paying the price for a deficient mental health system.
Life-threatening endometriosis delays, surgery wait times up to three years
On average, women in NZ wait 8.7 years from onset symptoms to be formally diagnosed.
'We live in a man's world': NZ lags behind other countries in women's health
"When we look at systems of all sorts around the world we see inequality for women."
'Women let down by system': ACC pays out $27m to women harmed by health treatment
'There are so many areas that could be improved to better [women's] outcomes," GP says.
'Just part of being a woman': How our health system ignores and neglects female patients - and what can be done about it
'I kept thinking maybe I'm just being weak, maybe I just need to harden up...'
Surgery backlog: 'Trucking people around the country'
There are 27,000 people waiting over four months for surgery, triple that before Covid-19.
Focus Live: Andrew Little makes planned-care announcement
Andrew Little announces the Government’s plan to tackle delays in hospital waiting lists caused by Covid-19. Video / Supplied
Reunited! Border reopens to international visitors from visa-waiver countries
International arrivals are slowly starting to pick up again.
Six dead, 5656 Covid cases today - new variant discovered in NZ
Case numbers are starting to plateau, except in the West Coast and South Canterbury.
Seven more Covid deaths and 7043 new community cases
Yesterday, there were 14 deaths, 8242 new cases and 480 people with Covid-19 in hospital.
Hidden Covid crisis: Sharp rise in Kiwis struggling with mental wellbeing, happiness
Experts call for urgent action amid concern about Covid's impact on mental health.
Taupō/Tūrangi to have a say in NZ health reform
Health Minister Andrew Little made the announcement today.
16 deaths, 11,063 new Covid cases; teen's 'very sad' death after jab
Total of 622 people in hospital with the virus, including 23 in intensive care.
'All my muscles have withered away': Shock diagnosis for funding trust boss
Rotorua Trust's Tony Gill: 'I was like a hunched old man and couldn't hold my body up.'