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'It's not over': Melbourne lockdown lifted

Mixed emotions as Victoria's lockdown lifts and acting premier issues a warning.

Whanganui acupuncturist welcomes inclusion under health Act

Whanganui acupuncturist welcomes inclusion under health Act.

'Let that be a lesson to perverts': Olympic medallist quits in fury

Maddie Groves received support from multiple athletes on social media.

Victoria outbreak: Transtasman bubble pause extended

Chris Hipkins says the overall risk to NZ remains low but this is a precaution.

One new MIQ Covid case, fresh warning for Kiwi travellers

Warning applies to Kiwis who travelled to NSW, Queensland earlier this month.

Covid-19: QLD outbreak grows after infected Victorian breached rules

Queensland has recorded two Covid-19 cases after a Melbourne Covid case breached lockdown

Four new local Covid-19 cases in Melbourne with lockdown set to end tonight

There are now 78 active cases and 180 exposure sites across the state.

Covid road trip: Infected Melbourne woman crossed two state borders

The infected woman chose a route through regional NSW into Queensland for a reason.

Nurses strike: 'I try to cry at home, I go to work afraid'

For eight hours, 1400 Northland nurses stopped work to ask for a better deal.

Auckland mayor Phil Goff receives first Covid vaccine

It comes after the Prime Minister confirmed she would get a first jab by the end of June.

'I have taken care of it': Foster father reveals how he suffocated teen

Rick Thorburn has revealed details on the murder for the first time.

Covid-19: When Jacinda Ardern will receive vaccine

Ardern's Australian counterpart, Scott Morrison, received his first jab on February 21.

Covid: Victoria finds source of highly infectious Delta strain

State authorities now know where the strain came from, but not how it spread.

'Sting of the century': How international gangs were brought to their knees

The plot, cooked up over a few beers, has taken down some of the world's biggest gangs.

Ten new Covid cases in MIQ as Kiwis in Melbourne get ready to return home

Thousands of New Zealanders stranded in Melbourne can come home this week.

More Covid cases in Melbourne but PM calls for lockdown to lift

'Unless there is a massive shock, we would be expecting that to happen' - source

'Gang infiltration' at airline that flies to NZ more than 100 times a week

Airline 'disturbed' by claims up to 150 staff may have been involved in organised crime.

Sydney school offered antibiotics following meningococcal outbreak

Three cases of meningococcal were recorded in Sydney's northern beaches region.