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October 4 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern has promised a phased end to Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland. From midnight Tuesday, bubbles will be able to mix, but only outdoors and with some restrictions still in place.
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Surge of cars, long queues at testing centres in Waikato
Parts of the region went into lockdown at midnight after Covid cases were discovered.
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Mike Yardley: No Covid in the South Island - let them off the leash
OPINION: Auckland's iron ring, the boundary, is utterly dysfunctional.
Business leader: Govt needs to make vaccination mandatory for workers
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Staff were asked not to get vaccinated unless through the police's chosen provider.
Govt needs to make vaccination mandatory for workers: business leader
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Focus: Greg Foran announces 'no jab, no fly' on Air NZ
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Russia hits new record for daily Covid deaths
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Parent of baby in ICU at Auckland Hospital tests positive for Covid
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