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'Level 4 is effective': Covid modeller says Delta elimination is near

'Level 4 in AKL is working nearly as well against Delta as it did last year.'

Covid: Schools prepare for voluntary student mask rules

The Principals Federation says the mask rules add extra complexity for schools.

Original complainant glad to see Crowne Plaza MIQ changes

The source of the outbreak may never be discovered.

Batts, GIB board, ColourCote back in production as Fletcher factories re-open

Winstone Wallboards, Tasman Insulation and Pacific CoilCoaters staff about to return.

Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Wednesday 8th Sep wrap

New level 2 rules kick in for most of the country - 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community in Auckland. Video / NZ Herald

'Fumbling over saliva testing': Expert questions whether PM has been misinformed

Saliva-testing expert Dr Anne Wyllie's scathing criticism in letters to Jacinda Ardern,

Crowne Plaza conundrum and the mystery MIQ leak; 15 new cases today

Case numbers in recent days: 20, 20, 20, 21 - and 15 today.

New red flight added from NSW to NZ

Ninety three people returned to New Zealand on a Sydney-Auckland red flight last Sunday.

Focus Delta outbreak: Fisher & Paykel's drive-through vaccination site for its workers

Fisher & Paykel Chief Executive, Lewis Gradon talks about the company's drive-through vaccination site for its workers. Video / Dean Purcell

Sixteen Hawke's Bay businesses reported to WorkSafe for alleged Covid level 4 breaches

Questionably "essential" Hastings sex toy store Adult Selections was referred to police.

Focus Live: 15 new Covid-19 community cases

September 8 2021 There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today. There are 37 people in hospital, including six in ICU or HDU.

Change laws, pull out stops to fix Covid vaccine rollout, says Collins

Judith Collins said the Government should learn lessons from slow vaccine rollout.

Middlemore says screening 'rigorous' amid calls for rapid testing after Covid case in wards

Hospital boss responds to criticism after infected patient sends 29 staff into isolation.

Unvaccinated US student barred from online classes

Student's outraged family say: "Variants do not travel through computer monitors."

Live: Return 2 work; Middlemore Hospital infection case questions

The Auckland region remains the only part of New Zealand in level 4 lockdown.

'An energy to the city again': Level 2 brings buzz back to Wellington's streets

A pre-lockdown buzz has returned to the capital's streets with level 2 this morning.

Covid-19 vaccine mix-up: Man still waiting for answers

Five patients may have received the wrong dose of the Pfizer vaccine or just saline.

Infected Middlemore Hospital case left with patients until positive test

A hospital patient was kept in a ward with other patients while awaiting a Covid test.