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Get unvaxxed cops back on the job after court ruling - Police Association

Officers stood down due to the vax mandate should return to work, the association says.

PM: 'Rapid advice' incoming on isolation rules

Advice on how isolation rules might change for arrivals was expected shortly.

'No reason' left for MIQ with Covid-19 community cases outnumbering border ones - group

A group of NZ representatives say it's 'bonkers' that returning Kiwis have to isolate.

Live: Police with riot gear rush to Parliament protest, have set up road block

The use of rapid antigen tests is better showing the extent of the outbreak, experts say.

Has Covid-19 affected your period?

Many people have reported changes to their menstrual cycles during the pandemic.

No change on wait time between children's vaccines

Almost 2500 active cases nationwide are in children aged under 9.

John Roughan: Naivety soon to be a thing of the past for NZ faced with rising Omicron

OPINION: Fearful or naive, we are going to meet the virus now.

Derek Cheng: Why isolation requirements for overseas arrivals should be already scrapped

Letting overseas arrivals head straight into the community poses little additional risk.

Special report: Rest homes 'on verge of collapse' as Omicron threatens

Nurses are working double and even triple shifts - 24 hours - to plug gaps.

Special report: Two years of Covid in NZ - and what comes next

We look at NZ's coronavirus battle in words, images and data and ask what's next?

On the Tiles: The view from the Press Gallery as the protest drags on

A bumper episode of On the Tiles discusses the Government and MOH's Omicron response.

MPs, Parliament to adopt remote/hybrid working as Omicron runs rampant

It comes as more than 12,000 new community cases were reported in NZ today.

Desperate pharmacist on denying RATs to sick: 'I just feel so helpless'

A pharmacist says countless symptomatic people are seeking tests she can't give out.

Harbour Bridge protest: Police vow to 'actively engage' to block protesters

Saturday protest a new anti-mandate drive by Destiny Church's Freedom & Rights Coalition.

Live: 'No longer safe' - police concerned for children at Parliament protest

"The site is no longer a safe environment for families and children," police say.

Terminations of unvaxxed Police and NZDF staff suspended after High Court upholds challenge to mandate

Police have said no staff will be terminated while the government considers the decision.

Five deaths, record 12,011 new cases - nearly double yesterday; 237 in hospital

Of the 12,011 new cases, 3807 were detected via PCR tests and 8223 were by using RATs.

Mayor: Concerns over vaccine mandate - 'it is adding to fear'

Mayor Alex Beijen is concerned about the effects the mandate is having on the community.