Live: Level 3.2 from midnight, PM sets Nov 29 'freedom day' for Auckland
Experts say it is a 'risky move' and too soon before vaccination levels are high enough.
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Anti-lockdown protesters heading to Parliament on Tuesday
Police are aware of various protests planned around Auckland and Wellington tomorrow.
'It's incredible': Legal scrap over Māori vaccination data set to continue
Whānau Ora is heading back to court to get access to data - despite winning earlier case.
Auckland to move to 3.2 tomorrow night - more freedoms, new traffic light system likely from Nov 29
It comes after the second-highest daily number of cases was reported.
Focus Live: Auckland moves to level 3.2, Northland to level 2 on Thursday
November 8 2021 Auckland will move to step 2 of alert level 3 at 11:59pm tomorrow. On Northland, the upper region will move alert level 2 at 11:59pm on Thursday.
Drinking water: Nitrate contamination may cause 40 NZ deaths a year - study
Study finds nitrates in drinking water may cause up to 100 NZ bowel cancer cases yearly.
UK travellers may need booster jab to avoid quarantine
Double-vaxxed may not be enough for travellers in the UK.
Hospital parking fee hike a 'kick in the guts' following pay increase, says Wellington nurse
From January 1, the cost of staff daily parking will nearly double at Wellington Hospital.
MIQ for most arrivals now not needed - experts
Experts say risk from vaccinated arrivals typically less than that in Auckland now.
Wellington vs. Auckland: New study reveals which city is less stressful
Feeling stressed? The city you live in could be contributing.
Live: 'It's not just about case numbers now' - PM on Auckland 3.2 decision
'We are in the world of trade-offs.'
DHBs, funeral homes stockpiling refrigerated containers for Covid bodies
Thirty-one people have died from Covid-19 in Aotearoa so far.
Auckland Hospital couldn't use ICU beds because of short-staffing
Documents released to the Herald reveal how bad staffing issues were.
'Ongoing crisis': $5.6m boost for mental health in lockdown Auckland
Demand for mental health and addiction services has increased, along with helplines.
91 Wellington nurses yet to disclose vax status as deadline looms
Nurses are not allowed to work from November 16 if they have not had their first dose.
Is Covid here to stay? Experts explain what it means for a virus to become endemic
ANALYSIS: Four seasonal coronaviruses circulate in humans endemically already.
PM confirms Aucklanders will be able to 'travel through summer', but how remains unclear
But with lower vaccination levels outside it is "admittedly a tricky transition period".
End of Life Choice Act takes effect in New Zealand
By last week, 96 doctors had expressed interest in being an attending practitioner.
Record-high Covid cases as Auckland restrictions set to ease
PM says Aucklanders can leave for summer, but Govt still working out exactly how.
Howick College cleaner Covid-positive, school to open on Monday
The risk to students has been deemed low by public health teams.
Leo Molloy: The date Auckland must reopen - otherwise save the ICU beds for hospo
Auckland businessman Leo Molloy weighs in on the city's suffering hospitality industry.
Focus: Eden Park Got ya Dot vaccination campaign kicks off
What is normally the fortress of New Zealand rugby has transformed into a dotting domain all weekend long as Tāmaki Makaurau's Got ya Dot campaign kicks off at Eden Park. Video / Jed Bradley
New Covid case in Northland
This is the third new case in the region since yesterday afternoon.
Mongrel Mob tangi attendees 'encouraged' to get Covid test
The funeral procession passed through Porirua suburbs on Wednesday afternoon.
Live: Record 206 new community cases; 73 Covid patients in hospital
Late-week wastewater detections of virus in Stratford, Gisborne and Napier raise concern.
No, Covid-19 vaccines don't affect women's fertility
Some women are holding off being vaccinated over concerns it could affect their fertility.
Testing urged after Covid-19 found in wastewater samples
Anyone with covid symptoms in Hawke's Bay, East Cape and Taranaki should get tested today.
'Game-changer': Pfizer says Covid pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
Pfizer says it will ask global regulators to authorise its pill as soon as possible.
Te Awamutu supermarkets the latest Covid locations of interest
Two stores in the Waikato town have been listed after a Covid case visited last Sunday.
I'm pregnant - is it safe to get the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine?
The evidence shows that the benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks.
PM to Aucklanders - 'We are not going to keep you trapped over Christmas'
Government has made an in-principle decision to slightly ease restrictions from Tuesday.
NZ doing 'incredibly well' with vaccination rates - top immunologist
Dr Nikki Turner says we are doing better than most other countries in the world.
Can AKL's city centre rebound? Why recovery is critical for NZ's economy
AKL Council and Eke Panuku release a video illustrating how far the city centre has come.
Ministry of Health again withholding Māori vaccination data: health provider
A Māori health provider wants contact details for unvaxxed Māori .