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Baby born at 24 weeks doing well, says dad, and could return home

'Light at the end of the tunnel' for baby born at 24 weeks gestation.

Focus Live: 62 new Covid-19 community cases, 210 in total

August 25 2021 There are 62 new Covid-19 cases in the community today. Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the total number of cases in the outbreak has now hit 210. There are 12 people in hospital with Covid-19.

Mangawhai 'locked off': Police checkpoints to stop Aucklanders fleeing city

Fleeing Aucklanders will run into a wall of blue at checkpoints north of Auckland.

Auckland's second drive-through vaccination centre opens as nation rushes to get jabbed

Push is on for New Zealand vaccination rates to catch up with the rest of the world.

'Athlete or rich': Overseas Kiwi slams lack of MIQ rooms available

The number of rooms available for regular NZers has been falling since earlier this year.

Vaccine saline botch-up: Victims should be contacted - immunologist

Five Aucklanders may have been administered a dose of saline solution instead of Pfizer.

Coronavirus Covid-19: 'Significant concern' over Pacific vaccination rates

A NZ serious about inequity would have pushed for higher Pacific vaccination, GP says.

One new community case in Wellington, bringing total to 12

The Wellington case was one of 63 new cases announced today.

Live: Ardern not 'too fussed' by Aussie PM's NZ Covid criticism; More supermarkets named as locations of interest; Critical day in outbreak as cases set to surge

Experts back NZ's elimination strategy despite criticism from Aussie PM.

Focus Live: Chris Hipkins and Dr Ashley Bloomfield front questions on Government response

24 August 2021 Director-general of health Ashley Bloomfield says the Health Ministry was never against increasing surge capacity for contact-tracing, despite it being explicitly mentioned in an independent review of the February outbreak.

Focus: Covid-19 testing numbers slow after huge weekend

600 people have already been swabbed at the Ōtara testing station today, but that’s a quiet day for the centre. Video / Miriam Burrell

Focus Live: 41 new Covid-19 community cases, 148 in total

24 August 2021 There are 41 new Covid-19 cases in the community today, bringing the total since the outbreak began to 148.

Four-day wait: Slow Covid test results affecting some Aucklanders and those at GP clinics

Wastewater testing could also be used to rule out infection in the South Island: Expert.

Unknown number of cancer treatments deferred

The DHB could not provide an exact number of cancer treatments deferred under lockdown.

Avoid 'problem behaviours': Everything dog owners need to know in lockdown

When everything's shut, there's not a lot to do except to take the dog for a walk.

PM Jacinda Ardern: Covid case numbers haven't yet peaked

She said the number of new infections yesterday was not unexpected.

Live: Expert's worst-case scenario of 1000 cases; Another Auckland high school confirmed as location of interest

There are now 107 cases in the latest outbreak.

Manurewa Marae calls for support after surge in tests, vaccines and parcels

The marae swung into action as soon as lockdown was announced a week ago.