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Covid-19: 825 new cases in NSW, Victoria records 61

Fears are growing that lockdown will be implemented until next year in Victoria.

'Fear and uncertainty': 7000 students close contacts of Covid cases

Students from De la Salle, McAuley, Avondale, Northcote and Lynfield await test results.

'Things will get worse before they get better' - Deputy PM on latest cases, defends Govt response to testing delays

There are now more than 210 locations of interest as NZ spends the weekend in lockdown.

Covid hush back in Dunedin

If a lone tumbleweed had drifted across Dunedin’s George St yesterday, it would not have seemed out of place. Video / ODT

Elderly Rotorua couple turned away from vaccination while DHB gives PPE training

Lakes DHB says as of Friday the vaccination centres are up and running again.

Covid-19: Avondale College choir attended Rotorua singing gala

Some 350 students attended the events; asked to keep eye out for symptoms in meantime.

Lockdown with kids: 10 ideas for keeping everyone entertained

Rather than being "stuck at home", we have the opportunity to hunker down with our kids.

Why there's concern over ICU capacity amid Covid Delta outbreak

'We are regularly at capacity and need to cancel planned surgery,'' one DHB has warned.

Covid-19: Should we vaccinate all children against Delta?

NZ's approved the vaccine for use in people as young as 12. Should all kids get the shot?

31 Covid cases; infected capital trio travelled by car and plane from Auckland

Eleven new cases today, including three in the capital, lockdown decision at 3pm.

Albany testing centre security staff cop abuse

Confusion has caused some people waiting for tests to lash out verbally at security staff.

Waiariki rivals say Rotorua has done its bit in hosting MIQ facilities

Two more MPs say they're opposed to more MIQ in Rotorua.

Man drove 2 hours trying to get Covid vaccine, sites all shut

The man visited seven vaccination sites in Levin and Ōtaki but they were all shut.

Covid-19: Hundreds could die if NZ re-opened without health measures - study

Reopening NZ without measures like lockdowns may mean more than 11,000 hospitalisations.

Nurses union reveals shortage of PPE amid outbreak

Those working on the frontline are the most exposed and least protected, union warns.

Covid cases reported in Wellington; North Shore Hospital patient infected

Experts say the Government is likely to extend the nationwide lockdown today.

Focus: Essential workers face gigantic queues for Covid-19 tests

Essential workers Joshua van Wyk and Megan Flatt arrived at the Northcote testing centre at 7.10am to find about 200 cars in front of them in the queue. Video / Adam Pearse

What it's like living with chronic joint pain at 22

Arthritis doesn't just affect older people - I've lived with it since I was 14 years old.