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24 new cases - 3 unlinked; Big lockdown decision looms; 73.1% have at least one jab

Cabinet meets on Monday to decide whether to drop Auckland out of lockdown.

Covid-19: Delta eliminated in Wellington - all 17 cases recovered

Nearly a month since Wellington's first Delta cases were recorded, all 17 have recovered.

Sir Ian Taylor: How The Bench can now help NZ - four ideas for the Govt to assist

Running MIQ shouldn't be difficult; sending rockets to space from Mahia, that's difficult.

'Proved to be the difference': How Australia is reporting NZ's success against Delta

This is what Australia is saying about the way NZ is dealing with the Delta outbreak.

'Should come from monarchy': Calls renewed for apology for caning te reo speakers

Students were caned for speaking te reo at schools in the 1940s, among them Dover Samuels.

High-profile Aucklander allegedly breached Covid rules, police investigating

It's alleged the person attended a gathering in Queenstown last weekend.

Help offered to get wider family of slain sisters into New Zealand

MIQ officials are working with police to help overseas family needing to travel here.

20 new community cases as Auckland clings to hope

Health Ministry says it expects fluctuating case numbers at this point in the outbreak.

Are police 'racist'? Data reveals huge differences across ethnicities from police use of drug laws

Māori in Canterbury are charged at three times the rate for cannabis use than non-Māori.

Open letter to NZ Government: Stop dragging your feet on Afghanistan

"We now call on you to do more".

Change proposed for terrorism bill

The bill is intended to make it easier to prosecute someone planning a terrorist attack.

Covid-19: New Zealand's $20 million bailout of the Cook Islands

Earlier this year, the Government bailed out the Cook Islands' struggling public finances.

Lockdown breach: More than 50 seen lining Auckland street for tangi

Police say they were 'dealing with people visibly going through the grieving process'.

Government accused of politicking with vaccine news during election

News of NZ's first vaccine purchase was held for six days and dropped in 'election week'.

Derek Cheng: Auckland's light at the end of the tunnel, and what could still extinguish it

Testing across key suburbs in Auckland already suggest the outbreak is on its last legs.

Live: 33 new community cases as Govt decides on alert levels

All the new cases are in Auckland.