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Focus Live: Whanau Ora boss disputes The Simpson health report
Focus Live: Whanau Ora boss argues new Māori health authority should be under her. Video / Will Trafford

'NZ out of step': Expert urges use of face masks at airports after new coronavirus cases
A top epidemiologist says all airport staff should be wearing face masks.

'I couldn't imagine missing the first few days of his life': The lockdown trials of mums and midwives
The Reids faced an anxious choice going into lockdown - give birth at home or in hospital.

Focus: Dr Ayesha Verrall on Labour list
Focus: Dr Ayesha Verrall has been giving a prominent spot at number 18 on Labour's list. Video / Mark Mitchell

15 days of zero Covid cases, one stubborn case left - latest mask advice
New Zealand continues its march towards level 1 with no new cases today.

Ardern says NZ could now move to level 1 as early as next week
PM Jacinda Ardern now tells Newstalk ZB’s Mike Hosking NZ could now move to level 1 as early as next week. Audio / Newstalk ZB

Clearing up the Covid-19 chaos: Hospitals now tackling a huge backlog of operations
Patients prioritised as elective surgeries are ramping up under level 3 at many hospitals.

Make or break: Kiwi couples kiss and tell on their lockdown lovelife
Cheating, dinner dates and daddy daycare duties: did lockdown make or break Kiwi couples.

'School never safer for kids', say infectious disease experts
Children less susceptible to Covid-19 and lockdown limiting other viruses, say experts.

Lockdown stress: Free mental health services roll out to more districts
Government inject further $40 million into free mental health services.

Covid 19 cuts Kiwi beach season short, brings new surf life saving challenges
Preventable drownings are up, but rescues down as Covid-19 ends NZ beach season early.

Should bus passengers wear masks: AT and health officials at odds
New Zealand's health boss and Auckland Transport at odds over passenger masks.

Construction workers ready to dig in on transport projects
AT has also made advanced payments to contractors to help keep workers employed.

'Decades of neglect' of the health system have caused Covid-19 breakdown issues, says expert
The health system was neglected for decades and now we're paying the price, experts warn.

'Take a breath New Zealand': it's time to support parents and teachers
An Auckland mum is on a mission to spread calm after return to school furore online.

His mother lives at St Margaret's. Now they're awaiting virus test results
Te Atatu rest home residents reportedly tested for coronavirus yesterday.

Eliminating Covid-19 in NZ is 'pie in the sky' fantasy: Former finance minister
Steven Joyce says we won't understand huge lockdown damage until later.

$1.6m portfolio: Investor buys four properties by age 25
A young Kiwi isn't letting the coronavirus slow him down as he buys his fourth property.

Second coronavirus case at Auckland rest home
An elderly man contracts virus two weeks after nurse tested positive at his rest home.

Healthline helps 170,000 Kiwis with Covid-19 advice in a month
Kiwis have flooded health advice lines asking if they've got Covid-19 and seeking help.

Dr Ashley Bloomfield on what's needed to move areas out of Level 4 lockdown
Bloomfield said the definition of "coronavirus elimination" was getting down to a small number of cases that can be stamped out with rapid identification, isolation and contact-tracing.

Love in the time of coronavirus: Kiwi couples kiss and tell
Cheating rules, new couples forced into lockdown together and home honeymoons.

West Auckland liquor stores stop selling spirits during lockdown
Too many people were coming from outside West Auckland to buy spirits, trust says.

Viral sign warning Raglan out-of-towners to stay away from its flour disappears
Mysterious disappearance of hit social media sign triggers investigation.

Heavy police presence on city beaches one day after swimming banned
Aucklanders tempted to flout lockdown laws were met with heavy police presence.

New lockdown laws: What's officially banned (including swimming) and police powers
It's official: Swimming, surfing and hunting are illegal during the lockdown.

Man films himself coughing on shoppers in supermarket
A man has claimed he was only pranking shoppers, after coughing and sneezing on them.

Kiwis to find out this week whether lockdown will be extended
Cases have levelled off in an early sign the lockdown appears to be working.

German tourists leave New Zealand on charter flight
The 342-seat Air NZ charter jet has just taken off bound for Frankfurt.