Dubby Henry
Dubby Henry is a reporter for the New Zealand Herald
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Live: 11 Covid-related deaths and 4924 cases today; experts warn of new BA.5 surge
Experts warn we're facing a winter surge of the virus as subvariant BA.5 spreads.
Live: Records tumble - 2522 new cases, 100 in hospital, RATs for Auckland cases
There were 1901 community Covid cases on Saturday and 1929 on Friday.
'Welcome news': Only 14 community cases despite higher testing rates
On Tuesday, there were nine cases at the border.
Covid: More than half a million kids' vaccine doses arrive in NZ, 85 new community cases
So far, NZ has avoided community transmission of the Omicron variant.
Covid update: 103 new community cases ahead of traffic light review
There are 61 Covid patients in hospital, including three in HDU or ICU.
Revealed: The number of unvaxxed teachers in your region
Teachers and support staff have come out in high numbers to get the jab, survey finds.
Covid record-keeping to become mandatory at all levels - but retail exempt
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins broke the news at the 1pm press conference.
A student was expelled after telling a teacher to 'f*** off'. Now the school's been told to apologise
Teen was expelled after swearing at teacher during argument over an iPad.
Live: Overnight deluge - heavy rain soaks Auckland commute, flood warnings for south
Flood-stricken Buller district is in the firing line again.
School choice interactive: Where do the kids in your neighbourhood go?
Most low-decile schools in Auckland continue to suffer from middle-class flight.
Farm pond tragedy: Family mourn Nanny Bev, Luka and JJ
Bev Hiscox and her two grandsons Luka and JJ Sirett have been named as the trio who died.
Grandad freed himself from submerged vehicle, couldn't save wife and boys, 10 and 5
Three others, a 66-year-old grandmother and her two grandchildren, died
NZ 'the envy' of the world - no new Covid cases for 13 days
There have been 13 days in a row with no new cases of Covid-19 cases found.
Close to freezing: Icy snap hits North Island
Parts of the North Island dropped to the low single digits overnight.
Hail, thunder, lightning and snow as cold front hits New Zealand
More than 90 lightning strikes have been recorded in New Zealand in the past two hours.
Coronavirus: Third case confirmed in New Zealand
The patient is not the partner of the woman who was confirmed to have Covid-19 yesterday.
North Island rattled by 5.9 magnitude quake
The quake struck at 5.34am, according to GeoNet.
Police officers held at gunpoint, car stolen
The thief crashed the car into a gatepost and fled on foot.
Electric blanket warning after house destroyed in fire
There's no way in hell Brittany Nawani will ever use an electric blanket again, she says.
Your weather: Showers today but mild winter forecast
It may be wet today but winter is set to be warm and dry.
Health ministry prepares for extreme heat of global warming
Extreme heat is likely to cause more health problems in future, the Ministry says.
Warning after woman killed by extreme heat
People with multiple sclerosis are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.
Councils ask for water savings as big dry bites
Weatherwatch says unless something major changes, parts of NZ could suffer drought.
'Dad wasn't famous, he just played rugby'
Kids shared Meads with NZ through rugby years and beyond, but he was just Dad to them.
Levin crash claims 'best three boys'
Small town grieves brothers and best mate killed after car slams into parked truck.