Health & Bodies
Covid update: 198 new cases; Auckland DHB to reach 90% fully vaccinated today
Auckland DHB is on track to be the first in the country to meet the 90 percent vaccination milestone
Experts answer: When is it safe to fuck strangers under the Covid-19 traffic light system
With all the rules about public health during Covid, one piece of information has been missing.
Covid update: 2 deaths; 167 new community cases
Two elderly people have died with Covid in hospital. There are also 167 new cases.
Covid update: Auckland border opening up December 15; 194 cases and 1 death
Auckland's border set top open. Proof of vaccination, or a negative test within 72 hours required.
LGBTQIA+ competency questions now included in medical school interviews
The questions will assess knowledge of health issues for LGBTQIA+ communities.
Covid update: 222 new cases in the community, 1 death
Today's 222 cases is a record high. The person who died was in their 70s and in hospital.
Covid Update: Booster shots available in two weeks
Monday 15 November
4 PM
Today the government announced booster shots of the Pfizer vaccine will be available in two weeks for people who got their second dose…
Covid update: 207 new community cases, 4 in Rotorua
81% of New Zealanders are fully vaccinated
Covid update: 201 new community cases. Covid in Taranaki
6 cases were confirmed in Taranaki yesterday. Other cases in Auckland, Northland and Waikato.
Covid update: 185 new cases. First vax doses at 90% nationally
A death in Auckland has also been added to the national Covid-19 data today.
Covid update: 147 new cases today. A man with Covid has died at home in Auckland
The man was in his 60s and at his home in the suburb of Glen Eden.
A disinformation researcher on all the Nazi signs at the Wellington anti-vax protest
NZ has seen a sharp increase in Covid-19 disinformation related to far-right ideologies.
Covid update: 79% fully vaccinated and 125 new cases
There are 125 new community cases today. 117 in Auckland, 2 in Waikato and 6 in Northland.
Covid update: Auckland to move to Alert Level 3, step 2 Tuesday night
Shops open and outdoor gatherings increase to 25 people.
Covid update: 113 new community cases, most in Auckland
Of today's cases, 109 are in Auckland, 3 are in Waikato and 1 is in Northland.
Covid update: 206 new cases, NZ's highest daily total
Saturday 6 November
Today there are 206 new Covid cases, our highest daily total ever and the first time new cases have hit the 200 mark.
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Assisted dying is now legal in NZ. New show 'The Pact' helps prepare us for that conversation
This article discusses euthanasia and suicide.
Covid update: A second person isolating at home with Covid has been found dead
The person was found by ambulance staff this morning in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden.
Covid update: 139 new cases in the community
136 in Auckland, 2 in Waikato, 1 in Northland.
Traditional Sāmoan medicinal plant found to be as effective as ibuprofen
New research shows the matalafi plant works in a similar way to ibuprofen.
Covid update: 100 new cases. 76% of eligible people double vaxxed
Of today’s 100 new cases, 97 are in Auckland and 3 are in Waikato.
Covid update: Northland to move to alert level 3 at midnight
The announcement comes after new cases cropped up at the top of the region
Covid Update: Auckland and Waikato will move to step 2 of level 3
Auckland will move to step 2 of level 3, but one week later on Tuesday, November 9 at 11:59pm.
Covid update: 143 new cases, no new cases in Christchurch
There are 56 people in hospital.
Covid update: 160 new community cases
Saturday October 30, 1pm
There are 160 new community cases of Covid-19 today. 151 are in Auckland, seven in Waikato, one in Northland, and one in Christchurch.
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Covid update: 125 new cases, including 2 in Christchurch
There are 125 new community cases today.
Covid update: Christchurch to remain at level 2, MIQ stays halved followed by home isolation
Christchurch won’t go into lockdown despite two new cases.
Covid update: 74 new cases today, 6 in Waikato, the rest in Auckland
There are 74 new cases in the current outbreak which brings the total to 2,832.
Festival drug-checking services will now receive government funding
Drug-checking services at summer festivals will receive government funding for the first time.
Covid-19 update: Vaccination required for hospitality and gym workers
87 percent of the eligible population has now received at least one vaccine dose.