By Jake McKee of RNZ It is not just Covid-19 alert level restrictions, or the forthcoming traffic light system, that could upend people’s Christmas plans – but others’ vaccinations status […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: North Shore child infectious when at daycare last week
A North Shore daycare has confirmed a child who was at the facility last week has since tested positive for Covid-19. In an email sent to parents on Thursday afternoon, […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Customers flood Auckland shops on the first day of reopening
Shoppers flooded Auckland stores on the first day of reopening since the lockdown started in mid-August, with some retailers even extending their trading hours. Retail New Zealand chief executive Greg […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: How many teachers will quit over vaccine mandate? We still don’t know
The “no jab, no job” policy for education staff officially kicks in on Monday – but it’s still not clear how many workers will leave the sector as a result. […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: What does Freedom Day in three weeks mean for Aucklanders, and should we be there already?
ANALYSIS Today is the day of open shopping malls and libraries for Aucklanders, but the day of open bars, restaurants, gyms and churches isn’t too far away. And with far […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Heavy police presence at Auckland borders as protesters arrive
Police officers are standing guard at Auckland’s northern border as protesters threaten to break through. A heavy police presence is at the Te Hana border, just north of Warkworth, where […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: WHO warning of 500,000 more deaths in Europe this winter
A new region is fast becoming a cause of “grave concern” for virus experts, where hundreds of thousands of Covid deaths are now expected in the months ahead. The World […]
Covid 19 Delta Outbreak: Ben Goodale – Business owners need deadlines, not statistics
OPINION: Mark Twain, amongst others, popularised the famous quote ‘there’s lies, damned lies, and statistics’.Numbers have long created justification for many things – wars, economics, business change, and now pandemic […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Auckland family in home isolation with Covid case say theyve waited a week to speak with a clinician
An Auckland family in home isolation after one of their bubble tested positive for Covid-19 say they have been waiting over a week to speak to a clinician on the […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Government backs down on Auckland time slots proposal
In just over 12 hours the Government has walked back a suggestion Aucklanders could be allocated specific times to leave the region over the summer holidays. It comes as the […]