A leaflet at the centre of a racist outcry will be destroyed, with health bosses apologising and promising it will never be used again. The joint chairs of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board and Te Runanga Hauora Maori
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Covid 19 coronavirus travel bubble: Fate of transtasman quarantine-free travel decided today
The fate of the transtasman travel bubble is expected to be announced this afternoon. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has cut her recess holiday short and will be joining Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and director general of health Ashley Bloomfield
Covid 19 coronavirus: Preparations into opening up Fortress NZ are underway. What will 2022 look like?
Jacinda Ardern hasn’t set a timeline for opening up Fortress New Zealand due to the many unknowns: vaccine uptake, new virus variants, public appetite for change. Derek Cheng looks at what next year might look like, what we know already,
Covid 19 coronavirus: Victoria records 19 new community cases
Almost half of Australia’s population is under lockdown as health authorities in Victoria race to contain a new outbreak and NSW struggles to get its own under control. Victoria recorded 19 new community cases of Covid-19 overnight, all linked to
Covid 19 coronavirus: Victoria reports seven new community cases; Melbourne Cricket Ground an exposure site
Victoria has confirmed seven new locally acquired Covid-19 cases. Authorities confirmed the seven cases were linked to a returned family and a crew of removalists, who both came into the state from New South Wales while unknowingly infectious. Four of
Covid 19 coronavirus: Bookings for flights from NSW now open – but spots limited
Anyone hoping to get a spot on a flight to New Zealand from New South Wales will have a chance to do so from early this morning. But be warned – only between 40 and 60 people will be able
Covid 19 coronavirus: Fiji records 860 new cases, three more deaths
By RNZ Fiji has reported 860 positive cases of Covid-19 and three deaths in the 24-hour period ending at 8am yesterday. The Health Ministry said last night all three patients were not vaccinated against the virus. A 56-year-old man from
Covid 19 coronavirus: Details to be revealed on ship at centre of infection scare off Taranaki coast
The ship with two Covid-positive mariners aboard is expected to return to New Zealand early next week. Details – including which port the Viking Bay will dock at – were still being finalised and would be announced when confirmed, the
Covid 19 coronavirus: Thousands of visa applications canned as Immigration NZ faces regulatory roadblock
Thousands of visa applications that have been in limbo for the last 12 months have been canned as Immigration New Zealand is unable to process them due to legal reasons. The agency’s border and visa operations general manager Nicola Hogg
Covid 19 coronavirus: Fiji records six deaths, 636 new cases in 24 hours
By RNZ Fiji has reported 636 cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours – a record number of daily infections. The Health Ministry also confirmed six more deaths due to the Delta variant of the virus, bringing the toll