My family got Covid. So why did we test negative?
New York Times: The key to this household mystery may lie in vaccination status.
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Her catheter broke and she was told no one had the time to change her.
Revealed: Vax rates lower than touted; Ministry's maths under review
NZ's true vaccination rate is about to be revealed as lower than previously trumpeted.
Ministry of Health accused of 'cooking the books' in NZ's Covid response
Statisticians say dataset used by the ministry undercounted Māori vaccination rates.
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Charles' heartfelt tribute to Queen: 'Mummy, you laugh and cry with us, you've been there for us'
Prince Charles delivers emotional speech amid night of celebration for the Queen.
Wāhine with a connection to ao Māori more likely to exclusively breastfeed - study
'Nearly all wāhine Māori [96 per cent] start breastfeeding' - study co-author.
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11 Covid deaths and 6291 new cases as NZ braces for subvariant spread
New case numbers remain steady at the start of the long weekend.
Health system hit hard by winter illness while Covid numbers persist
The fight is on to keep clinicians from being swamped by Covid and respiratory illnesses.
Queen pulls out of second Jubilee event
The 96-year-old monarch will now not be attending a showpiece horse racing event.
Revealed: The 'appalling' number of ACC claims for long Covid accepted
ACC data shows only 73 claims for Covid have been made - and a tinier number accepted.
'Irreversible damage': What a forensic pathologist sees in bodies of Covid patients
A forensic pathologist's perspective of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Omicron outbreak: 14 deaths, 6232 new cases; virus subvariants detected in community
These are the first BA.4 and BA.5 cases reported in the community.
Covid, burnout and low pay: Inside the global crisis in nursing
Financial Times: Nurses everywhere have had enough, sparking a global healthcare crunch.
Prince Andrew tests positive for Covid
The duke was due to attend the thanksgiving service at St Paul's Cathedral.
All wards at Dunedin Hospital to close to visitors
All wards will be closed to visitors tonight due to an increased Covid-19 risk.
Ashley Bloomfield's temporary replacement appointed
He will officially leave the role on July 30.
'I wasn't told about his suicide risk', nurse tells inquest
More witnesses come forward in day four of the inquest into the death of Shaun Gray.
Look to the garden for good health and medicine
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Should I stop isolating if I'm still testing positive for Covid-19?
New York Times: Some people return positive RATs for 10, 12 or even 14 days.
Woman lay dead at home for a month - angry daughter seeks answers
She criticises health authorities' care of elderly dementia and chronic diabetes sufferer.
Eyeballs and blood relatives: 5 strangest items Kiwis left in Ubers
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Online dating: Why so many women over 50 don't use protection against STIs
Reasons Kiwis' use dating apps tends to vary between genders, survey reveals.
Watch: Pharmac review uncovers 'systemic failings' for those with rare disorders
People with rare disorders facing excessive suffering under Pharmac model, review finds.
Less than 12% of 16-17-year-olds have had booster, 8182 new Covid cases
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Opinion: The sexual revolution has backfired on women
Young women today are more sexually liberal than ever but this could be extremely damaging
'Under pressure': Record number of patients at Hawke's Bay Hospital ED
A big spike in patients admitting at hospital.
Focus live: Andrew Little's Andrew Little's response to Pharmac inquiry
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Sir John Kirwan in drive to raise $1m for school mental health initiative
Former All Black launches campaign amid growing concern about children's mental health