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Grandmother gives evidence at tribunal hearing into alcohol-related harm on Māori.
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Covid-19: Highest daily deaths; health workforce under pressure
Seven deaths and 20,989 new Covid-19 community cases were reported yesterday.
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Focus Live: 20,989 new Covid-19 community cases
March 11 2022 There are 20,989 new Covid-19 cases in the community and seven new deaths today. That is the highest number of daily Covid-related deaths New Zealand has seen since the pandemic came to the country in 2020.
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Relying on status-quo health services doomed Māori vaccine roll-out to failure - study.
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