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Focus Live: Group 4 Covid-19 vaccine invites start next week
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The staggering amount taxpayers spend on drink-driving crashes
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Why isn't NZ producing a Covid vaccine?
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Kiwis choosing to work from home sick instead of taking sick leave
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RSV Outbreak: Continued pressure on Wellington ED as cases numbers change
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Victoria lockdown extended by a week, outbreak spreads to Queensland
There are thousands of people deemed close contacts isolating across the state.
Freedom day: Could Britain be sued for reopening and putting the world at risk?
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'He lied to me': Orthodontist vanishes, patients lose thousands of dollars
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Heart patients caught in backlogs rushed to hospital for emergency care
"Suboptimal care does not necessarily lead to harm," Waikato DHB says.
Act wants checks on gang members' benefits
Studies are split on the effectiveness of schemes similar to what Act is proposing.
Travel bubble pause with Victoria extended a further two days
The news comes as Victoria's lockdown is extended.
A further 530 MIQ spots for Kiwis stranded in NSW
The initial 1000 spaces run to July 27.
'Massive boost': 370,000 Pfizer vaccine doses arrive in NZ
It is the largest single shipment to date.
Nurse censured after giving baby wrong vaccine
The nurse was censured for the error after an investigation by HDC.
Victoria lockdown to be extended after 13 new cases
The lockdown was set to end at 11.59pm tomorrow.
Covid update: 21 Kiwis visited Aussie exposure sites
Public health officials continue to monitor the situation in Australia.
Drug used to treat RSV restocked after surge in demand
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Longer needles needed to vaccinate larger people
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