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Andrew Little on Middlemore Hospital Covid-19 case

Health Minister Andrew Little told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB said it was a "significant" issue having 29 staff stood down at Middlemore Hospital. Video / Newstalk ZB

Two-day - new alert level for most of NZ, hopes rise for Auckland

New 'Delta 2' rules for gatherings and mask use being taken for a test drive from today.

Languishing, burnout and anxiety: The psychological impacts of Delta

Mental health is at risk as the groundhog days of an extended lockdown continue.

Drug addicts wait two years for treatment

Southern DHB chair Pete Hodgson says situation is 'totally unacceptable'.

Inmates vs prison staff - how the vaccination rates compare

Inmates vaccination rates well below prison staff after 'pause' in vaccination.

Why Māori inequity in the Covid jab rollout could be even worse

There is a 12 per cent population difference in the health data compared to the Census.

Debbie Ngarewa-Packer: Māori there for NZ, Seymour there for himself

Act leader fails to see that a Māori-targeted vaccination strategy is not anti-Pākehā.

Young Auckland woman dies after melanoma misdiagnosis, multiple treatment efforts

'I want to do as much as I can with the time I have left,' 28-year-old said after setback.

Local Focus: Drive-through vax proving popular

Thousands get their vaccine in seaside Castlecliff. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Middlemore infection: Testing for Covid before hospital entry 'not possible'

Changing symptoms have made screening for Covid more difficult, health boss says.

NZ outside of Auckland to level 2 at midnight tomorrow - new mask rules; Covid checks at border

It comes as 20 new cases were reported today - down from a peak of 84 over a week ago.

20 new Covid cases, 40 people in hospital; NZ outside Auckland shifts alert levels

All of today's cases are in Auckland and the total number in the latest outbreak is 821.

Focus Live: NZ outside of Auckland moves to level 2 at midnight on Tuesday

All of New Zealand - except for Auckland - will move to alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

Middlemore Covid-19: Patients, staff now 'close contacts'

Staff and patients on two wards linked to Covid-19 case are now 'close contacts'.

Baby died after three-hour surgery delay

Investigator finds delays, communication problems preceded baby girl's death.

'Mark of the beast': Why some are hesitant over the Covid jab - and what they need to know

Dr Michelle Dickinson tackles vaccine myths in the first episode of a new NZH podcast.

'Appalling': Seymour under fire over Māori vaccination comments

The centre itself has vaccinated five times as many Pākehā as Māori and Pasifika.

New locations of interest: Fruit and veg shop, pharmacies

There are 126 possible exposure events involving 87 locations of interest.