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Record vaccine doses given, but anger at cancelled appointments
Woman has to wait a month after her vaccine appointment was cancelled without notice.
Auckland Covid testing centre closing at 4.30pm to prevent staff burnout
Those in the queue who miss out will be given priority cards for tomorrow morning.
Focus Live: 21 new Covid-19 community cases, 51 in total
August 21 2021 There are 21 new cases of Covid-19 in the community - bringing the total number of people infected in the latest outbreak to 51.
Locations of interest: Central North Island petrol stations, AUT campus, bus routes added to growing list
There are more than 200 locations of interest - and more are expected today.
Covid-19: 825 new cases in NSW, Victoria records 61
Fears are growing that lockdown will be implemented until next year in Victoria.
'Fear and uncertainty': 7000 students close contacts of Covid cases
Students from De la Salle, McAuley, Avondale, Northcote and Lynfield await test results.
'Things will get worse before they get better' - Deputy PM on latest cases, defends Govt response to testing delays
There are now more than 210 locations of interest as NZ spends the weekend in lockdown.
Covid hush back in Dunedin
If a lone tumbleweed had drifted across Dunedin’s George St yesterday, it would not have seemed out of place. Video / ODT
Elderly Rotorua couple turned away from vaccination while DHB gives PPE training
Lakes DHB says as of Friday the vaccination centres are up and running again.
Covid-19: Avondale College choir attended Rotorua singing gala
Some 350 students attended the events; asked to keep eye out for symptoms in meantime.
Lockdown with kids: 10 ideas for keeping everyone entertained
Rather than being "stuck at home", we have the opportunity to hunker down with our kids.
Covid-19: Should we vaccinate all children against Delta?
NZ's approved the vaccine for use in people as young as 12. Should all kids get the shot?
Why there's concern over ICU capacity amid Covid Delta outbreak
'We are regularly at capacity and need to cancel planned surgery,'' one DHB has warned.
Auckland Uni student tests positive for Covid, cases at two big schools
Two big schools and the University of Auckland linked to Covid cases.
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | Nationwide lockdown extended
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald
Second big corporate hit by Covid exposure event scare - 1000 nationwide attendees alerted
People at the Auckland event last Friday came from around the country.
Countdown to make nationwide cut in opening hours, plus temporary store closures
Some people hoping to fit in a late-night shopping visit might need to revise their plans.
Nurses who live with close contacts asked to work
Nurses at Auckland hospitals are being called in to work due to severe staff shortages.
Alert level 4 extended across NZ, first Wellington locations of interest revealed after 3 new cases
11 new Covid cases, including three in Wellington, brings the total to 31 community cases.
How are scientists modelling the Covid-19 Delta outbreak?
Modellers expect the outbreak to number around 100 cases. How do they come to that figure?
Live: Bar worker at huge event tests positive, host Hilary Barry one of 1000 contacts isolating
Hundreds attended corporate awards event held at Spark Arena last week.
31 Covid cases; infected capital trio travelled by car and plane from Auckland
Eleven new cases today, including three in the capital, lockdown decision at 3pm.
Albany testing centre security staff cop abuse
Confusion has caused some people waiting for tests to lash out verbally at security staff.
Waiariki rivals say Rotorua has done its bit in hosting MIQ facilities
Two more MPs say they're opposed to more MIQ in Rotorua.
Man drove 2 hours trying to get Covid vaccine, sites all shut
The man visited seven vaccination sites in Levin and Ōtaki but they were all shut.
Covid-19: Hundreds could die if NZ re-opened without health measures - study
Reopening NZ without measures like lockdowns may mean more than 11,000 hospitalisations.
Nurses union reveals shortage of PPE amid outbreak
Those working on the frontline are the most exposed and least protected, union warns.
Covid cases reported in Wellington; North Shore Hospital patient infected
Experts say the Government is likely to extend the nationwide lockdown today.
Focus: Essential workers face gigantic queues for Covid-19 tests
Essential workers Joshua van Wyk and Megan Flatt arrived at the Northcote testing centre at 7.10am to find about 200 cars in front of them in the queue. Video / Adam Pearse
What it's like living with chronic joint pain at 22
Arthritis doesn't just affect older people - I've lived with it since I was 14 years old.
Ngāti Hine Health Trust vaccinating more than 400 a day
Northland DHB does more than 600 Covid tests in a day.
Focus: NZ Delta outbreak | The latest info
A daily wrap of all the main developments in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak as New Zealand is plunged into lockdown for the fifth time. Video / NZ Herald
Covid 19 outbreak: The weekend Delta came to Coromandel
Inside the perfect weekend getaway that brought Covid-19 to a small town.