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Ask us anything on Covid: Is the Bluetooth function of the tracer app helping?

We answer your questions about Covid 19 and the country's current outbreak.

What will the next big Covid variant look like?

Delta won't be the last we see of high-risk variants in this pandemic. What can NZ expect?

Covid-19: ESR study confirms power of wastewater testing

Wastewater sampling has near-90 per cent odds of detecting 10 infected people in 100,000.

Auckland hospitals calling for more ICU nurses to battle outbreak

Auckland's hospitals are asking others around the country to send nurses to help them.

Inmate on prison Covid case: 'None of us want to die in here'

Corrections says 'positive' case in prison - Ministry of Health says 'not confirmed'.

How alcohol affects the heart

New York Times: Study found that drinking can increase risk of abnormal heart rhythm.

Can you visit your loved ones in hospital under Level 4? It depends where you live

Some hospitals allow two visitors, others one support person in "extreme" circumstances.

Watch: All Blacks get vaccinated, urge others to do the same

New Zealand's national rugby team encourages everyone to get vaccinated.

'Working round the clock' to get more vaccines, says Covid Minister

Dr Ashley Bloomfield says the bounce in numbers is not unexpected.

Making the break - areas south of Auckland now in alert level 3; police set up checkpoints; the 'golden rules' to stay safe

NZ has now split into two alert-level states as the country battles to eliminate Delta.

Insight: What genomes reveal about the Delta outbreak in NZ

Scientists have sequenced hundreds of Delta genomes this outbreak. What have they learned?

Coronavirus Covid-19: Better ventilation 'absolutely critical' to stopping Delta

Covid-19 experts say raft of changes needed to better ventilate NZ's indoor danger spots.

'Mutated substantially': New Covid variant 'worse than Delta' - NZ officials confirm one case was detected at border

"Consider this a hurricane warning on the next potential variant."

Covid: How long does immunity last after vaccination? Two experts explain

ANALYSIS: Here's what the data tells us so far.

Focus Live: 49 new Covid-19 cases today, the lowest in six days

There are 49 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today - the lowest in six days. Six babies under the age of one have caught Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said.

Doctor uninvited to wedding because she works in Covid ward

The doctor received an unexpected txt from the bride.

Couple struggling to find answers after vaccine mistake

A couple who may have got a saline injection still don't know if they need a booster shot.

Covid 19 Delta outbreak: You shall not pass - airports promise strict checks on travellers as L3/4 divide comes into play

Aviation Security in place to make sure those travelling have permission.