Ministry's new Covid vaccine booking hotline goes live with error
Wellington callers were wrongly told they couldn't use the service.
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The Government has shut the transtasman travel bubble for at least the next eight weeks. PM Jacinda Ardern said she would not risk the hard work put in by the team of 5 million by keeping the bubble open when the risk was high from the Delta variant.
Experts urge caution on halting transtasman travel bubble
It comes with half the Australian population currently in lockdown.
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The cartoon-style booklet has caused so much offence it's been withdrawn.
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Clusters of drug-resistant fungus are believed to be spreading from person to person.
Vaccine hotline opens to help people in group 3 waiting for vaccine booking
Dedicated vaccination phone line aims to assist jab hopefuls.
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Whole genome sequencing shows variant not connected to previously confirmed cases in NZ.
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RSV outbreak: Canterbury hospitals tighten visitor rules
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Opinion: Folic acid in bread is half-baked
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Group 4 people will start receiving vaccine notifications from July 28.
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Focus Live: Group 4 Covid-19 vaccine invites start next week
People in group 4 will receive notification from July 28 about being able to make a vaccine booking. From the end of July the vaccination programme would really start ramping up, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said.
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The frustration from a Epsom GP comes just a week from the general public vaccine rollout.
Why isn't NZ producing a Covid vaccine?
Opinion: We are going to need long-term, secure access to vaccine supplies.
Kiwis choosing to work from home sick instead of taking sick leave
There's a huge cost to the employer when the wrong leave pass is redeemed.
Disappearing dentist shows up at eleventh hour, claims he didn't 'ghost' tribunal
Proceedings halted as dentist who left patients mid-treatment contacts tribunal.
RSV Outbreak: Continued pressure on Wellington ED as cases numbers change
There are 16 children in Wellington Hospital with RSV or respiratory illness.
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?
The rest of the world is at risk of new Covid variants - so can countries take action?
Act wants checks on gang members' benefits
Studies are split on the effectiveness of schemes similar to what Act is proposing.
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Evidence is being heard at a Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal hearing.
Heart patients caught in backlogs rushed to hospital for emergency care
"Suboptimal care does not necessarily lead to harm," Waikato DHB says.
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.