Covid blunder: Cargo ship crew allowed to skip isolation protocols
Crew wandered New Plymouth streets despite not meeting the 14-day isolation period.
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Mt Taranaki eruption 'likely' in next 50 years
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Queen St schools and shops close as Covid bites
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Ngarewa-Packer wants to be 'unapologetic champion for Māori'
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Nurse deregistered after posts calling Māori 'lazy' and 'underhanded'
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Maritime Union wants foreign ship crew tested before docking in New Zealand
There are renewed calls for crew of foreign vessels to be tested for Covid-19.
Port worker has new virus strain; likely infected on ship heading for Brisbane
The port worker is the first Covid-19 community case in NZ since September 24.
Covid concern: Napier Port refusing to let log ship dock
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Port Taranaki close contacts: One negative, two awaiting test results
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Brisbane-bound ship likely source of Covid transmission
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