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New Zealand reports highest daily number of Covid-19 cases despite ramping up vaccination effort

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New Zealand has recorded its highest-ever daily Covid-19 infection count with just shy of 100 new local cases, despite over 80% of citizens having had at least one vaccine dose. Officials have blamed the spike on rule-breakers. … Read More >New Zealand reports highest daily number of Covid-19 cases despite ramping up vaccination effort

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Auckland to remain under coronavirus lockdown for another week as cases keep rising in New Zealand

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Lockdown in New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland, won’t be lifted, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said as the country, which tries to stem a Delta variant outbreak, reported the worst number of Covid-19 cases in 11 days on Monday. … Read More >Auckland to remain under coronavirus lockdown for another week as cases keep rising in New Zealand

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New Zealand PM says hospital visitors should not have sex with patients during pandemic – or any other time

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made it clear that hospital visitors should not be having sex with patients after the country’s director-general of health called such activity “high-risk” due to Covid-19 … Read More >New Zealand PM says hospital visitors should not have sex with patients during pandemic – or any other time

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New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer vaccine, extends lockdown in Auckland despite falling Covid-19 infections

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New Zealand’s largest city Auckland will remain in lockdown for two more weeks despite the mounting decline in coronavirus cases, while the health ministry reported the country’s first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. … Read More >New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer vaccine, extends lockdown in Auckland despite falling Covid-19 infections

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New Zealand extends national lockdown after 11 new Covid cases found, as PM says ‘don’t know full scale of Delta outbreak’

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New Zealand will retain its nationwide lockdown for another four days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, warning that officials don’t know the full scope of the current Covid-19 outbreak after 11 new infections were confirmed. … Read More >New Zealand extends national lockdown after 11 new Covid cases found, as PM says ‘don’t know full scale of Delta outbreak’

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New Zealand’s human rights body blasts ‘serial’ government failure & launches inquiry into housing crisis and homelessness problem

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New Zealand’s Human Rights Commission has termed the country’s housing crisis a “massive human rights failure” as it launched an inquiry into the issue. Soaring property values have led to a spike in homelessness. … Read More >New Zealand’s human rights body blasts ‘serial’ government failure & launches inquiry into housing crisis and homelessness problem

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Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard crashes out of Tokyo Olympics after three failed attempts on first Games appearance

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Laurel Hubbard, the controversial New Zealand weightlifter who is the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, has bowed out of the women’s competition at the first time of asking after failing with three lifts. … Read More >Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard crashes out of Tokyo Olympics after three failed attempts on first Games appearance

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‘We have not taken this step lightly’: New Zealand announces decision to allow suspected ISIS-linked woman to return from Turkey

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The New Zealand government announced on Monday that it has agreed to repatriate a suspected ISIS member and her kids from Turkey, after the Australian government stood by its decision to strip them of their citizenship. … Read More >‘We have not taken this step lightly’: New Zealand announces decision to allow suspected ISIS-linked woman to return from Turkey