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National
March 10
Covid response broadly effective but some flaws, inquiry finds
The second phase of the Covid-19 response inquiry has found the government's response was effective but late and not communicated well enough to people.
World
November 20
Damning report condemns UK's Covid response
Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a toxic, chaotic and dithering response to the Covid pandemic, a report by a public inquiry has concluded.
National
August 13
Ardern, former ministers decline to appear at Covid inquiry
A public hearing for decision-makers in the Covid-19 pandemic has been scrapped because former ministers - including former PM Jacinda Ardern - will not show up.
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Dunedin
July 15
Elderly pay price for Covid ‘complacency’
The elderly are paying the price for people’s complacency towards Covid-19, a Dunedin aged-care advocate says.
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Dunedin
July 15
Social worker suspended over dodgy Covid vaccine exemption
A Dunedin-based social worker who issued a shonky Covid-19 vaccine exemption has been suspended for a year.
National
May 30
Warning new Covid wave could be coming
A sudden surge in Covid-19 detections should be a warning to take action, an epidemiologist says.
World
May 28
US drops Covid jab recommendation for healthy kids, pregnant women
The US has stopped recommending routine Covid-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced.
National
April 24
Last-minute call for people to share pandemic experiences
The chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry has put out a last-minute call for people to share their experiences during the global pandemic.
National
April 19
Hipkins stands by initial Covid response, admits mistakes were made
Former Covid-19 Response minister Chris Hipkins has admitted there were a number of things the former government got wrong about the pandemic, but has stood by the initial response.
World
April 18
White House pushes lab leak theory on Covid site
US President Donald Trump's White House has launched a Covid-19 website in which it blames the origins of the coronavirus on a lab leak in China.
National
March 20
Ex-TV presenter ordered to pay $148k over 'misleading' Covid videos
A former TVNZ presenter and doctor has been ordered to pay more than $148,000 after posting Covid-19 misinformation to her YouTube channel.
Business
March 17
Deadline looms for Covid business loans
Crunch time is looming for people who borrowed money through the small business cash-flow loan scheme (SBC), launched during the pandemic.
National
January 4
Lack of Covid leave a problem: nurse
Nurses have been reluctant to test for Covid-19 and take time off work due to fears of running out of sick leave, an Auckland nurse says.
National
August 27
New phase of Covid inquiry; deep divisions observed
The government has announced new details for the second phase of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Covid-19 response.
National
July 8
Auckland University ordered to pay Siouxsie Wiles $20k in employment case
The Employment Court has found the University of Auckland breached its contractual obligations to protect the health and safety of its former associate professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles.
National
June 30
'More, rather than less effort' needed to fight Covid: Baker
A leading epidemiologist says Health New Zealand's plan to take a "business-as-usual approach" to Covid-19 is potentially risky given the virus' resurgence.
World
June 18
US state sues Pfizer over Covid vaccine
The US state of Kansas has sued Pfizer, accusing the company of misleading the public about its Covid-19 vaccine by hiding risks while making false claims about its effectiveness.
National
June 6
Govt extends free access to Covid tests
The government has bought more than 9 million rapid antigen tests (Rats), and is extending free public access to them until the end of September.
Dunedin
May 20
Dismay no-one held to account for fiance's death
The fiancee of a Dunedin man who died from complications associated with the Covid-19 vaccine is disappointed no-one will be held to account for his "needless death".
National
March 29
Lockdowns partly to blame for pupils playing up at school: principal
An Auckland high school principal says it is important not to "catastrophise" a new report documenting Kiwi school pupils' deteriorating behaviour.
Australia
March 15
Time to stop using 'long Covid': Queensland health boss
Queensland's Chief Health Officer says 'long Covid' wrongly implies something unique, sinister and exceptional, when all viruses have long-term effects.
Australia
March 6
'Shameful': Qantas fined for standing down worker over Covid concerns
Qantas has been penalised for standing down a worker for raising concerns about Covid-19 risks in cleaning planes arriving from China in January 2020.
National
February 27
Immigration mistakes made post Covid: Hipkins
In the wake of a damning review into a post-Covid immigration scheme, the Labour Party leader admits his government put pressure on officials to speed things up.
National
February 15
Thousands contacted after Covid data leak
At least 12,000 people have had personal information released in last year's leak of Covid-19 data, NZ health agency Te Whatu Ora says.
National
February 12
Mutant variant dominating latest NZ Covid infections
A highly mutated Omicron variant has been responsible for more than nine in 10 New Zealand coronavirus infections – making it easily the most dominant strain in more than a year.
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