Stewart Sowman-Lund

Live Updates Editor

Stewart is Live Updates Editor for The Spinoff. Reach him on stewart@thespinoff.co.nz

Politics

Oct 22, 2021

Live updates, October 22: Two Covid cases confirmed in Northland; another triple digit day with 129 delta cases confirmed

Bringing you the latest on the Covid-19 delta crisis – and more.

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Politics

Oct 21, 2021

Live updates, October 21: Parts of Waikato to remain in level three until Wednesday; anti-vaxxers making bogus bookings

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Politics

Oct 20, 2021

Live updates, October 20: North Shore partygoers fined; Brian Tamaki released on bail with stern warning from judge

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Television

Oct 19, 2021

Why The Jaquie Brown Diaries needs another season

It's been 12 years since the show ended on a cliffhanger. Now it’s time for a resolution.

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Politics

Oct 19, 2021

Live updates, October 19: Record number of new delta cases with 94 announced, Winston Peters apologises to Harry Tam

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Politics

Oct 18, 2021

Live updates, October 18: Auckland and Waikato to remain in level three; Northland to leave lockdown

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Politics

Oct 15, 2021

Live updates, October 15: ICU doctors contradict Andrew Little; Harry Tam sends legal threat to Winston Peters

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Politics

Oct 15, 2021

Is our delta outbreak really ‘under control’?

It's time to give Aucklanders some clarity about the delta strategy.

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Politics

Oct 14, 2021

Live updates, October 14: New delta case numbers expected to double within a fortnight; 71 today in Auckland

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Politics

Oct 13, 2021

Live updates, October 13: Hipkins rules out return to level four; lockdown extended in Waikato and Northland

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Science

Oct 12, 2021

What is Molnupiravir? And when will it be available in NZ?

Everything you need to know about the 'game changing' new Covid drug.

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Politics

Oct 12, 2021

Live updates, October 12: Another 43 new Covid-19 cases, including three in Waikato; live ‘vaxathon’ set for Saturday

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Politics

Oct 11, 2021

Live updates, October 11: Northland Covid case’s travelling companion found; another Middlemore ED patient tests positive

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Politics

Oct 8, 2021

Live updates, October 8: Northland to move to alert level three from midnight tonight

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Politics

Oct 7, 2021

Live updates, October 7: Whangārei positive case confirmed; government chided for slowness on new testing

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Politics

Oct 6, 2021

Live updates, October 6: Covid patient who died had been in ICU for 40 days; new Hamilton locations of interest added

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Politics

Oct 5, 2021

Live updates, October 5: Charges laid in relation to Tamaki’s ‘freedom picnic’; new locations of interest

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Politics

Oct 4, 2021

Live updates, October 4: Relaxing restrictions in Auckland at current vaccination rate risky, say experts

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Politics

Oct 1, 2021

Live updates, October 1: Business groups shocked at plan to keep ‘iron ring’ around Auckland at level two

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Television

Oct 1, 2021

A brief history of the things Mark Richardson has ‘slammed’ on The AM Show

From Sonny Bill Williams to the Blood Moon, nobody is safe from a Mark Richardson slam.

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Politics

Sep 30, 2021

Live updates, September 30: Two Middlemore ED patients test positive for Covid-19

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Politics

Sep 29, 2021

Live updates, September 29: Reducing Auckland alert level could cause ‘explosion in cases’, says expert

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Politics

Sep 28, 2021

Live updates, September 28: Ardern ‘not worried’ by anti-vaxxers targeting her Facebook; eight new delta cases

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Politics

Sep 27, 2021

Live updates, September 27: Twice as many back Seymour for PM over Collins in new poll

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Politics

Sep 23, 2021

Live updates, September 23: Modelling on vaccination and fatality risk released; 15 new delta cases

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Politics

Sep 22, 2021

Live updates, September 22: Chris Bishop ‘dishonest’ to claim vaccine deliveries were slowed, says Hipkins

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