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And without high compliance and fast rising vaccination rates, it will just go higher.
Jacinda Ardern won plaudits for leading NZ through a pandemic with decisiveness, resolve, and crisp communications. Last week, that was suddenly gone.
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Data on media coverage of the National Party's Covid plan suggests it was her most effective few days as opposition leader.
Level three restrictions for Auckland are being ‘eased’ in three steps. Here’s what changes.
There are now four rival Covid response plans, if you count Sir John Key's. Can you tell them apart, based on verbatim quotes?
John Key has only made rare media appearances since leaving office. But today he’s published a number of commentaries across the media. We rank them.
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The benefits of reaching the wider audience outweigh the risk of damage, says Ardern.
What are the rules in alert level three? All the key questions, answered.
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The National leader’s bizarre attack on Siouxsie Wiles is something you’d expect from a troll on the internet, rather than a leader in waiting.
Call it level 2.5, level two-plus or ‘delta two’, some of the rules have changed.
In spite of clear evidence that non-symptomatic people can be infectious, the man insisted that he could not be Covid-positive because he was not sick.
It's a fair bit more than just 'level four with takeaways'.
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And a growing number are concerned about opening up too quickly.
Plus: the sentiment on New Zealand's vaccination roll-out and contact tracing.
The verdict on: the government response; the National Party response; and the decision to go into level four lockdown.
All the key developments through this locked down Saturday.
Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
In her big speech, the National leader shifted from demanding debates to announcing debates had started. But where was the policy?
Renewable energy, food supply and an isolated spot in the world see plucky Aotearoa punching above its weight again.
Plus: the latest state of app usage.
Plus: views on the elimination strategy and the state of the economy.
The positive response on the overall government response: 69%. On the vaccination programme, it's less than half that.
