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- David Seymour: ACT leader says the Government could have set a freedom date a while agoThe Prime Minister has all but set a freedom date for Auckland.All Auckland DHBs have hit 90 per cent of the eligible population having one dose.The city is on track to being 90 per cent double-jabbed by the end of this month meaning a move into the...3 min
- Andrew Dickens: Māori vaxx rates still the biggest issueSo once again, we await another announcement about our gradual stumble towards something someone might laughably call freedomAt 4pm, the Government should confirm their in-principle agreement to lower Auckland to Level 3 Step 2. Otherwise known as...5 min
- Kate Hawkesby: Auckland has learned to live with Covid, the Government should tooIt seems to matter less and less what’s said at these post-cabinet announcements because people are so over it, they’re just getting on with it anyway. The sun came out this weekend in Auckland and the balmy weather saw pretty much everyone head for...3 min
- Eve Lawrence: Haka Tourism Group general manager says lack of clear plan from Government is unsettlingThe Government is still deciding how it will manage people entering and leaving the Auckland region over summer.Eve Lawrence, general manager of Haka Tourism Group told Mike Hosking the lack of a clear plan has been unsettling.“The mere idea of...4 min
- Tony Blakely: Epidemiologist says Auckland now in a 'good position' to start easing restrictionsA crucial milestone has been reached, hours before a crucial decision needs to be made.The Government has confirmed all three of Auckland's DHBs have reached the 90-percent milestone for first doses.It comes as Cabinet considers this afternoon...4 min
- Sheila McCabe: Auckland barrister says Covid-19 partly to blame for rise in family violenceCovid-19 may be causing a rise in family violence.Almost five thousand protection order offences are going through the courts each year.Police safety orders have jumped 460 to more than two thousand per year ... just in the last decade.Auckland...4 min
- Mark Knoff-Thomas: Newmarket Business Association Chief says businesses are looking forward to a surge from WednesdayShops around the Auckland region have been preparing to reopen.Newmarket Business Association Chief Executive Mark Knoff-Thomas told Mike Hosking they're raring to go.“They cannot not confirm, they’ve got no choice it’s got to happen. People are...3 min
- Des Gorman: Emeritus Professor of Medicine says New South Wales' Covid-19 roadmap could work in New ZealandCould New Zealand adopt New South Wales' Covid-19 roadmap?The Australian state is fast tracking new freedoms for fully vaccinated residents from Monday.It includes removing limit on house gatherings, opening sports stadiums and cinemas, and even...5 min
- Sunday Panel: How do we let Aucklanders travel for Christmas?NZ Herald senior writer Simon Wilson and Gold AM Breakfast host Andrew Dickens debate the best way to go about letting Aucklanders leave the city for Christmas.LISTEN ABOVE12 min
- Francesca Rudkin: Parents should do what is best for their kids in sending them back to schoolOnce upon a time, at this time of the year primary school principals would be worried about things like staff retention and the thankless task of student placements for the following year. Teachers would be focused on finishing reports, and getting to...4 min
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Covid Watch is the home of the latest Covid-19 news from New Zealand and around the world, with the conversations Newstalk ZB is having with all the newsmakers and experts to keep you informed.