Live updates, November 19-21: 149 new Covid-19 cases in the community
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by The Spinoff
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for the weekend of November 19-21. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. 1.45pm: The shape of the outbreak There are 149 new cases in the community today. Eighty-three people are in hospital, including five in ICU. There are 839 unlinked cases from the past fortnight. There were 21,501 vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up of 6,002 first doses and 15,499 second doses. 1.20pm: 149 new Covid-19 cases in the community There are 149 new community cases today, including a new case in Tauranga and another in Rotorua, the Ministry of H ..read more
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Live updates, November 19 – 21: Wellington case confirmed; 172 new cases
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by The Spinoff
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for the weekend of November 19-21. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. 1.40pm: The shape of the outbreak Today’s newly updated graphs, including daily case count, unlinked cases, number of cases infectious in the community, hospitalisation count, and latest vaccine stats. 1.05pm: 172 new cases There are 172 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today, including 12 in Waikato, four in Northland, three in the Bay of Plenty, four in the Lakes region and one in Wellington. The remainder are in Auckland. Of the 172 cases today, 97 are yet ..read more
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Live updates, November 19: Hairdressers could reopen next week in Auckland – report
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by Stewart Sowman-Lund
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 19, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. 8.30am: Hairdressers could reopen early in Auckland – report I don’t know about you, but I’ve grown to love my lengthy lockdown locks. That being said, I probably wouldn’t say no to the opportunity to have them trimmed and tidied up. According to TVNZ’s Katie Bradford, that could be on the way – and soon. 1News understands hairdressers and beauty therapists may be open next week, ahead of the shift into the traffic light system in around a fortnight. It’s be ..read more
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Live updates, November 18: Two new Covid deaths as delta spreads further
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by Stewart Sowman-Lund
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 18, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. Today’s Covid update, in sum There are 167 new community cases of Covid-19 across Auckland, Northland, Waikato, Lakes and Canterbury. In addition, new cases have been confirmed in Ashhurst (near Palmerston North), Levin, Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. There have been two more Covid-related deaths overnight. Both were being treated in hospital. 85 people are in hospital with Covid-19, including six in intensive care. 4.50pm: ‘I’ve certainly heard a lot of frustra ..read more
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Live updates, November 17: Watch – Decision on Auckland border to be announced
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by Stewart Sowman-Lund
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 17, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. 1.00pm: A message from The Spinoff’s new editor Madeleine Chapman While we wait for the big announcement – a message from our new editor: Like any good door-to-door salesperson, I’m about to cheerily introduce myself and then, in the very next breath, ask you for money. Hi! I’m Madeleine (or Mad) Chapman, previously an intern at The Spinoff, then a staff writer, senior writer and now editor. It certainly wasn’t the plan to step into this role ..read more
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Live updates, November 16: Covid-19 patient dies in hospital; new daily record with 222 cases
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by Stewart Sowman-Lund
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 16, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. What you need to know There are 222 new Covid-19 cases in the community – a new daily record. Of these, 197 cases are in Auckland, 20 are in Waikato, one is in Northland, two are in Wairarapa and two are in the Lakes DHB area. A Covid-19 patient in their 70s has died at Auckland Hospital. There remain 91 people in hospital with Covid-19, including seven in intensive care. 3.00pm: ‘Crap’, ‘bugger’, ‘wanker’, ‘pissed off’ and ‘shit’ – BSA to allow for minor swear ..read more
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How much dawn raid history can the government buy with $5,000?
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by Madeleine Chapman
2y ago
At best, the Dawn Raids History Community Fund is a well-intentioned act of reconciliation. At worst, it’s yet another empty political gesture , writes Madeleine Chapman. Many things can be bought with $5,000. A really nice bed, return flights to somewhere in Europe (on special), or a secondhand car that requires a warrant of fitness every six months. What can’t be bought with $5,000 are historical initiatives that “generate, preserve, raises awareness, and/or pass on Pacific knowledge, experiences, and histories of the dawn raids”. Minister for Pacific peoples William Aupito Sio announced the ..read more
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Health watchdog demands ‘urgent attention’ after deaths during Covid home isolation
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by Toby Manhire
2y ago
In a letter to the Ministry of Health, the health and disability commissioner seeks answers on issues around clinical care for people self-isolating. It comes after three deaths of Covid-positive people who were isolating at home and reports of requests for assistance going unanswered. Questions around the care being provided to people self-isolating at home after testing positive for Covid-19 have prompted the health and disability commissioner, the independent watchdog for user rights in the sector, to write to the Ministry of Health on an issue which “needs immediate attention”. The number ..read more
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Live updates, November 15: Ardern not concerned by rapid spread of delta around North Island
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by Stewart Sowman-Lund
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 15, by Stewart Sowman-Lund. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. The agenda 1pm: Today’s Covid-19 numbers will come via written statement from The Ministry of Health. There are currently confirmed cases in several parts of the North Island. I’ll have the numbers for you as soon as they arrive in my inbox. 4pm: Jacinda Ardern will provide an update on alert level restrictions in Auckland and the Waikato. We’re also expecting an update on Covid-19 vaccine booster shots. Further details on Auckland’s border won’t come until ..read more
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Live updates, November 12-14: 207 new cases; rest home case dies in hospital
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by The Spinoff
2y ago
Welcome to The Spinoff’s live updates for November 12-14. Help support our Covid coverage – join Members today. Sunday, November 14 1.25pm: Edmonton Care Home resident with Covid-19 dies in North Shore Hospital There are 207 cases of Covid-19 in the community today and one person has died in hospital.  Ninety people are now in hospital with Covid-19, and seven of those are in ICU. More to come 12.55pm: New case and vaccination numbers imminent All of today’s health numbers (new cases, vaccination totals and updated areas of interest) will be sent out via a Ministry of Health media stateme ..read more
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