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Two Auckland clusters climb past 100, five unlinked to current outbreak
The clusters are spread all across the region.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Fully vaccinated police officer tests positive after helping woman; 44 new cases
Police are reviewing just how much PPE gear the officers were wearing.
Vaccination by area: Which parts of NZ are lagging behind?
Find out how your suburb's vaccination levels compare.
Waikato Mongrel Mob says Covid cluster resolved, deny meth dealing claims
Louise Hutchinson denies allegations the gang was distributing meth across alert level.
Location of interest shows person with Covid in Hamilton yesterday
The first Hamilton locations of interest have been released shortly after 4pm today.
Clover Park resident says lockdown breaches are 'out of control'
A frustrated Clover Park resident says locals are continually breaching lockdown.
'Never easy to say goodbye': Friend of latest Covid death describes 'loving' man
A friend of the man asked for the whānau's privacy to be respected.
Picnics and playdates resume - but confusion continues over playgrounds
Auckland enjoys its first day of further reduced restrictions in level 3 today.
Road rager shot at car with kids inside
Four-letter word led to 10-minute chase, shooting at car with kids inside.
Live: Delta spreads to Waikato - new cases in Raglan, Hamilton
Jacinda Ardern will now front a 1pm press conference.
27 new community Covid cases; possible exposure event at hospital
Five unlinked cases come just days out from the Government's alert level decision.
Covid-19: Positive case who left Middlemore Hospital transferred to MIQ
Patient is one of two people connected to two exposure events at the emergency department.
Locations of interest: Mt Roskill, Panmure and Hillsborough among new locations
New locations of interest show Covid-infected person visited an Auckland dairy.
Person with Covid-19 transferred from quarantine to Middlemore Hospital
A person with Covid-19 at an MIQ facility has been transferred to hospital.
Manukau puddle prompts police prisoner chauffeur trip
Is it a pool, a puddle or just another muddle? Opposition says Manukau deserves better.
Latest location of interest a convenience store opposite SkyCity
More locations of interest are starting to appear around Auckland.
Opinion: Critics of Māori and Pasifika can take a walk
OPINION: Angela Dalton asks those doubting Māori and Pacifika commitment to take a walk.
12 Covid cases, testing staff doorknocking in key suburbs
Today marks the 40th day of Auckland's lockdown.
Parnell apartments, BP, supermarkets latest Covid-19 locations
Eleven new locations of interest have been released by health officials today.
Vaxxed or not? Our new social chat - and looming conflict
Forty years ago the Springbok Tour was our great divider. In 2021, will it be vax status?
Locations of interest: Covid case at Parnell apartments last weekend
Eleven new locations of interest have been released by health officials today.
Covid-19: Mt Wellington added as suburb of interest, residents urged to come forward
Mt Wellington residents urged to get tested as health teams hunt for Covid in the suburb.
Covid-19: Vaccination rallies set up to get more Pasifika vaccinated
Dedicated vaccination rallies are being set up to get more Pacific people vaccinated.
'That's a pretty expensive pie': Late-night trip stuns judge, lands man in court
Judge has suggested the defendant use modern-day technology to get his next food fix.
Favona man Mohammed Hakim's accused killer in court
A man in his 30s has been charged with murder after the death of an elderly man this week.
Race to vaccinate 90% of Auckland
The next 10 per cent will be more challenging as take-up has begun to slow in Auckland.
One dead following crash involving vehicle and pedestrian
Police were called to a serious crash in Manurewa at 7pm.
Covid-19: Person with virus was in the community on Monday
Two Auckland supermarkets linked to Covid visits four times in two weeks.
23 Covid cases revealed as Auckland enjoys first day of level 3
Twenty two of today's cases are linked to the rest of the outbreak.
In style and substance, police make clear break with past
Two years, two major police announcements - and the two could hardly be more different.