Auckland DHB is fast closing in on being the first DHB in the country to be 90% fully vaccinated – as of 11.45am today, there were just 101 more people who needed to receive...
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Seatbelt could have saved Takahue crash driver — police
The fatal crash occurred on Takahue Rd, about 15km south of Kaitāia. Photo / NZME The man who died when his ute left a road south of Kaitāia and hit a tree could have...
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83% of eligible New Zealanders double dosed; 70 in hospital & five in ICU; 172 cases
There were 22,608 vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up of 6,833 first doses and 15,775 second doses. To date, 91% of New Zealanders have had their first dose and 83% are fully vaccinated. The...
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More than 20,000 vaccine doses administered yesterday; 144 cases; 1 death; 82 people in hospital – 9 people in ICU
There were 20,873 first and second vaccine doses administered yesterday, made up 6,378 first doses and 14,495 second doses. To date, 92% of eligible people in New Zealand have had their first dose and...
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86% of eligible population fully vaccinated; 134 community cases; 89 people in hospital, 9 in ICU
There were 40,972 total doses administered yesterday, including 6,213 first doses and 11,862 second doses. To date, 92% of eligible people in New Zealand have had their first dose and 86% are fully vaccinated....
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More than 39,000 vaccinations given yesterday; 172 community cases; 86 people in hospital, 9 in ICU
COVID-19 vaccine update Total vaccines administered to date (percentage of eligible people): 7,616,944: 3,901,961 first doses (93%); 3,632,748 second doses (86%); 14,406 third primary doses; 67,829 booster doses Total vaccines administered yesterday: 39,617: 7,856...
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Injured Whangārei Marcel Syron could be home from Panama in a month or so
Marcel Syron (left) and his best mate Cameron Holm pictured during an overseas trip. Plans are afoot to bring seriously-injured Whangārei yachtie Marcel Syron back home from Panama in the next two to four...
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Three Auckland Metro DHBs hit 90% first doses for Pacific people; 98 community cases; 73 people in hospital, 7
The Auckland Metro DHB (which includes Auckland, Waitematā and Counties-Manukau) has today reached the milestone of 90% of its Pacific population having had their first vaccination, with 82 percent now fully vaccinated. This is...
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Northland news in brief: SPCA to fund desexing of cats and dogs; police seek witnesses to fatal crashes
An initiative has been launched to help prevent unwanted litters of puppies and kittens. Stock photo / 123rf SPCA to fund desexing The SPCA has partnered with Bay of Island Vets and Coast to...
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90% of Southern residents double-dosed; 98 community cases; 66 people in hospital, 7 in ICU
Southern has become the fifth DHB in New Zealand to be 90% fully vaccinated, reaching this key milestone early this morning. There were 24,913 total vaccine doses administered yesterday, including 4,571 first doses and...
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