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Staff shortages putting hospitality under pressure

Stressors on local hospitality businesses continues to mount as they suffer from staff and skill shortages, reduced menus and hours, supply issues and cancelled...

Rolling out the plan for Omicron

By Naisi Chen, Labour list MP based in Botany On Sunday night, the whole of New Zealand moved into the Red Covid-19 Protection Framework...

‘Looking forward to my new roles in 2022’

By Simeon Brown, MP for Pakuranga Happy New Year! I hope you've had a chance over the summer to take a break with family...

Council prepares for Omicron

Like many other organisations, Auckland Council is preparing for how widespread community transmission of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 might affect its services, service...

Luxon: ‘New Zealand deserves better on Covid’

The Government is unprepared to tackle the challenge presented by the Omicron strain of Covid-19 and is developing its response "on the fly". That's the...

Luxon slams Covid decision as National rises in new poll

Botany MP and National Party leader Christopher Luxon says the Government should immediately move Auckland to the 'orange' level of the Covid-19 protection framework...

Long Covid study seeks answers

A woman suffering from the long-term effects of Covid-19 is participating in New Zealand's first study investigating immune dysfunction's association with Long Covid. Kezia Jaffar...

Covid vaccination centre shutting its doors

East Auckland's biggest Covid-19 vaccination centre will soon shut as health officials divert resources toward outreach events in other areas. Since the Highbrook vaccination centre...

Questions asked over ICU capacity

The Government has failed to properly prepare for the outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta strain by increasing Middlemore Hospital's ICU capacity by just one...

Mayor welcomes increased freedoms

Mayor Phil Goff says the government's decision to move Auckland to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 Step 2 from midnight last night will be welcomed...

Aucklanders let down by poor planning for Delta

By Christopher Luxon, MP for Botany Last week, Aucklanders reached a bleak milestone: our 80th consecutive day in lockdown. When Delta hit the community back...

Judith Collins meets local business leaders

National Party leader Judith Collins was in Howick on Saturday meeting local business owners about the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its...

Vaccine mandates on the way

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff says the Government's decision to require at-risk businesses to ensure their staff are vaccinated against Covid-19 is a practical step. The...

Delta – Howick’s Christmas Grinch

By Ken Scott, Chair of HVA Inc As we shake off the last remnants of winter and the usual patchy Auckland spring weather, we...

Covid pandemic mirrors pain of polio

The Covid-19 lockdowns has inspired a polio survivor to write her memoirs. Jan Wills-Collins, formerly of Half Moon Bay and Bucklands Beach, was 11 when...
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