"It doesn't make sense to introduce COVID to Waiheke."
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"I suspect this is one of the most important parts of contact tracing and it's not a part we'd want to lose."
New interactive NZ map shows up-to-date COVID vaccination data by suburb
The Chief Ombudsman is aiming to report to Parliament early next year on his substantive findings.
"What was going on there on Friday night that warranted such a strong reaction from the Government?"
Both are due to appear in court.
It's estimated there are currently only 54 Māui dolphins over one year of age.
What does a human right to a healthy environment really mean? Is it largely rhetorical, or will its adoption have tangible consequences?
A witness told Stuff a disagreement had escalated between residents.
"It could be as low as an average of 200 cases a day or it could be significantly higher than that."
"They need to be let out at some stage - I don't think they can just hold on and on and on for the benefit of the rest of New Zealanders."
A WorkSafe investigation found a "litany of problems" within the business.
"How can we possibly say that we're prepared to respond to a COVID surge?"
"There are questions that need to be answered for our community."
If it wasn't obvious before, we no longer have control of the outbreak.
Twenty-thousand incidents since 2017 have cost more than $60 million.
The mandate will include all psychologists across the organisation and many contractors that service prisons.
