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New Zealand Anti-Jab Protesters Threw Human Waste, Blocked Roads: Police
New Zealand police accused anti-vaccine demonstrators of throwing human waste at them Monday, during a pre-dawn operation to place roadblocks around a protest camp outside Wellington's parliament building.
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New Zealand Police Adopts "Hands-Off Approach" For Anti-Vaccine Protests
New Zealand police ruled out forcibly clearing anti-vaccination protesters camped around parliament in Wellington on Friday, saying they did not want to provoke violence on the streets of the capital.
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New Zealand's "Imported" Anti-Covid Vaccine Protesters Ignore Ultimatums
An anti-vaccine mandate protest outside New Zealand's parliament swelled in numbers on Wednesday, with hundreds of people ignoring a warning from police that their vehicles would be towed away if they did not leave voluntarily.
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New Zealand Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Children Aged 5-11
New Zealand's health regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old, the health ministry said in a statement.
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Northern New Zealand Sealed Off Over "Undetected" Covid Spread
Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons on Tuesday, as they enforce a lockdown in the region over fears of an undetected community transmission of COVID-19 there.
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New Zealand To Start Easing Covid Border Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated
New Zealand said on Thursday it would ease coronavirus border restrictions that have been in place since March 2020, and move to a system of home isolation for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals from early next year.
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New Zealand's Covid Outbreak Spreads Despite Strict Lockdown
New Zealand reported 104 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, including the first community case of the virus in the country's South Island in nearly a year, health officials said.
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New Zealand's Daily COVID-19 Cases Fall, Some Classrooms To Reopen
Daily COVID-19 cases in New Zealand fell on Wednesday after a record jump the day before, with most infections still in Auckland as the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to affect the country's biggest city.
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"No Jab, No Job": New Zealand's "Bold" Vaccine Rule For Frontline Workers
New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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New Zealand Drops "Covid Zero" Goal After "Game Changer" Delta Variant
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted Monday that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and said a new approach was needed.
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New Zealand's Covid Cases Jump As It Battles Delta Variant
New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to the South Pacific nation's battle to eliminate the highly infectious Delta variant from its shores.
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New Zealand Marks Dip In COVID-19 Cases Amid Tight Lockdown
New Zealand reported a further fall in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the largely coronavirus-free nation looks to eradicate an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.
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New Zealand's Auckland To Stay In Lockdown For 2 More Weeks
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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New Zealand Says Solved 'Puzzle' Of Covid Outbreak That Forced Lockdown
New Zealand reported a breakthrough Thursday in tracing the source of a Covid-19 outbreak that plunged the nation into lockdown, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying it should help "stamp out" the virus.
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New Zealand, In Lockdown Over 1 Covid Case, Warns Outbreak Will Worsen
New Zealanders must brace for additional Covid-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the previously virus-free country into a snap lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned Wednesday after six more positive tests.
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New Zealand Anti-Jab Protesters Threw Human Waste, Blocked Roads: Police
New Zealand police accused anti-vaccine demonstrators of throwing human waste at them Monday, during a pre-dawn operation to place roadblocks around a protest camp outside Wellington's parliament building.
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New Zealand Police Adopts "Hands-Off Approach" For Anti-Vaccine Protests
New Zealand police ruled out forcibly clearing anti-vaccination protesters camped around parliament in Wellington on Friday, saying they did not want to provoke violence on the streets of the capital.
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New Zealand's "Imported" Anti-Covid Vaccine Protesters Ignore Ultimatums
An anti-vaccine mandate protest outside New Zealand's parliament swelled in numbers on Wednesday, with hundreds of people ignoring a warning from police that their vehicles would be towed away if they did not leave voluntarily.
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New Zealand Approves Pfizer Covid Vaccine For Children Aged 5-11
New Zealand's health regulator Medsafe has granted provisional approval for the Pfizer Inc COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years old, the health ministry said in a statement.
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Northern New Zealand Sealed Off Over "Undetected" Covid Spread
Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons on Tuesday, as they enforce a lockdown in the region over fears of an undetected community transmission of COVID-19 there.
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New Zealand To Start Easing Covid Border Restrictions For Fully Vaccinated
New Zealand said on Thursday it would ease coronavirus border restrictions that have been in place since March 2020, and move to a system of home isolation for fully vaccinated overseas arrivals from early next year.
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New Zealand's Covid Outbreak Spreads Despite Strict Lockdown
New Zealand reported 104 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, including the first community case of the virus in the country's South Island in nearly a year, health officials said.
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New Zealand's Daily COVID-19 Cases Fall, Some Classrooms To Reopen
Daily COVID-19 cases in New Zealand fell on Wednesday after a record jump the day before, with most infections still in Auckland as the Delta variant of the coronavirus continues to affect the country's biggest city.
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"No Jab, No Job": New Zealand's "Bold" Vaccine Rule For Frontline Workers
New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers and teachers to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
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New Zealand Drops "Covid Zero" Goal After "Game Changer" Delta Variant
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern admitted Monday that New Zealand's widely praised "Covid zero" strategy had failed to halt a stubborn outbreak in Auckland and said a new approach was needed.
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New Zealand's Covid Cases Jump As It Battles Delta Variant
New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, a setback to the South Pacific nation's battle to eliminate the highly infectious Delta variant from its shores.
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New Zealand Marks Dip In COVID-19 Cases Amid Tight Lockdown
New Zealand reported a further fall in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as the largely coronavirus-free nation looks to eradicate an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.
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New Zealand's Auckland To Stay In Lockdown For 2 More Weeks
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in Auckland by two weeks, while officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
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New Zealand Says Solved 'Puzzle' Of Covid Outbreak That Forced Lockdown
New Zealand reported a breakthrough Thursday in tracing the source of a Covid-19 outbreak that plunged the nation into lockdown, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern saying it should help "stamp out" the virus.
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New Zealand, In Lockdown Over 1 Covid Case, Warns Outbreak Will Worsen
New Zealanders must brace for additional Covid-19 cases from an outbreak that has plunged the previously virus-free country into a snap lockdown, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned Wednesday after six more positive tests.
