Articles by Vaimoana Tapaleao, NZ Herald
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Sport
Cheating death: Recovering rugby star and wife's new life in island paradise
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 8:23amJust over two years has passed since former Hurricanes and Worcester Warriors player Michael Fatialofa suffered a spinal...
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Auckland
Efeso Collins: The Samoan boy from Ōtara now running for mayor
Monday, 14 March 2022, 4:27pmEfeso Collins says Auckland needs to be a unified city where people understand each other. This desire helped shape his decision...
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Covid-19
Funding boost for Māori and Pasifika health providers to help Covid families
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 10:24amJust over $140 million will be given to Māori and Pasifika health providers to help those communities hit the hardest in...
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Covid-19
Locations of interest: Four new sites linked to suspected Omicron cases
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:05amFour new locations of interest in Auckland have been linked to suspected Omicron cases. One of them is the Auckland Airport...
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World
Shocking new photos reveal Tonga's tragedy
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 9:34amDays after a volcanic eruption and tsunami turned their world upside down, photos on the ground show streets covered in thick...
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Covid-19
Vaccine app goes live, Govt warns there'll be glitches
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 10:35amAs hairdressers and barbers around Auckland scramble to open on Thursday they could face glitches in a new app they must...
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Covid-19
Fully vaccinated police officer tests positive after helping woman; 44 new cases
Friday, 8 October 2021, 1:12pmA fully vaccinated Auckland police officer has tested positive for Covid after they and three other officers assisted a Covid-positive...
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Covid-19
Vaccine passport to start as early as next month
Tuesday, 28 September 2021, 10:54amA new vaccine passport being developed by health officials will be in the form of an app that people will be able to download...
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Covid-19
12 new community cases, testing staff doorknocking in key suburbs
Monday, 27 September 2021, 12:40pmThere are 12 Covid cases in the community today. All of the cases are in Auckland and two of today's have yet to be linked...
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National
Coromandel cafe Umu shocked after hosting Devonport man three times
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 9:13amOne of the locations of interest a Covid-infected man visited says staff are shocked at the news, but have praised him for...
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National
Anxious Covid wait for Tauranga port workers; no new community cases today
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:54pmThere are no new cases of Covid-19 in the community in New Zealand today. There are two cases in MIQ. Almost 100 port workers,...
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Crime
Two men shot in Auckland overnight; workers rushed to help
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 1:08pmWorkers rushed outside to help a man who had just been shot outside their Auckland offices last night meanwhile another man...
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National
Covid-infected WHO worker being flown from Fiji to Auckland hospital
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:32amA Covid-infected patient from Fiji is being flown to New Zealand for hospital treatment - despite an earlier decision to...
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National
Covid traces in Taranaki wastewater likely Delta variant
Monday, 26 July 2021, 1:03pmThe strain of Covid-19 detected in Taranaki wastewater is likely the highly-infectious Delta variant, Māori Party co-leader...
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National
Covid-19: Three new MIQ cases, 21 Kiwis visited Aussie exposure sites
Monday, 19 July 2021, 12:59pmTwenty-one New Zealanders visited Covid exposure sites while they travelled in Australia - and are all now isolating while...
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National
Covid-19: 18 cases detected at NZ border, 13 on fishing vessel
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 12:59pmEighteen new cases of Covid-19 have been detected at New Zealand's border - including 13 mariners from the Viking Bay fishing...
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News
Bookings for emergency flights from NSW open but limited spots available
Monday, 12 July 2021, 10:53amAnyone hoping to get a spot on a flight to New Zealand from New South Wales will have a chance to do so from early this morning. But...
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National
One MIQ case, one infected mariner has Delta variant
Thursday, 8 July 2021, 12:56pmThere is one new Covid case in managed isolation to report today. The first whole genome sequencing result of the two infected...
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National
Seven Covid cases in MIQ today
Monday, 5 July 2021, 1:03pmThere are seven new Covid cases in managed isolation facilities to report today. Four of the returnees travelled from...
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National
'Incredibly disappointing': Mass bubble breaches revealed in MIQ
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 7:05amTwelve people - including two children with Covid-19 symptoms - were involved in three managed isolation and quarantine breaches...
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World
Fijian prime minister calls for unity as 83 new Covid cases reported
Monday, 7 June 2021, 11:56amFiji's prime minister is calling on the island nation to stay hopeful in its fight against Covid-19, as a new record number...
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National
2 MIQ cases, Victoria travel bubble update later today
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 1:05pmThere are two new cases in managed isolation - one new case and one historical case. No new cases have been detected in the...
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Science
Stargazers treated to stunning blood supermoon
Thursday, 27 May 2021, 7:12amStargazers nationwide are still buzzing about the spectacular blood supermoon event they were treated to overnight. A clear...
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World
Man found after alleged beheading on Fiji vessel, five still missing
Saturday, 22 May 2021, 10:10amFijian authorities have released dramatic photos of the moment a crewman was saved after what is being described as a violent...
