A week ago Brittnay Beddoes had never heard of RSV, but now she knows too well how terrifying it can be.

The close-plus and casual-plus labels for Covid-19 contacts in the February outbreak were overly complicated, but South Auckland mobilised well to stop the spread, a review has found.

Immigration New Zealand is considering whether to allow refunds for those who have applied for residency.

The second Covid-19 vaccine approved by Medsafe is not looking likely to have supply here this year, the Immunisation Advisory Centre says.

An inquest has endorsed findings that farmers need to be more careful about the risks they expose themselves and their children to after a North Otago farmer and her son drowned.

Spaces released for managed isolation in November have booked out in minutes, leaving some returnees disappointed.

ACC is moving some clients with serious spinal injuries from personal case managers to teams of managers without their permission, The New Zealand Spinal Injury Trust says.

Recent clashes between protesters and security guards for the development by Kennedy Point Boat Harbour Ltd have triggered police investigations.

No cases of Covid-19 reported in the community today and one new case in managed isolation, as health ministry reveals one of two coronavirus-positive mariners has the Delta variant.

At a popular pub on Cuba Street, expats watched their teams battle it out in the European football championship semifinal.

Microplastics have been found in high levels in shellfish across the Bay of Plenty prompting concern for both the marine environment and human health.

Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in remote areas can expect to have Covid-19 vaccines.

More than 50 Auckland residents have sought help from a mayoral relief fund to cover costs from the Papatoetoe tornado last month.

Age Concern in Canterbury asked local health officials for assurances on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout after the DHB said it would not be starting on group 4 until mid-September.

An infectious disease specialist is hopeful about progress to create a vaccine for RSV, with international clinical trials under way.

A hospitality worker says there is no skilled labour shortage, it's that worker pay is too low - but the industry says there aren't enough skilled New Zealanders to fill the jobs.

The national internet service for schools, the Network for Learning, was blocking 1592 security threats a minute last year.

Motorists around Otago and Southland are urged to drive to the conditions with a batch of bad weather on the horizon.