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Remuera Intermediate School asks parents to keep children home as teachers fall sick
An Auckland school has asked parents to keep their children at home due to staff illness coinciding with winter illness outbreaks.
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St John Ambulance major incident
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Flu surge forces schools to combine classes and send students home
New Zealand schools are grappling with heavy absences from a severe flu season, with some closing classes to staff shortages.
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Scarlet fever case confirmed at Wellington school
Health authorities have confirmed a scarlet fever case at a Wellington school.
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Auckland kindergarten hit by flu outbreak as hospitalisations surge
An Auckland kindergarten reports most of its children absent due to illness as flu-related hospital admissions reach a decade high.
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Winter illnesses denting blood donations as service struggles to meet demand
Winter illnesses are making it harder for the NZ Blood Service to collect enough donations to meet current demand.
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Free flu vaccine to be offered to all under-fives from next year
The government will fund flu vaccines for all children under five, extending eligibility to about 260,000 more children.
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Winter illness drives school absences despite legitimate sick days still counting toward attendance warnings
A severe flu season is keeping children home from school, though sick days can still trigger attendance concerns from schools.
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Deaths confirmed in worst flu outbreak in a decade
New Zealand is experiencing its worst flu outbreak in ten years, with deaths reported in aged care facilities.
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Former ambulance paramedics called back to frontline amid exceptional demand
Former paramedics are returning to frontline ambulance work to help manage an exceptional surge in demand.
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St John pulls staff from office roles as 111 calls reach record levels
Ambulance service Hato Hone St John is reassigning office staff to frontline crews to cope with surging emergency call demand.
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Flu season hits New Zealand with widespread workplace and school absences
Flu cases are surging across New Zealand, affecting workplaces and schools as employees and students fall ill.
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Wellington ambulances dealing with surge in mental health callouts
Wellington Free Ambulance is experiencing a spike in mental health callouts that is stretching frontline staff.
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Influenza A surge strains hospitals and emergency services
A surge in influenza A cases is overwhelming hospitals, GP clinics and ambulance services across New Zealand.
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Otago woman waits three hours for ambulance with broken arm
An Otago woman experienced a lengthy delay waiting for an ambulance after breaking her arm.
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Auckland records worst week for flu hospitalisations in a decade as health system faces pressure
Auckland hospitals admitted 177 people with severe respiratory illness in one week, the worst in 10 years, as nationwide infection rates spike.
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Hospital admissions surge as flu outbreak strains New Zealand health services
New Zealand hospitals are setting up dedicated flu wards and cancelling elective surgery as a late-season flu outbreak drives the highest hospitalisation rates in over a decade.
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Flu warning system proposed as respiratory illness rates hit decade high
New Zealand's respiratory illness rates have reached their highest level in a decade, driven largely by flu.
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Widespread sickness outbreak hits southern schools
A significant sickness outbreak is affecting schools in the South Island.
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Influenza A surge strains New Zealand’s health system as Covid-era measures return
New Zealand is experiencing a later-than-usual spike in influenza A cases, with hospitals and emergency services reporting record demand and reinstating Covid-era precautions.
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Winter illnesses disrupting schools as 10 percent of class time lost
Winter illnesses are causing significant disruption to New Zealand schools, with staff absences and lost classroom time affecting students' education.
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Winter illness forces schools to roster classes home as absences hit three-year high
School absences due to winter illness have reached their highest levels in three years, forcing schools across the country to double up classes and send some year groups home.
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Flu season could stretch into spring as schools face surge
A late winter flu surge is affecting New Zealand schools, with some experiencing significant student absences.
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St John declares major incident as ambulance demand hits record levels
Hato Hone St John is maintaining a major incident declaration as winter illness drives record-breaking calls for ambulances.
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Ambulance officers overwhelmed as 111 call volumes hit record highs
New Zealand ambulance services are handling record call volumes, with officers describing conditions worse than the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bay of Plenty schools report surge in winter illness absences
Schools across the Bay of Plenty are experiencing a spike in illness-related absences during winter, with one college recording 115 absences in a single day.
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Gisborne experiences surge in cold and flu cases as health services face capacity strain
A flu surge in Gisborne has pushed GPs, ambulances and hospitals to record demand levels, with schools reporting high absenteeism.
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One in five St John ambulance calls not emergencies, CEO says
St John's chief executive says up to 20 per cent of ambulance calls could be handled by GPs instead.
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St John Ambulance declares major incident as 111 calls reach record levels
St John Ambulance has activated its major incident response after experiencing unprecedented demand for emergency calls, with over 16,000 calls made last week.
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St John’s triggered major incident response after record ambulance demand
St John's activated a major incident response following two consecutive weeks of exceptionally high ambulance demand.