1596 days ago

Covid-19: The top 10 questions people are asking Healthline, answered

Caroline Williams Reporter from Auckland Stuff

Kia ora neighbours. The Covid-19 Vaccination Healthline is a free service for anyone who has questions about the Covid-19 vaccine or who needs help booking theirs.

Andrew Slater, chief executive of Whakarongorau Aotearoa, which runs Healthline, said the advice given is in line with the latest guidelines from the Ministry of Health and Immunisation Advisory Centre, and is supported by a clinical governance group.

Slater urged people not to sit on questions stopping them from getting vaccinated, adding that the service is presented with all kinds of curly questions.

“Ask us anything. We won’t judge. You can be anonymous when you call.”

Click 'read more' for the top 10 questions people are asking Healthline, answered by clinical director Dr Ruth Large and other experts spoken to by Stuff.

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MEF NIGHT MARKET 27 FEBRUARY 2026

Julie from Hillsborough

**AUCKLAND — WHERE ARE YOU HEADING THIS FRIDAY NIGHT? 👀✨**

The **MEF NIGHT MARKET** is almost here and it’s shaping up to be an amazing night! 🎉🌙

🍔 Street food & sweet treats 🍩
🛍️ Stalls packed with bargains
💎 Hidden gems everywhere
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The perfect night out with the whānau

☔ Come rain or shine — we’re fully undercover!

Skip the cooking 🙌 bring your friends 👯 bring the kids 🧒 bring everyone — just don’t miss it 🔥

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📅 Friday 27 Feb 2026
⏰ 5–10PM
💵 Cash only

See you there! 🎊✨

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3 days ago

Some Choice News!

Kia pai from Sharing the Good Stuff

DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.

Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.

For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.

Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?

We hope this brings a smile!

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