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Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles says New Zealand’s shift to red isn’t going far enough to meet the threat that is Omicron – and her family won’t be entering indoor bars and restaurants while there’s community transmission. Under the red traffic light setting coming into force nationwide from

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