Covid 19
Covid-19: Lawyer fighting to get pregnant New Zealanders into MIQ
The lawyer representing pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis says more New Zealanders have been asking for his help to return home to give birth.
Auckland barrister Tudor Clee says he has… Audio
Covid-19: Relationships breaking down over vaccinations
Relationship counsellors are seeing some families falling apart because of differences over Covid-19 vaccinations.
Some have received numerous referrals of couples near breaking point, and there are… Audio
Covid-19: Pregnant journalist on battle to get into MIQ
Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis says she could have kept quiet about her predicament but felt "infuriated" after failing to gain an MIQ spot and seeking refuge in Afghanistan.
She… Audio
Covid-19: Low case numbers expected to end this week
This week will probably mark the end of the golden weather for low Covid-19 case numbers in Aotearoa.
Te Punaha Matatini modeller Dr Dion O'Neale forecasts 200 cases in the community a day - by… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland holiday weekend push to get kids vaccinated
There's a push in this long holiday weekend in Auckland to get as many tamariki as posible vaccinated before they head back to class.
Northern Regional Health Co-ordination Centre clinical director… Audio
Back to School 2022: Dunedin North Intermediate's Heidi Hayward
We head to Dunedin where we're joined by Heidi Hayward who's principal of Dunedin North Intermediate, which welcomes children back tomorrow. Audio
Back to School 2022: Albany Senior High's Claire Amos
There were 103 new community cases of Covid reported in New Zealand yesterday - the second time in three days we've hit triple figures as the country braces for Omicron. It comes as schools around the… Audio
Pregnant journalist Charlotte Bellis desperate to get MIQ in NZ
Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis is having to take the word of the Taliban that she will be safe in Afghanistan after being denied a spot in MIQ. Bellis says she and her photographer… Audio
Covid-19: MIQ working but has tough trade-offs - epidemiologist
A leading epidemiologist says managed isolation and quarantine is serving its purpose, despite coming under increasing criticism. Audio
New South Wales reports 52 Covid-19 deaths, Victoria 20
New South Wales has reported another 52 Covid-19 deaths, while Victoria today recorded 20 deaths.
Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa
A convoy of big rigs has arrived in Canada's capital to protest vaccine mandates and Covid-19 measures.
Bus trips, burger joint and badminton club new 'close contact' locations
Two long-distance bus trips in the North Island are among today's new close contact locations of interest.
Covid-19 update: 103 new community cases, one further death
There have been 103 new community cases reported in New Zealand today and one further death in North Shore Hospital.
Market analyst: 'NTFs are complete folly'
Last year saw the meteoric rise of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a form of digital provenance. However, senior market analyst at Oanda, Jeffrey Halley, says NFTs are reaching peak hype, and their… Audio
Prime Minister and Governor-General in isolation after possible Covid exposure
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is in isolation until Tuesday and has had a Covid-19 test today after being deemed to be a close contact of a positive Covid-19 case.
Calling Home: Kylee Dillane in Inishmore
If Kylee Dillane and Irish husband Liam could channel the old Cher song and turn back time, they might reconsider their move back to Liam's homeland in early 2020. But they're making the most of life… Audio
Covid-19 testing site to operate in Dannevirke after wastewater detection
A temporary Covid-19 testing site will operate in Dannevirke today after the virus was detected in the Tararua town's wastewater.
Silly season turns serious as Omicron arrives
It’s business as usual for the media again: all Covid, all the time with the whole country back in the red (traffic light). But even before Omicron inevitably broke through, anti-vaxxers and their… Audio
Silly season turns serious as Omicron arrives
It’s business as usual for the media again: all Covid, all the time with the whole country back in the red (traffic light). But even before Omicron inevitably broke through, anti-vaxxers and their…
AudioSchool to reinforce need for children to attend to Omicron-hesitant parents
A primary school has hired someone to talk with parents who are hesitant about sending their children back to school due to Covid-19.
