Covid 19

Hospital doctors could continue working even after testing positive for Covid-19 in the worst case scenarios of an Omicron outbreak here. Emergency departments are preparing for chronic worker… Audio

Major events are paying the price as stricter Covid-19 rules come into force.

Gatherings are now capped at 100 people if vaccine passes are enforced, cutting to 25 if not.

But the hospitality… Audio

Omicron is in the community and judging by pictures RNZ listeners have been sending through essentials are flying off supermarket shelves across the country.

It seems, the red-hot commodity once… Audio

A leading Australia-based epidemiologist says New Zealand's plan to slow the spread of Omicron is sensible and should help to reduce the peak of the outbreak.

The country is under the red traffic… Audio

Few groups have been following the current Omicron developments more closely than the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, whose members have already been grappling with the effects of widespread staff… Audio

After less than a month in the orange traffic light setting, Auckland residents are back to the more restricted Covid-19 red and the familiar anxiety that the virus - this time the Omicron strain - is… Audio

The National Party is supporting the Government's decision to shift to red light Covid-19 restrictions.

Party leader Christopher Luxon says the government should have been doing more to prepare… Audio

Māori health providers are in a race to vaccinate children and boost adult immunisations before Omicron spreads widely.

Ministry of Health data shows 93 percent of the wider Counties Manukau… Audio

Air New Zealand chief executive Greg Foran says more crew are showing symptoms of Covid-19 and he expects a number of cases in the airline.

Air New Zealand has stood down 15 aircrew members as close… Audio

Te Punaha Matatini's Michael Plank is one of the country's most respected modellers, but even he says Omicron can be a tricky virus to get one's figures around.

Professor Plank has said the peak of… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins is warning the public to expect large number of Covid-19 cases, and not to rely on masks to stop it.

The entire country is now in red traffic light setting… Audio

Paracetamol is flying off supermarket shelves as the country goes into red.

The Government has asked people to be prepared if they need to isolate at home and not leave their house, even for… Audio

New Zealand has moved to a new phase of the pandemic as it battles to slow down the rapacious spread of Omicron.

The Government says it has plans in place to cope with as many as 50,000 cases a day -… Audio

Intensive care units are gearing up for a truly intense time over the coming weeks as the country grapples with the Omicron wave.

The College of Critical Care Nurses has calculated that the country… Audio