Covid 19
Providers focussing on unvaccinated Maori/Pasifika
Maori and Pasifika health providers have teamed up to try and vaccinate people who the government rollout has failed to reach. After a protracted court battle, the Ministry of Health has been… Audio
AK, Taupo businesses disappointed at Red alert post Xmas
Auckland hospitality businesses say the move to Orange on the 30th of December is too little too late for them. Yesterday the Prime Minister made the announcement that all regions in Red would move to… Audio
'Should be in Green?' Mixed response from Mid Canterbury
Opposition MPs and some Ashburton businesses have advocated for a lowering of the traffic light system from orange to green, at least for the South Island.
Northland Chamber boss sees red over continued restrictions
Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Steve Smith - who is "not a huge fan of vaccination" and is opposed to checkpoints - says the government announcement today is "a bitter pill to swallow". Audio
'It's an absolute joke': Returnees vaccinated abroad stuck without vaccine pass
Thousands of people are still without vaccine passes, waiting for their overseas vaccination records to be added to the New Zealand register.
Govt under fire for not dropping Auckland's Covid-19 settings sooner
An Auckland night club owner says today's annoucement the city will drop to 'orange' at the end of December is awful, while Mayor Phil Goff says there was a clear case for dropping before then. Audio
Māori bearing the brunt of Covid-19 in Tāmaki Makaurau - board
Independent Māori Statutory Board chairperson David Taipari said Tāmaki Makaurau had borne the brunt of the pandemic in Aotearoa, and Māori were bearing it more than many others.
Health providers unite in final vaccination effort before Auckland re-opens
The West Auckland Whānau Ora Battalion is joining forces with the South Seas Healthcare, Manukau Urban Māori Authority and the Turuiki Healthcare Vaccination Fleets over the next two days.
Nurse investigated over online threats to attack vaccination buses
A Dunedin nurse has been referred to a professional conduct committee by the Nursing Council after posting threats against medical professionals involved in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Rental affordability worsening, especially in Hawke's Bay
Renting a home is getting more expensive, particularly in Hawke's Bay where rent prices have increased 20.4 percent in a year.
Massey University's latest Rental Report shows a 9.4 percent rent… Audio
Taupō business owner reacts to orange level from Dec 30
The Lakes DHB which covers Rotorua and Taupō districts will move to orange zone on 30 December.
Torben Landl from the Two Mile Sailing Club in Taupō talks to Lisa Owen.
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New Year's Eve in orange for Auckland - what you need to know
Auckland is set to shift to the orange light setting - but not before Christmas.
The rules won't relax until the dying days of the year - kicking in from New Year's Eve.
The same is true for every… Audio
Vaccine passes needed for club rugby players in 2022
Unvaccinated rugby players have been kicked to touch with vaccine passes needed to play club rugby from next year. New Zealand Rugby says it will ensure games can go ahead at all three traffic light… Audio
Hipkins on Covid level changes, border change possibilities
Hipkins has told Checkpoint government would give "at least a week's notice" if they change the decision around reopening the border for travellers from Australia.
"We set a check-in time and what we… Video, Audio
Tech in critical skills shortage, needs thousands more workers
Tech companies say thousands more overseas recruits are needed to help offset a critical skills shortage exacerbated by border closures.
The government is granting six hundred border exceptions to… Audio
Auckland and all other 'red' regions, except Northland, moving to 'orange'
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced Auckland and all other red regions, excluding Northland, will move to Covid-19 framework setting orange at 11.59pm on Thursday 30 December.
Auckland mayor welcomes orange, would have liked it sooner
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has taken an optimistic view on the move to the orange Covid protection level at the end of December.
"I'm not surprised because the government has exercised caution. And… Video, Audio
Thousands vaccine pass-less as system backed up
Thousands of people are still without vaccine passes, waiting for their overseas jabs to be added to New Zealand register.
When the Ministry of Health was swamped in the weeks leading up to the… Audio
Northland business leader disappointed as red limits remain
Northland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Steve Smith says the decision to keep the region in red level limits is not what he was expecting, "and certainly not what we were hoping for".
"Any form… Video, Audio
Auckland reacts to move to orange level Covid protection rules
So Auckland will stay in the red zone until midnight on December 30. Our reporter Louise Ternouth is in Onehunga.
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