Covid 19

There were 19 new community infections confirmed on Friday, but health authorities estimate there will be at least 30 more based on transmission rates and the number of households contacts.

More than… Video, Audio

The Premier of New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian has resigned amid an investigation by the state's corruption watchdog.

Public hearings wiil be held later this month to investigate whether there… Video, Audio

Covid-19 vaccinations for Young Pasifika living in New Zealand tracking well. Audio

There were 45 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community yesterday ... a number that will no doubt be a big concern for those in Auckland where they were detected. Joining Ellie Jay to talk us… Audio

More than 26,000 people gathered in the MIQ lobby on Tuesday night in a bid to come home before Christmas. They aren't just kiwis living overseas wanting to visit or return, there are also people… Audio

The National Party wants to open up the country with a plan it says will allow New Zealanders to return home for Christmas.

The party has released a three-step plan to open the borders and stop… Audio

"A lottery in human misery" is how National's described the MIQ system. And it believes quarantine-free travel by Christmas is possible under its plans to open the borders.

Once vaccination rates… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has not ruled out the possibility home isolation could be available for more than businesspeople before Christmas.

"I wouldn't rule that out, although I don't… Video, Audio

There is a lot riding on this Monday's Covid-19 level announcement, and not just for Aucklanders desperate to get back to a life as relatively normal.

A shift down to level 2 for the country's… Audio

New Zealanders desperately hoping for a ticket home are now having a go through the latest release of MIQ rooms. 3800 rooms are up for grabs in October, November and December.

The lobby - or the… Video, Audio

The clock is ticking down to Tuesday's MIQ lottery with 3800 rooms to be allocated from 6pm.

It is the second one since the government changed the system. People get an hour to pile into the virtual… Video, Audio

The government is expected to release more details of its pilot home isolation scheme for business tomorrow, with a long list of companies keen to get on board.

Meanwhile across the Tasman, South… Video, Audio

A cut-price Covid-19 rent clause that has been added to legislation has blindsided some property managers.

The amendment to the Property Law Act would mean commercial tenants will not have to pay… Video, Audio

For parents and children in Auckland it's been a juggling act of home schooling and working from home for the last six weeks.

And as school holidays begin next Monday children will spend nearly nine… Video, Audio

More people will soon be able to leave Auckland under alert level 3 and into Level 2 territory.

The government announced today that from 11:59pm tonight more reasons will be added to the permitted… Audio

It's the battle of the border blueprints. Opposition parties are this week setting out how they would manage the border, although one got their first.

Both want vaccinated New Zealanders to be able… Audio

On Tuesday evening thousands of New Zealanders are joining the virtual MIQ lobby for the next lottery of vouchers.

3800 rooms in managed isolation for October, November and December are being… Video, Audio

The government has issued a new plea to Aucklanders over Covid-19 testing as the tail of Delta continues to bear down on the city of sails.

It is asking all people working in level three businesses… Video, Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about the deadlines in the US to raise the country's debt ceiling, and the Democrats are hoping to pass the budget blueprint by the end of the week. And the struggle is ongoing to… Audio

Door-to-door Covid-19 testing in Auckland is being seen as a way to help Auckland out of a costly lockdown.

Mobile testing vans have been visiting suburbs where the virus has been circulating, and… Audio