Covid 19

Pregnant women are being encouraged to get vaccinated against Covid-19, amid warnings they are more at risk of getting seriously sick.

Mums-to-be are part of group three, so are already eligible to… Audio

Some of New Zealand's Olympians are celebrating with friends and whānau in person tonight, after being completing their MIQ stint.

The athletes and support crew have had to take the long way home… Video, Audio

A public health expert is flabbergasted the government cannot provide specific vaccination information for a new Auckland border facility. 

It comes as questions remain over how many workers at… Video, Audio

While the All Blacks and Black Ferns have locked in their spots in MIQ, the wind has gone out of the sails of SailGP.

The international sailing regatta was headed for Lyttelton in January, but they… Video, Audio

New Zealand Rugby has scored 130 spots in MIQ for the All Blacks and Black Ferns, after the special allocation was signed off by a group of Ministers.

More than 1200 sportspeople have asked for… Video, Audio

New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Audio

Sales of chewing gum fell by 14% worldwide in 2020. Will Coldwell is a London-based journalist who recently composed a piece in The Economist about the demise of chewing gum, which has been used in… Audio

Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery

Our U.S. correspondent Karen Kasler joins the show to discuss the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, people trying to wangle a third dose of Covid-19 vaccine for extra protection, and Biden's… Audio

Among other topics this morning, our Weekend panellists will be looking at the tough Covid-19 decisions, the disappearance of cash in society, the Winston Churchill painting from Parliament and the… Audio

One of the biggest cocoa producers in Samoa has seen a huge surge in orders and says they're from Samoans abroad wanting a taste of home. Audio

Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they've been missed out the government's latest border announcements.

The government plans to ease open the borders from early next… Audio

Part of the puzzle of reconnecting to the world is how international arrivals are going to be filtered into the country.

Under the government's plan, the drawbridge will be lowered in the first few… Video, Audio

Flip-flopping advice from several government agencies has given Port of Tauranga plenty of headaches this week.

A red alert went up about a foreign-flagged ship - the Rio De La Plata - heading into… Video, Audio

New Zealanders living overseas who are trying to get vouchers to get into MIQ watched today's big announcement with sinking hearts. The Group Grounded Kiwis has a petition before Parliament asking for… Audio

In Fiji, some people are too scared to go to hospital, as the country's Covid-19 situation continues to spiral.

The Delta variant is also causing major problems for the healthcare system with more… Video, Audio

Australia's Covid-19 crisis goes on - this afternoon Canberra was plunged into a week-long lockdown after the discovery of a new local infection.

New South Wales also continues to see high numbers… Audio

For more on the government's road map to reopening, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen.

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Government Covid-19 business adviser Rob Fyfe reckons more relaxed border restrictions now all ride on New Zealand achieving high vaccination rates.

And he says while the government scores about an… Video, Audio

The government is warning it will take a "swift and severe" approach to any future cases of Covid-19, and move quickly to Alert Level Four.

It comes as a long-awaited report into reopening our border… Audio