Covid 19

The trans-Tasman bubble has officially burst and with it the plans of those hoping to visit loved ones across the ditch.

The government today announced quarantine-free travel with Australia will be… Audio

New South Wales has today reported a new high of 124 Covid-19 cases, with close to 90 of those people wandering in the community while infectious.

Greater Sydney is in the fourth week of a lockdown… Video, Audio

In Wellington, some pharmacies have been told, 'thanks but no thanks', when it comes to helping with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Ben Latty from the capital's Wellworks Pharmacy said it is an… Video, Audio

Pharmacies say they are underutilised and getting mixed messages from health officials - despite being an obvious solution to the sluggish Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

About 13 percent of New Zealanders… Video, Audio

Cabinet ministers are meeting right now to decide the fate of the trans-Tasman bubble.

The meeting has been called just hours after New South Wales recorded 124 new Covid-19 cases - a record high in… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins is backing away from any suggestion there could be changes to MIQ requirements by the end of the year.

At his weekly press conference updating progress on the… Video, Audio

Eastern Bay of Plenty Covid-19 vaccinators are welcoming hundreds of people through the doors each week.

So far, more than 15,000 jabs have been administered in the region - about 21 percent of the… Audio

Too much red tape and risk-averse health authorities means family doctors have been effectively sidelined when it comes to giving Covid-19 vaccinations, the head of Aotearoa's largest general practice… Video, Audio

Three closely aligned nations, three different political approaches, and three very different results when it comes to the path taken by the pandemic.  Audio

One of the UK's most outspoken and controversial media personalities will be deported from Australia and won't appear as planned on the country's Big Brother reality TV series.

Katie Hopkins was… Audio

Further space in Managed Isolation and Quarantine has been set aside for managed return flights from New South Wales, a Managed Isolation and Quarantine spokesperson says.

530 rooms will be allocated… Video, Audio

Alex Campbell is a journalist in England and has Covid-19. He told me he fears the government's decision to open up is only going to make the situation worse. Audio

It's just a few days until the Olympics gets underway in Tokyo and Covid-19 cases have emerged in the athletes' village.

To talk more about this we're joined by our reporter Maja Burry, who is in… Video, Audio

Two more crew people on another container ship have tested positive for Covid-19.

The ship arrived in port at Bluff on Sunday night and the 21 crew were tested this morning.

Our reporter Nick… Video, Audio

When Philip Toogood and wife Julie arrived in Fiji in 2006 it was only with the intention of being there for three years. Fifteen years later, the couple remain at home on Denarau Island. He's Calling… Audio, Gallery

Luke Buda will release his third solo album 'Buda' in October, with the new album coming more than 12 years after his last offering. The first single 'Here Comes The Wind' was released last month. He… Audio

We move around 30% less than our counterparts in the 1960s but  author Caroline Williams says movement is something we need to build back into our lives. She joins us to discuss her new book Move!:… Audio

New research out of Northwestern University has found drinking one or more cups of coffee per day is associated with about a 10% decrease in risk of Covid-19. Study co-author Dr. Marilyn Cornelis… Audio

About 40 percent of Australia's population is back under lockdown after Covid-19 outbreaks in multiple states.

This morning, Victorians began their fifth lockdown of the pandemic.

But it's New South… Audio

There are now active Covid-19 cases in three Australian states and Victoria is poised to enter its fifth lockdown tonight.

Australian media are reporting the lockdown will kick in from midnight local… Audio