Covid 19

Sydneysiders will be locked down for at least another two weeks as the number of new Covid-19 cases in the community remains high.

Several younger people are among those in intensive care after… Audio

The government is hoping to vaccinate more than 15,000 people in its first major mass vaccine blitz later this month.

The three-day event in South Auckland will target staff, students and their… Audio

A south Auckland tertiary institute is the focus of the government's first mass Covid-19 vaccination event.

Starting on July 30, the Vodafone events centre in will be ground zero for an immunisation… Video, Audio

Pfizer has confirmed another 1.5 million doses will arrive in New Zealand by the end of the August.

That's on top of the million being delivered over this month.

Starting on 30 July, the Vodafone… Video, Audio

We speak with the secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum about regional crises, Covid-19 and Pacific geopolitics. Audio

Workers rights advocates in Fiji have labelled the government's Covid-19 response as being "more of a fire brigade approach". Audio

The UN resident coordinator for Fiji warns climbing Covid-19 infection rates in the island nation may soon send it spinning out of control.

Lisa Owen asked Sanaka Samarsinha if there is more New… Video, Audio

The Fijian government's Covid-19 response continues to be slammed as case numbers soar.

It is as workers' rights advocates and legal experts label the prime ministers 'no jab, no job' directive… Audio

New Zealand's four-stage Covid-19 alert level system is no longer fit for purpose, according to a group of epidemiologists.

The six experts say while the system was a highly effective part our… Video, Audio

The government is making no apologies for failing, so far, to lay out a clear road-map for when and how the borders might reopen as people are vaccinated for Covid-19.

But watch this space - the… Audio

Fifteen mariners on the foreign fishing vessel Viking Bay, which is now moored in Wellington, have been infected with Covid-19.

The Spanish flagged ship arrived in Wellington yesterday and the 15… Video, Audio

The warning was "flyer beware" - but the Prime Minister says that does not extend to the bill for MIQ.

Planes have been landing this afternoon bringing back travellers from New South Wales.

Under… Audio

The United Nations representative in Fiji says antivaxxers present one of the country's biggest challenges.

A record number of 873 new cases was recorded in the latest 24-hour monitoring period, and… Video, Audio

Fake rubber arms, dozens of needles and syringes and some deep breaths have been part of the training for a brand new batch Covid-19 vaccinators.

They are members of a whole new immunisation… Video, Audio

Due to the pandemic, universities had to conduct exams online. Students began forming systems for information exchange which evidently resulted in cheating scandals. But is it cheating, or using… Audio

This morning our panellists discussed the sudden axing of a sports producer after a controversial column about women's rugby, widespread criticism of the Fair Pay Agreements and and acceptable names… Audio

The government may tighten Covid-19 rules around wearing masks and face coverings and the use of the NZ Covid Tracer. Research New Zealand has measured New Zealanders' attitudes and Emanuel… Audio

For some people with disabilities, getting a vaccine can be a confronting process especially if they're hyper sensitive to light, noise and crowds.

That's where a one-day community clinic in Dunedin… Audio

Auckland Airport is having its busiest day since March last year, when the Covid-19 pandemic screeched travel to a stop.

At least 28,000 New Zealanders are expected to stream through the domestic… Audio

A red light has been put on green flights for kiwis stuck in Sydney as cases surged there again today.

The New South Wales government announced 44 new community cases, up from yesterday's 14-month… Audio