Covid 19

There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio

Des Gorman speaks to Jesse about the problems at the borders when it comes to managing the vaccine roll out for workers. Audio

A new mass vaccination clinic is opening in Auckland today. It comes as health officials in the city struggle to recruit enough people to deliver the injections. RNZ's health correspondent Rowan Quinn… Audio

A border worker who recently tested positive for Covid-19 was not tested for several months, despite a requirement to be tested every two weeks. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment… Audio

Chris Hipkins outlines the parliamentary week and explains why the same Covid-19 law is being approved by MPs for the third time in little more than a year. Audio

The union representing MIQ workers wants them to get more than thanks for keeping the country safe.

They would like a pay rise too. As you heard two security guards working at the Grand Millennium… Video, Audio

Health authorities are scrambling to work out how Covid-19 spread between workers at Auckland's Grand Millennium managed isolation hotel.

Last night, officials announced that a third worker at the… Audio

The largest Nurses' Union doesn't want non-clinical health workers to plug the shortage of Māori nurses and doctors involved in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

Community health workers at Māori health… Audio

A life-changing device that many type-1 diabetics cannot afford is being handed out as a weight management tool by a wellness retreat.

CGM devices monitor glucose levels for type-1 diabetics, but… Audio

An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday if they don't get vaccinated… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 86 percent of MIQ workers have received at least one vaccination dose so far.

That leaves about 540 people still outstanding.

Ardern says from the first of… Audio

Unvaccinated workers could stay in some of the riskiest frontline jobs at MIQ for several weeks because there's simply not enough jabbed workers to fill the gaps if they're redeployed.

The third… Audio

The largest Nurses' Union is concerned non-clinical staff will be giving Covid-19 vaccinations, saying it stems from a long-standing failure to employ more Māori nurses. 

Community health workers at… Audio

Health officials are investigating whether there is an unknown person linking the three latest Covid-19 cases.

A third worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility in Auckland has now… Audio

Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!' album made him one of the biggest names in rock history. But it wasn't all beer and skittles. He joins the show to discuss his incredible musical career and… Video, Audio

Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Audio

New Zealand Professor Gary McLean is with us to look at all of the latest news relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the longevity of immunity is likely to be and how Covid-19 has become a… Audio

Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith discusses further news on the suspected link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots; new variants; and Russia's COVID-19… Audio

Already facing the threat of a new Covid-19 outbreak, Timor-Leste has been hit by devastating flooding and landslides. Audio