Covid 19

The need for vaccine awareness is greater than ever in Papua New Guinea as it struggles with Covid-19, according to a health specialist there. Audio

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic RNZ Pacific has regularly touched base with one of the more isolated islander communities on the United States mainland. Audio

The Prime Minister wants quality assurance on pre-departure tests from countries where New Zealanders are flying from.

A two week travel suspension comes into force on Sunday, for flights arriving… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport is putting the finishing touches on its new twin terminal in anticipation of the return of quarantine-free travel on April 19.

Travellers from countries outside the bubble will be… Video, Audio

A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in.

South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1… Video, Audio

"Shambolic" is how one rest home boss is describing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Aged care residents and workers are in the priority two category, and according to the government's own timetable are… Video, Audio

The majority of Covid-19 cases caught at the border in the last month were among travelers from India. 

The government's temporarily suspending travel from there, while it looks at how it can… Audio

The government's management of the border is under increasing scrutiny today, after it temporarily suspended all travel from India to New Zealand. 

It says that's due to an explosion in Covid-19… Audio

Otago University epidemiologist Professor Nick Wilson looks at whether a two week suspension of arrivals from India is long enough, and from the Victoria University School of Law, Associate Professor… Audio

The Ministry of Health says there are 287,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the country awaiting distribution with just over 71,000 first doses and 19,000 second doses administered so far. The Health… Audio

European drug regulators have now linked AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to very rare cases of blood clots. New Zealand does have an advance purchase agreement for this particular jab, but there's… Audio

With less than a fortnight before the quarantine-free travel zone begins between New Zealand and Australia, the hospitality sector is busily preparing. Karyn speaks with Cristiano De Martin who's the… Audio

Health Minister Andrew Little says he wants to see vaccination numbers increase to about 10,000 a day by the end of the month.

To make that happen, more centres are opening up, where people will go… Video, Audio

The National Party's Covid-19 Response spokesperson is Chris Bishop. He talks to Lisa Owen about delays in the vaccine rollout. Video, Audio

New Zealand is not only well behind most other countries when it comes to its Covid-19 vaccine rollout, it has also failed to meet its own targets so far.

Opposition parties say the government needs… Audio

The chair of Auckland District Health Board and other board members managed to get early Covid-19 vaccinations, even though about 50 percent of its frontline staff are yet to get the jab.

At a… Video, Audio

Dr Mike Lee is tackling the issue of how to encourage anti-vaccination groups to be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Audio

Two-way quarantine free travel is poised to begin in less than a fortnight between New Zealand and Australia after months of delay. Tourism Industry Aotearoa's Chris Roberts will talk about the impact… Audio

A top epidemiologist says only the most serious of Covid-19 outbreaks will put a pause on trans-Tasman travel. Cabinet is meeting right now to finalise the date this two-way bubble will open, and… Audio

Solomons Covid-19 vaccination focus on protecting communities along the PNG border. Audio