Covid 19

Testing stations are expecting another rush today after a casual plus contact of the latest Covid-19 case tested positive for the virus.

Staff and students at Papatoetoe High School are being asked… Audio

It's just over a day since Auckland went back to level 1 following last week's outbreak - now that sense of security is under threat.

Three new cases were announced yesterday - two teenagers and an… Audio

A teenager who recently tested positive for Covid-19 worked two shifts at the Botany Kmart last week despite advice from their school for all households to stay home until they got a negative test.

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Exhausted Covid-19 testers in South Auckland are bracing for a big surge today as more people turn up to be tested.

Staff and students at Papatoetoe High School are being asked to get tested again… Audio

Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.

Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio

Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.

Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio

Papatoetoe High School Principal Vaughan Couillault joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest Covid-19 case - another student at the school. Video, Audio

After news of a new Covid-19 community case linked to Papatoetoe High School, Lisa Owen asks Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to clarify the status of the school - will it open again this… Video, Audio

The Covid-19 rollercoaster continues in Auckland after a new community case of Covid-19 was identified this morning.

The Ministry of Health says the 'casual plus' contact, also a student at… Video, Audio

The most at-risk workers at the Ports of Auckland have lined up for their Covid-19 vaccinations today, with most saying they barely felt a scratch.

There has been at least one community outbreak… Video, Audio

Auckland will join the rest of the country in Covid-19 alert level 1 from midnight, but is there a better option than a large scale lockdown if or when there's another outbreak?

For Tāmaki Makaurau… Video, Audio

Scarce supplies and the cost of personal protective equipment is prompting some dentists to up their prices.

Now they are calling for government support to fund and source high level PPE to avoid… Audio

From midnight Auckland will join the rest of Aotearoa at Covid-19 alert level 1. Auckland was plunged into a level 3 lockdown for three days, and everywhere else went to level 2, after three Covid-19… Video, Audio

Having burst onto the scene in 2017 with a lead role in the film The Changeover, Kiwi actress Erana James' career has continued on an upward trajectory ever since, She is currently starring in the… Audio

Canada's Globe and Mail reported this week that the Beijing visa application centre used by New Zealand has close links to Chinese security police. Asia correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe was part of… Audio

A new augmented reality and VR  game is testing the boundaries of cryptocurrencies and property ownership. Earth 2 is a virtual version of earth, split into 5.1 trillion land 'tiles' Sunday Morning's… Audio

We welcome back the public health physician from the University of Otago Wellington, Professor Michael Baker. He joins the show to discuss the deployment of the vaccine, the Papatoetoe outbreak, and… Audio

How did the media break last Sunday’s sudden news of a change to Covid-19 alert levels? And how did they cover the response, the science behind it and the decision to shift back down again - just as… Audio

Our weekend panellists, Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake, riding bikes on the footpath, vaccines, and the New Zealand 'terrorist' arrested at… Audio

Parliament this week was pretty truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate. Audio