Covid 19

Australia has shut the door to New Zealanders for quarantine-free travel for at least 72 hours, despite no change in our alert level.

Airlines responded by cancelling flights. It has thrown question… Video, Audio

Northlanders are breathing a cautious sigh of relief after no new community Covid-19 cases were found among the more than 1,000 tests carried out yesterday.

The Ministry of Health today revealed that… Audio

Approval for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could come as early as Wednesday next week, but it is unclear when the doses will actually land on our shores.

The government has issued a timeline for when… Video, Audio

Dr Sarb Johal has just released a book 'Steady: Keeping calm in a world gone viral'. Audio

Leading vaccinologist Dr Helen Petousis-Harris believes a lot more work needs to be done to collect data on baseline death rates before there is a vaccine roll out in New Zealand. Audio

Australia has suspended quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders for at least 72 hours.

Māni Dunlop spoke with an epidemiologist at the University of Melbourne, Tony Blakely. Audio

Northland iwi and local supermarkets are supplying water and food to those waiting hours to get tested for Covid.

Testing stations in the region are contiuing to be overrun by people, with lines of… Audio

Dr Andrew Chen, Research Fellow, Koi Tu - Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland, talks us through the Covid Tracer App. Audio

This year's celebration of the Rātana faith founder has been subdued with fewer followers making the annual pilgrimage.

Monday marks the 148th birthday of Tahu Pōtiki Wiremu Rātana, but festivites… Video, Audio

A microbiologist who completed a stint in managed isolation believes there's a number of weak spots in MIQ.

It has been confirmed a Northland woman caught the more infectious South African Strain of… Video, Audio

Some Central Otago orchards are describing this season's crop as a 'write-off' while others struggle to find enough workers.

It's been a tough season for the growers with Covid-19 border restrictions… Audio

A returnee in managed isolation at the Pullman Hotel believes the system is robust and well policed, with guest restricted to their rooms unless they're sporting a wristband that shows they've tested… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

There was a four-day cross over in managed isolation between a returnee with the more infectious South African strain of Covid-19 and the Northland woman they passed the virus to.

Genome testing… Video, Audio

In Northland, some people waited more than seven hours to get Covid-19 tests on Monday, describing the process as "chaos".

A woman in Northland has contracted Covid-19 after testing negative twice… Video, Audio

The Panel speaks to Director of Te Pūnaha Matatini Shaun Hendy. Audio

The Ministry of Health held  Covid-19 briefing at 1pm following the Covid community case in Northland. Professor Michael Plank, of Te Pūnaha Matatini and the University of Canterbury, joins Jesse to… Audio

Iwi in the north are working to ensure their uri get tested if they have symptoms.

Ngati Hine spokesperson and Waitangi National Trust Board chair, Pita Tipene, spoke to Māni Dunlop. Audio

Covid-19 is back in the community, but it's not yet known if - or how far - it has spread.

Māni Dunlop spoke with Otago University epidemiologist, Sir David Skegg. Audio

Northlanders are turning out in their thousands to be tested for Covid-19, after a woman in the region tested positive for the virus at the weekend.

Testing stations are open today from Auckland to… Audio