Covid 19
Workplace shortages see Tegel staff internally redeployed
Volunteers from the company's head office, including accountants, planners and IT workers, have been drafted in to boost numbers on the production line due to the 'unprecedented' number of workers off…
Covid-19: Watertight communication required to ensure safe antiviral dispensation - doctor
The medical director of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners says over-the-counter access to antiviral drugs for Covid-19 will need to be carefully managed. Audio
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
We cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
Covid-19 announcement could have gone further - Expert
A member of the National Māori Pandemic Group says the government could have gone further with its Covid-19 measures announced yesterday, to help protect vulnerable communities.
Masks and rapid… Audio
New Covid-19 measures not enough to ease strain, doctors say
Doctors say if new Covid-19 measures fail to work, they could be faced with making drastic decisions about which urgent patients to treat. Audio
Doctor backs increased access to Covid-19 antivirals, but has some questions
Three antiviral medicines used for treating Covid-19 early in an infection will be rolled out to about 400,000 more people, should they catch the virus.
Pharmac says Paxlovid, molnupiravir, and… Audio
Doctors unimpressed by new Covid-19 measures
Doctors staring down the barrel of a Covid-19 crisis say new measures will do little to ease the massive strain they're under.
Hospitals are already drastically reducing services to cope, and the… Audio
National Party on free masks and rapid antigen tests
The National Party says the Government's move to make masks and rapid antigen tests free is sensible, but is questioning why it's taken so long.
Covid-19 Response Minister Ayesha Verrall and Director… Audio
Covid-19: Doctors hoped for stricter mask rules
A surgeon says he was hoping for stricter mask mandates that would cover things like big indoor gatherings for the next few months in yesterday's government announcement.
The government has announced… Audio
Auckland Business Chamber wants Covid-19 household contacts back at work
The Auckland Business Chamber wants the Government to allow household contacts of Covid-19 cases to come back to work.
That's despite modelling which suggests Aotearoa is at the beginning of a second… Audio
Top Stories for Friday 15 July 2022
Doctors say free masks, free RATs and more access to antivirals will do little to ease the strain they're under Kiribati's President has picked up the phone, reigniting hopes his country is not… Audio
Public, doctors not impressed by govt rules to curb Covid
Masks and rapid antigen tests will be free to the public, and Covid patients will have greater access to antiviral Covid treatments in the latest move to slow the soaring rise in case numbers… Audio
'We've politicised this issue too much' - Expert calls for mandated indoor mask-wearing
Professor Michael Baker is calling for much wider mask mandates, saying the roll-out of free masks, while positive, will make a "fairly small" difference to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Govt urges masks, boosters, as bleak peak winter ills loom
The government has painted a worrying picture of winter hospitalisations, with Omicron and the flu set to put more pressure on an already stretched health system.
It has set out the path to avoiding… Video, Audio
Covid-19 surge: 'If everyone does their bit, we will get through winter' - Bloomfield
Covid-19 Response Minster Dr Ayesha Verrall says there's no doubt this winter is one of the toughest seasons New Zealand's health sector has ever faced. Video
Hospitals close to visitors, outpatient appointments postponed
Health services in Canterbury are under pressure and Covid-19 exposure events are causing problems for Southland and Whangārei.
Covid-19 update: 11,382 new community cases and 23 further deaths
The Ministry of Health says one of the deaths being reported today was that of a child under 10 years old.
Schools, health experts eagerly awaiting new Covid-19 measures
The government will today reveal changes to the Covid-19 response as case numbers soar, and health and education figures report the disease is hitting communities hard. Audio
New initiative looking at infectious diseases preparedness
A new initative aimed at boosting Aotearoa's Covid-19 response and preparing for future disease outbreaks has been launched.
Hauora Maori leader Te Pora Thompson says the last two years are an… Audio
Gyms a potential hot spot for Covid-19 transmission
People exercising in gyms can push out more than 100 times more spit particles than someone at rest - making crowded exercise facilities a potential hot-spot for Covid-19 spread.
RNZ's 'whose… Audio
