Covid 19
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
Covid-19: Immunologist says vulnerable people hit hardest
As a second wave of Covid-19 washes across New Zealand, a University of Otago immunologist says the elephant in the room is it's our most vulnerable people being hit hardest.
Dianne Sika-Paotonu, who… Audio
Why your gym's air might not be fit to breathe
Crowded exercise facilities without proper ventilation could be hotspots for Covid-19.
Principals eagerly awaiting government announcement on Covid-19 rules
Principals will be all ears when the Government announces new details around the Covid-19 and influenza response this afternoon.
Principals Federation president Cherie Taylor-Patel says she's hoping… Audio
Doctors aim to understand long Covid's similarities to chronic fatigue syndrome
Researchers can now explain how long-term diseases chronic fatigue syndrome and long-Covid develop in the body. Audio
Auckland pharmacist seeing high demand for Covid-19 boosters
An Auckland pharmacist says she's seeing big demand for Covid-19 booster shots.
Nationally, just over 100,000 people have had their second Covid-19 booster, two weeks after it was first made… Audio
Lack of classroom CO2 monitors may increase Covid-19 risk
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitors, potentially increasing the risk of students catching Covid-19.
Calls for carbon dioxide meters in every classroom
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitor.
RNZ's 'Whose Breath Are You Breathing?' project revealed that on a cold day, when classroom windows… Audio
Wellington's Sky Stadium on hunt for more staff for test match
More than 35-thousand people will pack into Wellington's Cake Tin to watch the decider between the All Blacks and a rampant Ireland on Saturday. But, like workplaces across the country, Covid and… Audio
Seniors worried about dropping mask use
Senior citizens fear complacency around mask use is putting their lives at risk. This comes as the country battles a second wave and varient of Omicron as well as enslaught of other winter illnesses… Audio
Luxon urges wider vaccine availability, defends 'moving on' comments
National's leader Christopher Luxon wants fourth dose eligibility to be expanded beyond vulnerable people to anyone who wants it.
Covid-19 update: 11,548 new community cases and 19 further deaths
Another 19 people have died with Covid-19 and there are 11,548 new community cases, the Ministry of Health reports.
Cost concerns scupper fresh air plans for Auckland buses
Plans to introduce more fresh air into Auckland's bus fleet to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission were abandoned due to cost.
Rest of the world has moved on from Covid-19, Christoper Luxon says
Luxon says test-to-work should be expanded to increase the number of workers, and the "too complex" traffic light system should be abandoned.
Health system in crisis and widening the equity gap - Women in Medicine trust
Doctors are warning the government there is a risk of a catastrophic collapse of the healthcare workforce. Audio
