Covid 19

Exhausted GP's are preparing themselves to be the first point of contact for every patient testing positive for Covid-19.

In greater Wellington the job of letting patients know if they have Covid-19… Audio

A top Māori doctor says Aotearoa should have moved into phase 2 last week. 

Aotearoa will move to the new setting at 11:59pm on Tuesday, which will see changes to the way we have contact traced up… Audio

The protest at parliament grounds has caused consternation at Victoria University, where students are angered by blocked access to some classes, along with what they say is compromised safety.

The… Audio

Tuesday marks a week since the convoy of protestors arrived at Parliament - and few then could have foreseen the large-scale occupation it has become.

Certainly not residents of central Wellington… Audio

A top Covid-19 advisor to the government says it is unfortunate that a million New Zealanders eligible for a vaccine booster have yet to get one.

The chair of the Strategic Covid-19 Public Health… Audio

At one minute to midnight the country moves into its second phase of tackling Omicron daily cases hit almost 1000.

The shift will mean shorter isolation periods, increased use of rapid antigen tests… Audio

A former National MP, who lives directly opposite Parliament grounds, is unimpressed with the convoy protest.

Former government trade minister and ambassador to the United States Tim Groser has been… Audio

Few protesters have taken up the offer to move their vehicles off the road outside Parliament and into the nearby Sky Stadium, but police say there's no need to forcibly remove vehicles yet.

Corin… Audio

Te Pūnaha Matatini principal investigator Dr Dion O'Neale says phase 2 takes a pragmatic approach to managing the growing Omicron outbreak. 

Aotearoa recorded 981 daily Covid-19 cases on Monday, up… Audio

Down at parliament it looks like protesters have not taken up the offer to move their vehicles off Moleswoth and other nearby streets and into the Sky Stadium car park, but police say there's no need… Audio

The country will move to phase two of the Omicron plan at one minjute to midnight tonight - so just how disruptive are the next few weeks expected to be?

Despite nearly 5000 active covid cases… Audio

Speaking of boosters.. probably not too many of them around Parliament grounds as hundreds of protestors wake up to day 8 amid concerns of growing sanitation issues. The group was told yesterday by… Audio

The country will move to Phase Two of the Government's Omicron plan from midnight tonight, with the number of daily Covid cases likely to pass the one-thousand mark today. This comes after three… Audio