Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Covid: 'Fully vaccinated' now requires three doses - health officials
Stalling booster rates are worrying health chiefs, who say people shouldn't consider themselves fully vaccinated unless they've had their third dose.
The number of COVID-19 infections has edged up… Audio
Covid-19: Cabinet set to consider alert level change
Cabinet will this afternoon meet to decide on whether any part of the country will come out of level 4 lockdown this week.
The alert level expires at midnight tomorrow night but Aucklanders have… Audio
Media can make and break leadership in volatile times
A new analysis finds media coverage is more important than ever after Covid in shaping our perception of leaders’ success, trustworthiness and transparency (or a perceived lack of them). But - as we… Audio
Media can make and break leadership in volatile times
A new analysis finds media coverage is more important than ever after Covid in shaping our perception of leaders’ success, trustworthiness and transparency (or a perceived lack of them). But - as we…
AudioDr Ashley Bloomfield responds to critical report on Covid-19 vaccine rollout
A report into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout raises serious concerns about whether the government can reach its targets and if there's even enough vaccine in the country.
It calls on health authorities… Video, Audio
Covid-19 vaccine rollout to teens may happen at schools - Bloomfield
The Director-General of Health has revealed students 12 years and older could get their Covid-19 jabs in a school-based vaccination prorgramme starting at the end of Term 3.
And in a pre-Budget… Video, Audio
Dr Ashley Bloomfield on New Zealand's Covid vaccine rollout
New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine rollout officially begun on February 20, with the first jabs going to border and MIQ workers. How will the vaccination programme proceed over the next few months… Audio
Covid-19: Weak positive cases 'viral fragments' - Bloomfield
The Health Ministry says testing has revealed historical cases of Covid-19 among some people in this country.
It says all cases have involved a "weak positive" test result, suggesting an old… Audio
Man tests positive for Covid-19 after isolation
A man who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after leaving managed isolation could have had an unusually long incubation of the virus.
The man flew to Christchurch from India on the 27… Audio
Reporters cop flak for Covid security scrutiny
Hayden and Michael Morrah talk to each other . . .
Lifting the lid on quarantine calamity
After so many covid-free days, reports of fresh cases were a nasty shock - and dogged reporting lifted the lid on potentially fatal flaws in our system of quarantine.
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Health officials urge NZers back from China to isolate selves
Meanwhile, health authorities here are urging several thousand New Zealanders who've recently returned from China to register with a new helpline if they're in self-imposed quarantine.
The Ministry… Audio
Health Ministry says changes afoot for cancer treatment
The head of the Ministry of health says they're working towards changing the way cancer is treated in New Zealand. This comes after a conference in Wellington which is focussed on how cancer treatment… Audio
