Tony Blakely

New lockdown measures in Auckland come at the same time as Melbourne's five-day lockdown announced last Friday.

The state of Victoria went in to full lockdown after the discovery of a cluster… Audio

Australia has extended a ban on quarantine-free travel across the ditch for New Zealanders for another 72 hours, with anyone arriving from Aotearoa now being put in hotel quarantine.

Authorities are… Audio

Australia's 72-hour suspension of quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders was due to lift tonight - if their Government was satisfied the situation in Aotearoa was under control.

But how likely is… 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

It's looking increasingly likely that the much discussed trans-Tasman bubble is finally on the way.

Cabinet has agreed in principle to quarantine free travel in the first quarter of 2021.

Prime… Audio

In Victoria, today could be the day - the 28th day - two full transmission cycles - with no mystery Covid-19 cases.

It comes after Melbourne residents endured months of strict lockdown, with new… Audio

After 12 weeks in lockdown, those living in Melbourne are about to get their first real taste of freedom.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced restrictions will ease across the state of Victoria tonight… Audio

Kiwis have been racing across state lines in Australia, despite the rules clearly saying they're not allowed to do so.

It's been a matter of days since a one way bubble opened with the states of New… Audio

Melbourne's emergence from a gruelling, months-long lockdown may be delayed again - as the rate of new coronavirus cases has stayed stubbornly above the levels set to trigger the relaxation of… Audio

Victoria's rates of Covid-19 continue to plummet.

The Australian state recorded 11 new cases and two deaths on Monday and are on an eleven day streak of less than 50 new infections.

Those results… Audio

For the first time in more than two months, the state of Victoria has recorded no new Covid-19 related deaths.

A leading New Zealand epidemiologist who helped design Victoria's road map out of… Audio

Some Auckland rest homes have begun allowing visitors again - despite no change in the alert level.

When the city locked down last month - so did aged care homes.

And while guidelines allow visitors… Audio

On this day six months ago, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus officially declared Covid-19 a pandemic.  Audio

Victoria has reported another 19 coronavirus deaths, tying the record toll from Monday.

The state has also reported 331 new cases of the virus - up slightly on the day before, but still well down on… Audio

This morning 5 million Melbourne residents are starting the first day of a strict six-week lockdown and the declaration of a "state of disaster" in Victoria.

That's in addition to the three weeks of… Audio

Professor Tony Blakely is an epidemiologist and public health specialist from the University of Melbourne.

He talks to Lisa Owen about compulsory face masks and the 484 new Covid-19 cases in… Video, Audio

This morning Melbourne residents woke up to their first day in strict lockdown.

Panicked shoppers have once again stripped shelves of toilet paper as another 134 cases were confirmed in the state of… Audio

A Kiwi epidemiologist is warning New Zealand must learn from Melbourne's handling of quarantine hotels before it is too late.

Professor Tony Blakely is concerned that the governments use of hotels… Audio