Covid

Pandemic immigration restrictions and labour shortages are about to collide with the busiest time of the year on dairy farms - with concerns some workers are being poached to cover the shortfall… Audio

A call for crew joining boats in NZ waters to come through managed isolation and return a negative Covid-19 test before heading out to sea.

At the moment, health and border authorities are dealing… Video, Audio

Around 16 percent of the population have now received at least one dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The Health Ministry wants to get through 1.6 million doses in three weeks in September alone.

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Today, our panelists will be looking at the troubling rise of violence in New Zealand, the governments Mongrel Mob rehab funding and National's new 'demand the debate' billboard campaign. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to look at the new studies into long Covid, including one that found patients could take up to a month to return to normal sleep and exercise patterns… Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about Sydney's Covid outbreak after 89 new cases were recorded yesterday.  Audio

The foreign fishing vessel Viking Bay has pulled into Wellington this afternoon after nearly a week at sea with two Covid-19 positive mariners on board.

The Ministry of Health says the risk to the… Video, Audio

The Ministry of Health is being told to scrap the Covid-19 "close plus" and "casual plus" contact classifications.

The recommendation is among several made by an independent advisory group in a… Audio

The government appears to be committed to an elimination strategy when it comes to dealing with Covid-19 in Aotearoa, even after most people have had the vaccine.

How feasible is it? Dr Nikki Turner… Video, Audio

Our regular commentator Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith joins us with the latest Covid-19 science, and to answer your questions. Audio

The governments Covid-19 vaccine roll out plan is facing criticism from taxi drivers who say they should be a priority to get their jab.

Just over one million people have had their first dose of the… Audio

Sighs of relief all round in Wellington on Friday with the news there's no evidence a Sydney man infected anyone else during his whirlwind tour of the capital on the weekend.

However, health… Video, Audio

There has been another day without new cases of Covid-19 in the Wellington community.

The news seems too good to be true, given the packed itinerary of the Australian tourist who spent the weekend in… Audio

As Covid-19 case numbers in Fiji continue to climb at record rates - health experts are battling fears over the vaccine on offer.

A staggering 308 new infections were confirmed on Thursday - the… Audio

Central Sydney is heading into a lockdown, a day after officials declared one wasn't needed.

Twenty-two new cases have been announced in New South Wales today - the sharpest one-day rise during this… Audio

Some South Island skifields have been flooded with cancellations as quarantine-free travel remains off the cards during most of New South Wales school holidays.

That's after the New Zealand… Audio

Ten new Covid-19 cases have been found in Sydney, where officials are ramping up restrictions and warning that more positive cases are coming in the next few days.

WorldWatch's Max Towle has more. Audio

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the decision to delay removing the rest of the Covid restrictions thanks to the growth of the Delta variant across the UK, which has pushed… Audio