Chris Hipkins

The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.

By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio

Parliament has been puttering along in second gear since the election. Now the interruptions and formalities are fading as it nears lift-off.  Audio

Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.

Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio

After news of a new Covid-19 community case linked to Papatoetoe High School, Lisa Owen asks Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to clarify the status of the school - will it open again this… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says NZ's vaccination roll out has started small and will scale up over the coming weeks and months.

The first results of the UK Covid-19 vaccination… Audio

Parliament this week was pretty truncated, days were short and many MPs watched from home. But it did manage something unusual - an urgent debate. Audio

It's V-Day today - the start of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19. 

Those vaccinating the border workers will get the jab today, then the border workforce from Saturday, followed by the… Audio

Question time was considered an essential part of business this week as fewer MPs sat for shorter hours under changing Covid alert levels at Parliament. Video, Audio

There are no new community cases of Covid-19 today and Cabinet has agreed to make face coverings on public transport a requirement for all of New Zealand, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest Covid-19 alert level decision. Video, Audio

Some of the biggest Māori health providers in Auckland and Taranaki are wondering who got the one million surgical masks health officials promised for vulnerable whānau.

On Monday they got an email… Audio

New strict managed isolation rules are being dismissed as inadequate, with Covid-19 still easily able to slip the country's safety net.

They've been put in place as the Pulllman Hotel re-opens for… Audio

New Zealand has marked two days of zero community cases since lockdown measures were introduced in Auckland on Sunday.

But the Government still has no evidence of how the highly-risky UK variant B117… Audio

Shorter days, fewer MPs, and work on the Covid-19 response are a few of the changes at Parliament as it sits under Covid alert level 2 this week Audio

The isolation hotel at the centre of a Covid-19 community outbreak has re-opened for business, although all the recommended upgrades are yet to be completed.

Three people who stayed at the Pullman… Video, Audio

A Covid-19 jab could be a yearly thing, and the government is already planning for that prospect, as our very first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine is less than a week away.

The exact number of doses… Video, Audio