Covid 19
Farmers urged to create Covid-19 checklist
Farmers are being urged to create a check list on how to run their farm in case they get Covid-19 and can't do so themselves.
Covid-19: Hamilton Mayor calls for separation from region once vaccination target reached
The mayor of Hamilton wants her city treated differently to the rest of the region once it reaches 90 percent fully vaccinated.
GPs pressured by patients to issue vaccine exemptions
Family doctors say they're coming under pressure from some patients to issue vaccine exemption certificates. President of the College of GPs, Samantha Murton, speaks with Kathryn Ryan. Audio
Principals under pressure as vaccine deadline approaches
As a deadline looms for teachers to be vaccinated to be allowed in school, some principals are being presented with questionable exemption certificates, causing much confusion. Audio
Tonga lockdown begins, schools and shops closed
Tonga's first lockdown due to a case of Covid-19 has begun, and the streets of Nuku'alofa are quiet. Audio
NSW fast-tracks freedoms for fully vaccinated people
The NSW government is bringing forward new freedoms for fully vaccinated people and delaying privileges for those who've shunned the Covid-19 vaccine.
Covid-19 in Fiji: One death, PM says they're ready for tourists
Fiji's leader says the country is ready for tourists to return, as the country copes with more than 1500 active cases of Covid-19.
Covid-19 update: 143 new community cases in New Zealand today
There are 143 new community cases today - 135 in Auckland, six in Waikato and two in Northland.
Covid-19: NZ reaches 75 percent double-vaxxed, 80 percent in Auckland
New Zealand has passed a marker on the way to vaccinating the full eligible population, with significant numbers reached for the entire country and for Auckland.
National calls for royal commission into Delta response
The National Party is calling for a royal commission of inquiry into the government's pandemic response this year.
Pharmac signs deal for new drug to fight Covid-19
Pharmac has negotiated to purchase another Covid-19 prevention and treatment drug.
Mandatory vaccines needed in community housing - agency
A community housing agency is calling for vaccinations to be made mandatory for the sector.
Keeping calm (or not) as Covid comes to Christchurch
Did our media keep calm and carry on when Covid came to Christchurch this week? Or amplify anger and confusion about loose borders and unvaccinated travellers? Bit of both . . . Audio
Keeping calm (or not) as Covid comes to Christchurch
Did our media keep calm and carry on when Covid came to Christchurch this week? Or amplify anger and confusion about loose borders and unvaccinated travellers? Bit of both . . .
AudioReturnee calls for answers after 'brutal' MIQ treatment
A woman in MIQ says it was "brutal" and "inhumane" of MIQ staff to take away a chance to comfort her father in the last moments of his life, without explanation.
Covid-19 wrap: Fake bookings, rising numbers and more Christchurch cases
Christchurch residents react as Covid re-emerges, Trucking industry pushes back on vaccine mandate for regional travel and fake bookings hamper vaccination efforts in Tairāwhiti.
Hundreds of cars line up for Covid-19 testing as Christchurch stays at level 2
The Covid-free wave has crashed in Christchurch, with two new community cases confirmed this morning.
Covid-19 wrap: Criticisms on testing, poverty and cancer treatment
New Covid-19 case numbers may have dropped for the second straight day, but the government has been called out for Covid-poverty inaction and not using rapid antigen testing for travellers.
Cancer treatments delayed due to Covid-19 - Reti
The National Party's deputy leader says potentially hundreds of cancer patients have had procedures disrupted by Covid-19, and their lives are at risk.
Wrapping up the vaxathon
Last weekend’s hastily-organised eight-hour Vaxathon TV extravaganza silenced most critics after a record number of jabs last weekend - but not all. We ask the brains behind the broadcast - Bailey… Audio
