Covid 19
Why your gym's air might not be fit to breathe
Crowded exercise facilities without proper ventilation could be hotspots for Covid-19.
Principals eagerly awaiting government announcement on Covid-19 rules
Principals will be all ears when the Government announces new details around the Covid-19 and influenza response this afternoon.
Principals Federation president Cherie Taylor-Patel says she's hoping… Audio
Doctors aim to understand long Covid's similarities to chronic fatigue syndrome
Researchers can now explain how long-term diseases chronic fatigue syndrome and long-Covid develop in the body. Audio
Auckland pharmacist seeing high demand for Covid-19 boosters
An Auckland pharmacist says she's seeing big demand for Covid-19 booster shots.
Nationally, just over 100,000 people have had their second Covid-19 booster, two weeks after it was first made… Audio
Lack of classroom CO2 monitors may increase Covid-19 risk
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitors, potentially increasing the risk of students catching Covid-19.
Calls for carbon dioxide meters in every classroom
Nearly 85 percent of classrooms across the country don't have their own carbon dioxide monitor.
RNZ's 'Whose Breath Are You Breathing?' project revealed that on a cold day, when classroom windows… Audio
Wellington's Sky Stadium on hunt for more staff for test match
More than 35-thousand people will pack into Wellington's Cake Tin to watch the decider between the All Blacks and a rampant Ireland on Saturday. But, like workplaces across the country, Covid and… Audio
Seniors worried about dropping mask use
Senior citizens fear complacency around mask use is putting their lives at risk. This comes as the country battles a second wave and varient of Omicron as well as enslaught of other winter illnesses… Audio
Luxon urges wider vaccine availability, defends 'moving on' comments
National's leader Christopher Luxon wants fourth dose eligibility to be expanded beyond vulnerable people to anyone who wants it.
Covid-19 update: 11,548 new community cases and 19 further deaths
Another 19 people have died with Covid-19 and there are 11,548 new community cases, the Ministry of Health reports.
Cost concerns scupper fresh air plans for Auckland buses
Plans to introduce more fresh air into Auckland's bus fleet to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission were abandoned due to cost.
Rest of the world has moved on from Covid-19, Christoper Luxon says
Luxon says test-to-work should be expanded to increase the number of workers, and the "too complex" traffic light system should be abandoned.
Health system in crisis and widening the equity gap - Women in Medicine trust
Doctors are warning the government there is a risk of a catastrophic collapse of the healthcare workforce. Audio
Masks, boosters best protection from new wave of Covid, flu
As we face a second wave of Covid-19 coupled with other winter bugs, health officials say they are our best form of protection.
It comes as 8395 community cases were reported today. And almost 700… Audio
Gambling hub Macau shuts casinos over Covid-19 outbreak
Macau has shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years, sending shares in gaming firms tumbling as authorities struggle to contain the worst Covid-19 outbreak yet.
Covid-19 update: 8395 new community cases, 17 further deaths
The Ministry of Health says it is closely monitoring the steady increase in Covid-19 positive hospitalisations as part of an ongoing review.
Flight disruptions as airlines cope with highest demand since pandemic began
"The long tail of Covid" and engineering issues are continuing to cause flights to be cancelled as school holidays begin. Audio
Covid-19 surge: Return to red setting would not help, PM says
Jacinda Ardern says a change in Covid-19 traffic light settings would not make a significant difference on surging case numbers. Audio
Covid-19 forces last minute changes at Wellington Opera
There was all the drama you could want when Wellington Opera opened La Traviata at the St James Theatre this weekend.
At the last minute, two principal singers had to isolate due to Covid-19, other… Audio
'The worst I've ever seen it' - Surgery delays in almost all public hospitals
Operations are being cancelled or delayed in nearly every public hospital in the country because of winter illnesses, with a prediction it is about to get worse. Audio
