Vaccination

The Ministry of Health has released a spreadsheet showing a breakdown of vaccinated people in every suburb of the country in a bid to get more people to get their first and second jabs.

A colour… Audio

As Delta continues to spread, the drive to fully vaccinate New Zealanders has also accelerated with people now being urged to get their jabs three weeks apart.

Late on Thursday afternoon the Ministry… Video, Audio

Taranaki has rolled out "aunties power" as it ramps up efforts to boost the Māori vaccination rate in the province.

Only about 24 percent of Māori in the region are fully vaccinated while the rate… Audio

The gap between Pfizer Covid-19 vaccinations has been shortened from six weeks back to three to help pump up the number of fully vaccinated people.

Director of the Malaghan institute and Director of… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint if there is additional risk seen outside existing level 3 boundaries in the next 24 hours - like Kāwhia and Cambridge where two new cases have appeared… Video, Audio

One Wellington venue owner is pushing to save brunches, dinners out and date nights by encouraging both staff and customers to get jabbed.

Hospitality group Kāpura runs 35 venues and employs 800… Video, Audio

No vax no service... Auckland city businesses are calling on people to get themselves vaccinated so people can shop, dine and party without fear.

They're waiting on vaccination levels in the city to… Video, Audio

New Zealanders will need a vaccine certificate to get into big music festivals this summer.

Hamish Pinkham is the founder and director of Rhythm and Vines. He talks to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

A leading epidemiologist says while he has breathed a sigh of relief level 3 is still in place, he thinks the government has gone too far with the stepped transition, and it is too risky.

Professor… Video, Audio

Aucklanders are still largely locked off from the rest of the country, and an epidemiologist wants it to stay that way unless vaccination rates rise.

Professor Rod Jackson from the University of… Audio

Mass vaccination events held by Pasifika communities well received across Aotearoa. Audio

The results were overwhelming when Research New Zealand asked Kiwis about what we should be doing to manage Covid-19, with nearly three-quarters of people (70%) saying they support lockdowns to… Audio

The government is standing by its Covid-19 response for Māori, despite large disparities in both the number of cases and the vaccine rollout.

It has been criticised for acting too late, and for… Audio

On Wednesday morning, Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield acknowledged New Zealand could never return to absolutely zero Covid-19 cases.

On Wednesday authorities reported another 23 cases in… Audio

Siouxsie joins Kathryn to answer listeners' questions about Covid 19. Associate Professor Dr Siouxsie Wiles is the head of Bioluminescent Superbugs Lab at the University of Auckland. Audio

This week: the UK government has scrapped plans to introduce vaccine passports for access into nightclubs and large events. They have also announced that they will be offering Covid booster jabs to 30… Audio

In recent months Checkpoint has asked various government ministers if a mobile 'Mr Whippy'-style ice cream van could be the answer to getting more people vaccinated.

On Tuesday it became a reality… Video, Audio

One of the country's largest steel building product providers is reinforcing its own Covid-19 defences, paying a bonus to workers if they get fully vaccinated.

Steel and Tube is offering workers $150… Video, Audio

A record 220,000 Aucklanders could be vaccinated this week - but it would take every skerrick of space in the system.

The Prime Minister wants as many people as possible in the city to get a dose in… Audio