Covid

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about the growing pessimism that the government will lift the remaining Covid restrictions on June 21, despite a successful vaccine rollout. Audio

Victoria has uncovered a new Covid-19 variant not connected to any other cases from the current outbreak.

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says it's the Delta variant which originated in India.

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Health officials are asking more than 10,000 people who've arrived here from Melbourne to check whether they've been at Covid-19 hotspots in the city.

It comes as Victoria's Covid-19 cluster grows to… Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins talks to Lisa Owen about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

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The Covid-19 vaccine roll-out for the wider public has been pushed back until the end of July - but the government denies it is a delay.

The initial schedule signalled the general population would… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the growing cluster of cases in Melbourne and concern football fans who attended an AFL match on Saturday may have been exposed. Audio

New Zealand's massive Covid-19 vaccine stockpile is being whittled away - with the government revealing it may completely run out earlier than anticipated.

It could mean the immunisation programme is… Audio

Australia correspondent Bernard Keane joins Kathryn to look at what was in last night's Budget, delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and how it might affect the government's political fortunes… Audio

New Zealand residents in four Covid-19-ravaged countries will be barred from coming home under a new regime at the border. Only citizens from those countries will be able to return.

The rules are a… Audio

Eden Park could be turned in to a short term mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic.

Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and other health leaders have just been giving an update on rollout plans.

The chair of the National Māori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, is calling for the chair of Auckland DHB to resign after admitting he got preferential treatment when he was given a Covid-19 vaccination… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins explains what he thinks the pause in flight arrivals from India to New Zealand will achieve. Video, Audio

Kiwis wanting to return home from India are being locked out until the end of the month.

From Sunday, no one who has been in India in the last 14 days will be allowed into the country as the… Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line looks in depth at the decision to offer under30s a different Covid-19 vaccine to the AstraZeneca one that has been linked to an increased risk of blood clots. Meanwhile… Audio

The Trans-Tasman bubble could risk skilled engineering and allied professionals leaving for Australia, deepening the shortage here, and making it harder to complete large infrastructure projects… Audio

What effect did this enforced isolation have on how we connected with ourselves, our loved ones and our communities, and what lessons did we take with us when we left our bubbles? Audio

How did we keep moving when we had to stay put? Find out how those ‘government-mandated walks’ helped us stay sane and some health workers kept their spirits up with clinic waiting room dance-offs. Audio

Ministers have rolled up their sleeves to have their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in an attempt to promote its safety.

The government's making a public display of its ministers to endorse… Audio

The head of MIQ has made more changes to the exercise bus system, after a series of failures on board buses from the Grand Mercure hotel.

Frustrated public health experts have been calling on the… Audio