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Judith Collins says she has been contacted with allegations about the actions of a Labour Party minister, as she deals with the inappropriate actions of one of her MPs.

Former National Party MP… Audio

A petition has been published to the New Zealand Parliament to provide pathways for overstayers to gain permanent residency in New Zealand on compassionate grounds. Audio

Should it be important for ACC's 'no fault' compensation scheme to know where you got Covid-19 from, to give you health support, and rehabilitation? Audio

The Government's admitted another gap in its public health defences; there's no standard plan for businesses should they come into contact with a possible covid-19 case. The gaping hole in the system… Audio

Guyon Espiner talks with Emily St John Mandel, Clementine Ford and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait

The Director-General of Health says officials will abandon attempts to contact more than 300 people, who were allowed to leave managed isolation without being tested.

Officials had to go back and… Audio

Revelations in the House today that National MP Christopher Bishop advocated for the early release of two women who have brought Covid 19 back in to the country has rasied more questions than answers… Video, Audio

An Auckland University professor who has been modelling the spread of Covid-19 says it's "concerning" that contact tracing and testing times in the Auckland region has failed to meet the gold… Audio

Health authorities are scrambling to get in touch with 320 people to prevent Covid-19 spreading further than the two women who brought it back into the country.

The women were found to have the… Audio

The latest report from Research NZ on the impact Covid-19 is having shows that significantly fewer respondents believe we are adhering to social distancing rules, while one third of people are not… Audio

As the country turns its eyes to life under level one, confusion remains over the rules around contact tracing.

Hospitality businesses say the government needs to be more clear about what it expects… Audio

Effective contact tracing is critical to keep on top of Covid-19, but it appears New Zealand has a two-tier system.

Two of country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's… Audio

Two of the country's biggest public health units are refusing to use the government's national contact tracing system and experts are warning this makes it harder to control a future outbreak of… Audio

The government's finally introduced a contact tracing app, but questions remain over its effectiveness, how transparent the process has been, and inconsistencies involved. Audio

Sex workers say they're struggling to balance the privacy of their clients with the need to record contact tracing information, including real names and phone numbers.

They're doubtful the… Audio

After months of discussing it, the Government has released it's contact tracing app to the public

The NZ COVID Tracer app is described as a digital diary, with businesses encouraged to register with… Audio

Around the world countries emerging from lockdown are trying to keep track of where their citizens are going, and who they are coming into contact with.

In New Zealand the status of a… Audio

As New Zealand moves into level two and restrictions lift, the ability to quickly and efficiently trace our contacts will be critical to keeping any future covid outbreaks under control. Many… Audio

A Māori technologist says a digital contact tracing system in New Zealand poses the risk of discrimination against Māori. 

PhD candidate Karaitiana Taiuru has just released a paper on indigenous… Audio

Restaurants and bars are gearing up with the tech industry to use a multiplicity of Covid-19 contact tracing apps in Level 2.

A software leaders says signs are the Government will be happy without… Audio

A woman was contacted by the Ministry of Health's tracing team four and a half weeks after she came into contact with a confirmed Covid-19 case. 

She took a regional flight on 17 March and ten days… Audio

A Contact Tracing Assurance Committee has been set-up to strengthen oversight on what the Health Minister David Clark is describing as a crucial part of the Covid-19 response.

Strategies to ease… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the large numbers of Australians downloading a smartphone tracing app that was rolled out on Sunday, modeled on a Singapore version… Audio

Should we have privacy concerns over an app and how do you keep a contact tracing diary? Plus businesses plead for rent relief and cash grants. Audio