Morning Report

A leading epidemiologist says everyone in New Zealand should plan to encounter Covid-19 before Christmas, and they'd better be prepared.

The recommended gap between Pfizer jabs has been cut in half… Read more Audio

A teacher backlash is building over government plans to reopen Auckland's classrooms after the school holidays.

Union leaders have told RNZ their Auckland members are astonished they could be back in… Read more Audio

Anti-vax GPs are hindering the pandemic response in one of the least Covid-19-vaccinated regions - Northland.

Just sixty-seven per cent of people in Te Tai Tokerau have had one Pfizer dose and only… Read more Audio

A Covid-19 modeller says it looks as though Delta is here to stay, but New Zealand shouldn't let it spread too far.

The virus is continuing to spread in the community, and two people have now died in… Read more Audio

Calls New Zealanders to get vaccinated are becoming more urgent by the day as Covid-19 embeds itself in the community.

Two people have now died in the latest outbreak, the number of daily cases… Read more Audio

Two sailors who went missing in Kiribati waters have been found alive by crew on board a Royal New Zealand Airforce Orion following a two-day search of a vast area of ocean.

The two had been reported… Read more Audio

An Auckland vaccination centre will "pull an all-nighter" on Friday, in a bid to reach night-shift workers.

The Tamaki Vaccination Centre in Morrin Rd, St Johns, led by Ngati Whatua Orakei, will open… Read more Audio

The government has been engaging with gang leadership to promote Covid-19 vaccines and testing.

The Covid-19 Response Minister said yesterday that the fact a large number of gang members have been… Read more Audio