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What to be wary of under alert level 2 to avoid new clusters
Audio 12 May 2020There's a note of caution being sounded over the move to alert level two and how to avoid any new COVID-19 outbreaks. Professor Shaun Hendy does a recap on best practice from Thursday to stop the… Audio
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Covid-19: What happened on 11 May
Monday brought news that many people have been waiting to hear - you'll soon be able to interact with people outside your bubble. Here's what else happened.
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Bigger cities more at risk of Covid-19 flare-up at alert level 2
Auckland is at greater risk from the coronavirus flare-up than the rest of the country, a leading Covid-19 data modeller says.
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As it happened: Covid-19 updates from NZ and around the world
The Prime Minister says NZ could remain at Alert Level 3 for longer than two weeks if that was required. see how the rest of the day's events unfolded with RNZ's blog.
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One new confirmed case of Covid-19 today, but one further death
There has been just one new confirmed case of Covid-19 in New Zealand, and four new probable cases, but the death toll has now risen to 19. Watch the latest briefing here. Video
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NZ Covid-19 cases trending lower - Shaun Hendy explains latest
For each of the past six days the number of new coronavirus cases has slowed to fewer than ten in New Zealand.
That is down from a daily peak in the high 80s after more than four weeks locked down in… Video, Audio
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Government extends lockdown to Monday 27 April
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the level 4 lockdown will be extended five days to 11.59pm on Monday 27 April. Video
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Professor urges Cabinet to stick with lockdown
New Zealand's alert level 4 lockdown should be continued for another two weeks to strengthen chances of eliminating Covid-19, says an expert on modelling how the coronavirus spreads. Audio
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Coronavirus: Lockdown should be extended - University of Auckland professor
Modelling on the way coronavirus spreads and how different actions could change that is one the key pieces of information Cabinet will consider when deciding whether to drop the country to Alert Level… Audio
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Experts say they're missing essential data needed to inform lockdown level
There appear to be gaps in the government's data on Covid-19 that must be filled before a decision is made on reducing the lockdown level, two top advisors say.
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Coronavirus: Government experts missing important data
Two top pandemic advisers to the Government say they have not seen crucial Covid-19 data, and some other data is weak, with five days to go till a decision on lockdown.
Epidemiologist Michael Baker… Audio
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Coronavirus: Government advisor says contact tracing data weak
A top pandemic advisor to the Government says the data around contact tracing is still weak, just five days before the Government will decide whether to ease the lockdown.
Physics professor Shaun… Audio
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Crunching the Covid-19 numbers: Professor Shaun Hendy
Physicist, professor Shaun Hendy, heads Te Pūnaha Matatini, one of at least three teams crunching the data on Covid19. Shaun explains explains what it's going to take to beat the virus. Audio
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"The plan is working"
NZ is down to just 29 new cases and plans are underway to start moving down from Level Four. But new modelling suggests the lockdown may need to be extended an extra week or two to fully eradicate the… Audio
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Lockdown could eliminate Covid-19 - new NZ research
There could have been hundreds more cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand already if a lockdown had not gone ahead, new modelling shows.
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How NZ's level 4 Covid-19 lockdown might end
It's the question on everyone's mind - so RNZ asked experts how and when the level 4 restrictions might be lifted.
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Expect community transmission cases to increase - Bloomfield
The Director-General of Health has no doubt the cases of community transmission of Covid-19 are on the rise.
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Coronavirus: Looking at the numbers
New Zealand has 514 cases of Covid-19, with one death and 56 recovered.
Let's look more at the numbers.
University of Auckland Professor Shaun Hendy speaks to Corin Dann. Audio
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The man modelling NZ's Covid-19 spread from his kitchen table
A month ago Shaun Hendy realised the coronavirus was 'gonna be bad' and set up a team to model the spread. Here's how they are predicting what might happen.
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The man modelling NZ's Covid-19 spread from his kitchen table
A month ago Shaun Hendy realised the coronavirus was 'gonna be bad' and set up a team to model the spread. Here's how they are predicting what might happen.
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Lockdown could buy time for a coronavirus vaccine - modelling
New modelling shows the lockdown could buy us time, but cases of Covid-19 will still peak well beyond hospital capacity as soon as it ends.
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How Covid-19 lockdown day one went
The country's new state of living has begun, while the realities of the coronavirus and its impact continue to affect people.
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How lockdown, contact tracing may stamp out Covid-19 in NZ
Modelling by New Zealand researchers shows how the country is buying time in the fight against Covid-19.
There is no certainty the four-week lockdown will be enough. Researchers say that left… Video, Audio
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The first NZ Covid-19 cases: What do they show?
Two-thirds of New Zealand's Covid-19 cases so far are in older people but the patterns are still too "idiosyncratic" to draw any strong predictions from, a researcher modelling the virus says.
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Coronavirus: WHO warns pandemic is accelerating
The WHO has warned the Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating. Data expert Prof Shaun Hendy says it will be weeks before the effect of New Zealand's lockdown becomes clear.
