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In today's Focus on Politics podcast, Political Editor Jane Patterson hits the brakes and looks ahead to the traffic light system, and what it means for Covid-19 in New Zealand.

Explainer - Sometime soon, the alert level system which is becoming increasingly complex, will be replaced with traffic lights. Join RNZ for a journey into the future to see what that means.

The government says more than $5 billion has been paid out in economic support since the Delta outbreak began in August. Watch the government's latest update here.

Reaching the 90 percent target could still mean spending about three quarters of next year in the 'Red' traffic light setting, but vaccinating children would help, Shaun Hendy says.

The mayor of New Plymouth has found himself at odds with the Taranaki Public Health Unit over modelling of the potential impact of a delta outbreak in the province.

Reaching the 90 percent target could still mean spending about three quarters of next year in the 'Red' traffic light setting, but vaccinating children would help, Shaun Hendy says.

The northern part of Northland is being sent back into alert level 3 as unlinked cases cause concern, and the government announced the first round of funding for the rollout of Māori vaccine…

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff thinks moving the city to alert level 3 step 2 next week is the right decision - but a leading Covid-19 modeller says the outcome could be a sizeable outbreak right through… Audio

Analysis: Our epidemiologists and Covid modellers have faced an increasingly bitter series of barbs from commentators and columnists over the last month, and it's making their often thankless task…

In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an escalating series of media attacks on epidemiologists and layoffs at Newshub.

The government says the National Party's Covid-19 business plan is economically illiterate, while others say it puts Māori, Pacific people and other vulnerable communities at risk. Audio

Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month, data modelling expert Shaun Hendy says.

Auckland's daily Covid-19 case numbers could reach triple figures by the end of the month, data modelling expert Shaun Hendy says.

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says mandating vaccinations is doubtful, but vaccine certificates are likely to be introduced in the near future. Audio