Ashley Bloomfield
Covid-19 information - how much is getting through to communities?
Auckland's latest lockdown has been accompanied by serious concerns people simply are ignoring the level three rules, as well as those about isolating after getting a test.
The health officials say… Video, Audio
Covid-19 vaccination safety campaign needed now, leaders urge
The government is being urged to hurry up with its vaccination awareness campaign, to avoid being drowned out by the anti-vax movement.
The Ministry of Health says it has plans for a paid… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Prosecutorial approach would be 'counterproductive' - Bloomfield
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield isn't a fan of laying charges over people breaking lockdown and self isolation rules.
Criticism continues this morning about the government's Covid-19… Audio
New UK Covid strain bring different symptoms
Got muscle aches or a headache? Are you feeling more tired than usual? The Director General of Health is urging anyone feeling unwell to get tested for Covid-19 as the new UK B.1.1.7 strain mimics… Audio
No new Covid-19 community cases as more vaccine arrives
The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.
By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio
Hundreds of Aucklanders home after Covid-19 case's Kmart shift
Hundreds of Auckland workers are being forced to stay home after being identified as casual plus contacts of a Kmart worker who tested positive for Covid-19.
The good news is there are no new… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Ashley Bloomfield on latest cases
It's just over a day since Auckland went back to level 1 following last week's outbreak - now that sense of security is under threat.
Three new cases were announced yesterday - two teenagers and an… Audio
Covid-19: Testing results 'reassuring' - Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Authorities say the latest test results following the Valentine's Day Covid-19 outbreak are encouraging, but caution the next few days will be crucial.
A surge in testing has yet to discover any… Audio
Covid-19: Ashley Bloomfield on latest test results
Authorities say the latest test results following the Valentine's Day Covid-19 outbreak are encouraging, but caution the next few days will be crucial. A surge in testing has yet to discover any… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland nervously awaiting more tests results
Results of Covid-19 testing in the community due back on Tuesday will provide a clearer picture on whether Auckland can leave Alert Level 3 at midnight on Wednesday.
Cabinet will meet again on… Audio
Rollout of NZ's Covid-19 vaccines is complicated
The first Covid-19 Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines have landed. They'll be administered to frontline border workers from this Saturday. Health officials expect all New Zealanders aged over 16 to be… Audio
Covid-19: Aucklanders wake up in third lockdown
Auckland is now in Alert Level 3 following the discovery of three new community cases in the city The rest of the country moved to Alert Level 2.
The new alert levels are in place for 72 hours. In… Audio
Dr Bloomfield details latest Covid-19 case connected to Pullman
Another person linked to the Pullman Hotel outbreak has tested positive for Covid-19. The new case is the mother of the child who tested positive with the South African strain of the virus last week.
…Covid-19: Government 'doing some work' on requirement for border workers to get vaccinated - Bloomfield
Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says work is being done on how to ensure border workers will get vaccinated.
New Zealand has approved its first Covid-19 vaccine for use here.
The… Audio
Vaccine delays prompt questions about NZ's production capacity
As vaccine delays threaten to disrupt the Covid-19 response in Europe, attention is turning to whether New Zealand could manufacture one on-shore.
Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca have both warned of… Audio
NZ on track to get Pfizer vaccine this quarter, despite supply issues - Bloomfield
The European Union has warned Covid-19 vaccine producers they must deliver agreed supplies, amid fears production problems could seriously hamper its inoculation drive.
AstraZeneca and… Audio
Government urged to avoid shared air in MIQ
The government is being urged to stop using any managed isolation hotels that allow air to be distributed between different rooms.
A Northland woman who tested positive for Covid-19 days after she… Audio
Ashley Bloomfield on MIQ transmission of new Covid-19 case
There was a four-day cross over in managed isolation between a returnee with the more infectious South African strain of Covid-19 and the Northland woman they passed the virus to.
Genome testing… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Hundreds asked to get tested after Northland case
Hundreds of people are being asked to stay home and get a Covid-19 test today after a Northland woman tested positive for the virus.
It's not known how she caught it or what the strain is but health… Audio
Vaccine hesitant need reliable info about its safety, says Dr Bloomfield
Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says although one in four New Zealanders are hesitant to get vaccinated, in his experience they just need good, reliable information about the… Audio