Ashley Bloomfield
Covid-19: NZ's no community transmission streak ends
New Zealand's 102 day no Covid-19 community transmission streak made it the envy of nearly every other country on Earth. That run has come to a screeching halt, and at midday Auckland will enter Alert… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland headed back to Alert Level 3
Auckland will be going into Alert Level 3 restrictions for three days from midday on Wednesday after four cases of community transmission of Covid-19 from the same family were confirmed yesterday.
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Covid-19: Auckland going back to Alert Level 3
Auckland will be going into Level 3 restrictions for three days from midday today after four cases of community transmission of Covid-19 from the same family were confirmed.
The lockdown will… Audio
Ashley Bloomfield gets his first Covid-19 test
Another case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in New Zealand - this time a man in his twenties who travelled from Melbourne at the end of July.
The positive test came on the 12th day of his managed… Video, Audio
'A matter of when, not if': Bloomfield warns Covid-19 community transmission in NZ inevitable
Ashley Bloomfield is warning community transmission of Covid-19 in New Zealand is inevitable, as the authorities try to break Kiwis out of complacency around the virus.
Shops, restaurants and schools… Audio
Man charged after failed dash from Auckland isolation hotel
Another person has briefly escaped from a managed isolation hotel in Auckland after tailgating a staff member.
The man attempted to follow a staff member out of the gate at the Crowne Plaza, claiming… Audio
Covid-19 details leak inquiry confirms Walker's, Boag's roles
The inquiry into the leak of Covid-19 details has confirmed what we already knew - the National MP Hamish Walker and former party president Michelle Boag are chiefly to blame.
But the Ministry of… Audio
Covid-19: New testing guidelines won't help - GP
A Canterbury GP is warning that new testing guidelines issued to GPs on Tuesday will not boost the rate of people being tested every day.
Currently, around 2000 people are being tested for Covid-19… Audio
Melbourne suburbs to enter lockdown
More than 30 Melbourne suburbs will go into a four-week lockdown tonight in an attempt to bring an outbreak of Covid-19 cases across the city back under control. Video, Audio
Some doctors charging for Covid-19 tests
Some doctors are charging for Covid-19 tests despite health officials saying they should be free. There's also confusion about who should be swabbed.
The Ministry of Health changed the testing… Audio
Ashley Bloomfield on trans-Tasman prospects
From tonight, stay-at-home orders will kick in for a month in certain hotspots in Melbourne.
The state's Premier has asked that international flights be diverted from Melbourne for the next… Audio
Covid-19 in New Zealand - Thursday update
There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, while two people have now recovered from the disease. One of the cases was flagged yesterday, a woman isolating in a hotel in Rotorua.
And… Audio
Clark, Bloomfield back each other after responsibility controversy
The Health Minister struck a starkly different tone today, showering the Director-General of Health with compliments - and even an offer of flowers.
But there was no apology for his comments… Audio
Panellists discuss David Clark and Ashley Bloomfield
Panellists Teuila Fuatai and Thomas Pryor share their thoughts on a video that everyone's talking about. Audio
The journalists who helped save New Zealand's health response
The government has taken urgent steps to overhaul the systems in place at the country's managed isolation facilities. Journalists' persistent, tough reporting on failures at those facilities helped… Audio
Pilots respond to question of wearing masks on flights
There is some confusion about whether or not masks will be compulsory on inbound flights from Australia.
It comes as two New Zealand sisters from the UK tested positive for Covid-19 after transiting… Audio
Wearing face masks on flights - what you need to know
Meanwhile there is confusion over whether passengers will be required to wear masks on trans-Tasman flights or not.
Two sisters who tested positive for Covid-19 this week transitted through Brisbane… Audio
Blame game heats up in Parliament over Covid-19 testing bungle
There have been promises to do better but no apology from the Prime Minister for the latest bungle at the border.
The blame game is heating up after the revelation two women were allowed to leave… Audio
Govt suspends compassionate exemptions for travellers
The Government have suspended all compassionate exemptions for travellers following the announcement of two new covid-19 cases. It's after two women, one showing symptoms, were given compassionate… Audio
Covid-19: Survey shows one third of Kiwis are not contact tracing
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