Chris Hipkins

Cabinet will this afternoon meet to decide on whether any part of the country will come out of level 4 lockdown this week.

The alert level expires at midnight tomorrow night but Aucklanders have… Audio

Collectively the MPs can make Parliament’s rules, but just a few of them can short circuit that and agree together what will happen. Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint he will be following up with contact tracers about why there are delays getting locations of interest details onto the Ministry of Health… Video, Audio

There are several new Covid-19 cases since Wednesday's 1pm press conference, Chris Hipkins told Checkpoint.

“We're seeing more cases coming through, I don't have details of those cases. But yes, I… Video, Audio

For more on the government's road map to reopening, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen.

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As Australia grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant, experts say it's unlikely the trans-Tasman bubble will reopen.

Travel is set resume next month following an eight-week hiatus - but a… Audio

Just one community case of Covid-19 could now be enough to push the country straight into strict lockdown.

That's the warning from Government ahead of its official response this morning to a freshly… Audio

With the deadly Delta variant of Covid-19 banging at the door, the government has issued a strong warning to New Zealanders, saying it won't hesitate to plunge the country into lockdown. Covid-19… Audio

It is likely New Zealand will escalate straight to a "short, sharp" level four lockdown should any new community cases of Covid-19 emerge.

Chris Hipkins issued the stark warning on Wednesday… Video, Audio

This week in Parliament is set to be a busy one with an almost complete set of the many kinds of debate the House can have. Audio

Officials are anxiously waiting to see if Covid-19 has spread beyond a container ship berthed in Tauranga.

Mass swabbing is being carried out for the 98 workers who boarded the vessel Rio De La… Audio

Health officials are scrambling to determine the risk to the public after more than 90 stevedores worked on a ship carrying crew later found to be infected with Covid-19.

More than half of the people… Audio

What happens before parliament debates a new bill, and why does that usually happen at the fag-end of the week? Audio

Pressure is mounting on the government to review its MIQ booking processes, to make it easier for those in exceptional circumstances to come home.

Those who have travelled for medical reasons want an… Audio

Parents devastated by the impending closure of a school that catered for students with diverse needs say there's nowhere left for their children to go because they simply don't fit in the mainstream.

It is a different deal for New Zealand returnees depending on what Australian state they are in.

New South Wales is the worst hit with 136 new community Covid-19 cases in greater Sydney today, with… Audio