Chris Hipkins

The Wellington partial lockdown has been extended until at least midnight Tuesday - even though no cases of covid-19 have been detected in the region since the visit by a Covid-positive Australian… Audio

Health experts are mystified over Government reluctance to enforce mandatory mask wearing and QR code scanning under alert level 2.

Covid-19 Reponse Minister Chris Hipkins says while mandating these… Audio

So far so good - there are no community cases of Covid-19, but the Minister is warning it is still early days.

The Wellington region moved to Alert Level 2 on Wednesday after an Australian tourist… Video, Audio

Wellington is in Alert Level 2 after a visit from a person who later tested positive for Covid-19.

The question remains whether more restrictions will be needed.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris… Audio

The Covid-19 vaccine roll out won't be ramped up in the capital to ring fence any possible spread of the virus.

An Auditor-General's report says says the government's received advice on using the… Audio

Wellington and surrounding areas moved to Alert Level 2 at six o'clock last night after an Australian tourist who visited the city over the weekend tested positive for Covid-19 upon return to Sydney.

The Wellington region goes into Covid-19 alert level 2 restrictions from 6pm on Wednesday.

Among those rules are: social distancing, no gatherings over 100, strict rules for hospitality venues and… Video, Audio

A bill transferring control of water fluoridation from local councils to the Director General of Health is back before Parliament this week Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says existing MIQ facilities may be needed until mid-2022.

"At this point it's still a bit of crystal ball gazing. We're doing a variety of plans, for the… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has announced an extended pause on quarantine free travel with Victoria as the outbreak of Covid-19 in Melbourne continues.

The pause will be in place for at… Audio

Covid19 rules on travel bans, travel bubbles, vaccinations, and test kits have been approved by MPs as part of regular scrutiny of Covid-19 orders Audio

This week at Parliament is relatively straight forward for MPs who will finish off the Budget Debate and work through a number of bills Audio

Parliament’s Speaker doesn’t want to stifle MPs’ free speech, instead he’s deputising all MPs to call out bigotry when they hear it. Audio

The government is introducing pre-departure testing for anyone who was in Victoria in the days leading up to the travel pause.

A freeze on quarantine free flights between New Zealand and Victoria is… Video, Audio

A leading family doctor says the Government urgently needs to give people more information about Covid-19 vaccine supplies.

The country's current supply of the vaccine will run out in early July if… Audio