Covid 19

Jacinda Ardern announces that the reopening of the borders will begin with Australia at the end of this month, and outlines a five stage plan to reconnect New Zealand with the world. Audio

A growing number of young New Zealanders are heading overseas: sick of waiting for the pandemic to end and preparing to roll the dice with Covid-19.

Migration figures show there have been more people… Audio

The NZOC is relieved a New Zealand athlete who tested positive for Covid-19 in Beijing has since tested negative.

In order to enter Beijing, team members must provide two negative Covid-19 tests… Audio

Boosters are being bolstered around the country, with the wait time between second and third doses shortened to 3 months.

More needles are going into more arms and the bravest of us can feel a little… Audio

Families enduring five-week MIQ stays after testing positive for Covid-19, are among the voices calling for a shift to self-isolation for returnees.

Some are purposely trying to make each other sick… Audio

China's capital Beijing is poised and ready for the launch of the 24th Winter Olympics tomorrow.

Two-hundred-and-fifty people have tested positive on arrival in China, but so far that's within the… Audio

As of tomorrow, the wait to get a Pfizer booster dose after a second jab will drop from four months to three.

The change makes another million people aged 18 and over eligible for the third shot.

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As Tonga begins its lockdown, three new Covid-19 cases have been confirmed bringing the total number to five.

The outbreak could not have happened at a worse time with Covid-19 restrictions… Audio

Later today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to announce plans for the border re-opening.

Among the many anxiously awaiting the news is Tim Goodman - a Melbourne-based business operator in… Audio

And as you'll have heard in Ella's report before the Prime Minister is due to announce changes to the country's border settings today. Nathan Rarere was able to discuss this with the Deputy Prime… Audio

Thousands of Kiwis stuck overseas are hoping for good news today when the Prime Minister announces changes to New Zealand's border rules. The Managed Isolation and Quarantine system has been making… Audio

It's that time of the week where we have a look around the country and hear the stories of our Local Democracy reporters. Joining Nathan Rarere this morning is Adam Burns in Ashburton. Audio

Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Lately on RNZ National. 

This week Colin Peacock talked to Bryan Crump about the fallout from broadcaster Charlotte Bellis’s media campaign against MIQ. Also… Audio