Covid 19
Covid-19: NSW could see 25,000 cases per day by January end according to model
Covid-19 case numbers in Australia are surging again - coinciding with the arrival of Omicron in the community - and it's prompted some alarming projections.
One model suggests the state of New South… Audio
Covid-19: Aucklanders impact on Queenstown a muted one
Nearly 2000 Aucklanders touched down in Queenstown on the first day of border-free travel but locals say their early impact was a muted one.
Several bars and restaurants spoken to by RNZ say business… Audio
Covid-19: Andrew Little on extra funding for local hospitals
Twenty-four hospitals from Kaitaia to Invercargill will have pandemic improvements made.
Health Minister Andrew Little has announced the upgrades to 350 hospital beds around the country to better… Audio
'End of my tether': Northland's tourism industry fears for future in traffic light red
Northland's tourism operators say that if they can not welcome visitors back to the region soon, there will not be an industry there in the not too distant future.
Deputy PM: caution still needed for traffic light settings
Nathan Rarere put some of the concerns raised by those Northland businesses to the Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson. Audio
Bay of Islands' businesses want to be in Orange setting
Northland's tourism operators say that if they can't welcome visitors back to the region soon, there won't be an industry at all in the not too distant future. Te Tai Tokerau is the only region that… Audio
Taranaki's Eltham Covid-19 cluster expected to grow
A Covid-19 cluster has cropped up in the South Taranaki town of Eltham - with 16 confirmed cases in the community.
Covid-19: Counties Manukau DHB hits 90% fully vaccinated target
Auckland's Counties Manukau District Health Board has hit the vaccination target of having its eligible population fully vaccinated.
Covid-19: Omicron spreading at unprecedented rate - WHO
The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
Australia braces for thousands more daily Covid cases
To Australia, where officials are bracing for tens of thousands of Covid cases a day in coming weeks. It comes as states begin easing restrictions - despite a surge in cases, many the Omicron variant… Video, Audio
Shock as school at centre of Covid cluster reopened
A Covid cluster has cropped up in the South Taranaki town of Eltham - with 16 confirmed cases in the comunity. Fourteen cases are children - and 11 are from a single classroom at Etham Primary School… Audio
First wave of Aucklanders flood through Queenstown Airport
The first wave of Aucklanders have flooded through Queenstown airport today, now that the city's border is open. Their arrival has been hotly anticipated by tourist operators desperate to revive their… Video, Audio
The Omicron Covid-19 variant: What you need to know
Explainer - The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world. Here's what you need to know about the risk the variant poses and its possible impact on the global pandemic… Video
Northland checkpoints start smoothly as border reopens
Northland's checkpoints started smoothly today, with last minute background checks holding up some Tai Tokerau Border Control workers the only speed bump.
Thousands of cars heading north passed… Video, Audio
Evening business for 15 December 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6286891082001 Video, Audio
Counties-Manukau DHB hits 90 percent fully vaccinated
Sound the bell, Counties Manukau DHB has hit the 90 percent double vaccination target. The last of Auckland's three health boards to get over the line. Counties Manukau has the second biggest eligable… Video, Audio
Covid-style Christmas Santa photo at mall one to remember
He's making a list, checking it twice, but this year Santa is also wearing a mask and checking you in. It's a Covid-style Santa visit in malls across Auckland this year, with the city still in the red… Video, Audio
Australia nears Covid crisis mode
New South Wales is being warned it could see 25,000 cases a day by the end of January. The state has recorded its highest daily total in more than three months - yet new freedoms have come into effect… Audio
Border opening puts nearly half the Māori population at risk
A Covid-19 researcher says opening the Auckland border has exposed nearly half of the Māori population to the risk of contracting Delta - and children could be the biggest spreaders.
Thousands through airports as Auckland border reopens
Goodbye tumbleweed terminal, hello holiday. Auckland's Covid protection border has reopened, and on Wednesday Auckland Airport was with locals leaving lockdown land. After 120 days penned in, tens of… Video, Audio
