Covid 19

Another drug has been added to the Covid toolkit. The government's secured a pre-purchase agreement for 60,000 courses of Pfizer's anti-viral medication.

Known as Paxlovid overseas, the medication is… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard that Māori were on the back foot right from the start of the Covid pandemic.

Today was the first day of a special hearing into whether the Crown has breached Te Tiriti… Audio

Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace has told Checkpoint the advice from Ministry of Health for rest homes has been inconsistent.

"In the space of 12 hours on Thursday night, Friday… Video, Audio

Some pharmacies are under fire for charging people a fee to provide a hard copy of their vaccine passports.

The Pharmaceutical Society says printing should be free, but at least one Northland… Audio

Fanfare and excitement accompanied Auckland's move out of lockdown, but some businesses in its less visible suburbs say not much has changed.

While many flung the doors open, some have kept them… Video, Audio

Panellists Ruwani Perera and Phil O'Reilly discuss the first weekend of the new Covid traffic light system, the newly revealed Nation Party caucus lineup and the popularity of Anti-vaccine accounts on… Audio

The Waitangi Tribunal has heard the government's design of the Covid vaccine rollout left Māori on the back foot from the start.

The Tribunal granted a special hearing into the Government's handling… Audio

As more countries around the world report cases of Omicron, much remains unknown about the new Covid-19 variant. It's less than two weeks since Omicron was designated a "variant of concern" by the… Audio

Our internal borders open next week and microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles has a simple message for when things start to become very complicated. She wants everybody to think before they travel because… Audio

A small number of New Zealanders are still taking overseas holidays, returning via managed isolation

That's despite the demise of the Australian and the Cook Islands travel bubbles and continued… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said pulling the brakes off too quickly ono Covid-19 restrictions can backfire. 

She says under the traffic light system, it's important we keep using public health… Audio

We're into day four of the traffic light system and, for many of us, it's taking a bit of getting used to.

Vaccination passes, under the system, are required for entry in a range of public settings.