Covid 19
Covid-19: Nurses' online ICU training varies widely between DHBs
There are huge differences across country in the number of nurses doing the training the government says will keep ICUs going when Covid-19 surges.
Covid-19: Auckland hospitality's first weekend under red light
It's been the first weekend of our biggest city being open under the glow of the Covid-19 traffic light system.
At Auckland's red setting, dining out involves reduced numbers, social distancing… Audio
Smooth sailing, happy customers reported over first weekend of traffic light system
Many businesses are giving the new Covid-19 traffic light system a tick of approval after this weekend's first big test.
Covid-19: Whanganui on high alert after first Delta case
Whanganui is on high alert after the appearance of its first Covid-19 case from the Delta outbreak. Two locations of interest have been identified so far - the public toilets at Kai Iwi Beach on… Audio
First Up's day with Waipareira Trust supporting whanau
West Auckland is one of the hotspots of New Zealand's Covid-19 pandemic. At the community testing station in Henderson, upwards of 50 people can test positive for the virus in a single day. At the… Audio
Tim Roth: 'Everybody's ghosts live with them'
Oscar-nominated British actor Tim Roth joins the show to discuss his latest move, Bergman Island, and his experience of living and working in New Zealand on the movie Punch during the first lockdown.
…My Current Song: Craig & Rietta, It's Christmas, Merry Christmas!
Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood and celebrated Kiwi entertainer Rietta Austin are in the race for the UK's hotly-contested Christmas #1 market with their new single, 'It's Christmas… Audio
Why your memory is better than you think
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Dr Anne Unkenstein is a neuropsychologist and author of the book Memory-wise: How memory works and what to do when it doesn't. She's with us to look at misremembering and why our memory isn't… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Mike Williams and Janet Wilson
On the Panel this morning are Mike Williams and Janet Wilson. They look at whether the media are giving new National leader Christopher Luxon a fair go, the billion-dollar climate action package, and… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Gary McLean
Dr Gary McLean is a researcher at Imperial College as well as being a Professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, and an international authority on coronaviruses. He joins the… Audio
The MPs scrutinising the Covid-19 rules
Some ministers and ministries have special powers to unilaterally make new laws. And a small group of lawyerly MPs have the job of breaking out the microscope and checking they do it right. Audio
The MPs scrutinising the Covid-19 rules
Some ministers and ministries have special powers to unilaterally make new laws. And a small group of lawyerly MPs have the job of breaking out the microscope and checking they do it right.
AudioNZ could face 'massive rise' in Covid-19 infections - Wiles
It could be a week or two before case numbers show what impact the new traffic light system is having, says microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles.
WHO urges people not to panic over Omicron variant
Soumya Swaminathan told the Reuters Next conference it was too early to say if vaccines would need to be reworked because of the variant.
Covid-19: Omicron variant spreads in Australia
The Omicron coronavirus variant spread in Australia on Saturday, testing plans to reopen the economy as a cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases.
'Shameless and very misguided' - Newmarket protesters cost local stores
An anti-vaxx protest that shut down the centre of Newmarket in Auckland may have cost local businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost customers, says the local business association.
Dismay over vaccine pass decision at New Plymouth council facilities
The New Plymouth Positive Ageing Trust says allowing people open access to many council facilities in the city without the use of a vaccine pass is putting lives at risk.
Unvaccinated ratepayers warned not to expect lower rates under new red traffic light classification
Unvaccinated Whangārei ratepayers barred from council facilities under New Zealand's new traffic light Covid-19 Protection Framework should not be expecting their rates to be reduced as a result.
Pharmacists stretched thin distributing vaccine passes
Pharmacists say they are stretched and tired, providing Covid-19 vaccines and passes on top of their usual mahi.
Some Bay of Plenty businesses still serving unvaccinated people
In the Bay of Plenty most of the region has moved to the orange light, but some businesses have chosen to do things differently.
