Covid 19
Restrictions to be eased in Waikato Covid boundary
People in parts of Waikato and King Country are seeing restrictions loosened slightly, to alert level 3 step 1, the same as Auckland's current settings.
Hamilton, Raglan, Waipa, Waitomo and… Audio
Time to change the Covid conversation
All over the world COVID has created an epidemic of tribalism and virtue signaling says Dr Vinay Prasad, an Associate Professor in the Epidemiology department at the University of California in San… Audio
Education forges ahead under multiple levels
Schools remain at the heart of a lot of concern about the levels and steps of the covid response. To respond to Government announcement at 1PM and to talk about what teachers are facing on the ground… Audio
Some Auckland senior students return, while younger years wait for news
There was no update today for Auckland pupils - and parents - about when children in younger year levels will go back to school. But some Auckland students have returned to the classroom for the first… Video, Audio
Sir David Skegg on traffic light system and reopening NZ
The head of the Government's Covid-19 Public Health Advisory Group says the delta outbreak will ultimately speed up our reopening to the world. Epidemiologist Professor Sir David Skegg's group has… Audio
Calling Home: Rosie Manins in Atlanta, Georgia
To say Nelsonian Rosie Manins' introduction to life in Atlanta has been something of a baptism of fire would be an understatement. A former ODT journalist who is married to a Grammy Award-nominated… Audio
Jonathan Haidt: Social media model 'is breaking the world'
Named one of the world's top thinkers by both Prospect and Foreign Policy magazines, American social psychologist Professor Jonathan Haidt will feature as the keynote speaker at next month's APEC CEO… Audio
How carrying a tune can lead to better health
We've all seen the incredibly positive social impacts of people taking to their balconies, windows, and rooftops to sing to one another during the pandemic. But there are health benefits to singing as… Audio
Media mull mental health amid lingering lockdowns
As the Covid crisis deepens and lockdown levels give way to traffic lights, the mental health effects of it all are being aired more than ever in the media - sometimes along with assumptions that… Audio
Media mull mental health amid lingering lockdowns
As the Covid crisis deepens and lockdown levels give way to traffic lights, the mental health effects of it all are being aired more than ever in the media - sometimes along with assumptions that…
AudioThe Weekend Panel with Ali Jones and Chris Wikaira
Joining us on the Weekend Panel this morning are Ali Jones, a Senior Consultant at RedPR and BRG Director Chris Wikaira. Among other topics, they'll be discussing the roadmap out of lockdown, what to… Audio
Victoria University looks to expand vaccination mandate
A growing number of workplaces are considering bringing in Covid vaccine mandates. The Warehouse Group has begun consulting with staff about a directive for staff to be vaccinated.
Victoria… Video, Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Epidemiologists under attack
In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an escalating series of media attacks on epidemiologists and layoffs at Newshub. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Epidemiologists under attack
In this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an escalating series of media attacks on epidemiologists and layoffs at Newshub.
AudioScience commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Nine to Noon to answer listeners' questions about Covid-19 and highlight two new studies - one from Sweden into how vaccines can protect others in households who might be… Audio
French Polynesia vaccination law to be amended amid protests
French Polynesia's president has announced ammendments to the territory's vaccination law. Audio
Ngāti Whātua defends northern Covid checkpoint
Ngāti Whātua is defending the management of the border between Te Tai Tokerau and Tāmaki Makaurau.
Northland will drop down to alert level 2 at midnight, following a Covid scare in which a woman who… Audio
Australia slowly reopens as states reveal plans
Life in Australia is slowly getting back to normal, with more states releasing plans to open up and let people back in.
With high vaccination rates, a national plan and clear targets, states are… Audio
Should Aucklanders make plans for Christmas?
Christmas is just around the corner, but with Tāmaki Makaurau still in level 3, many are wondering if they should be making any plans at all.
The Prime Minister says Aucklanders should not be… Audio
Waiheke Covid case travelled from Auckland after getting test
Waiheke Local Board Chair Cath Handley told Checkpoint the new Covid-19 case on the island has "upset people here greatly". Video, Audio