Covid 19

More than 100 prison guards and inmates are isolating after a Covid-19 case linked to Spring Hill jail.

A Corrections officer tested positive last night after being at a location of interest. They… Video, Audio

Phil Goff's renewed calls for Aucklanders to be given priority to the Covid-19 vaccine.

The vaccine is in hot demand and the government has admitted the current supply cannot sustain that demand.

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The police will screening people at roadblocks on the Auckland border as the city stays in alert level 4 and the rest of Aotearoa moves to alert level 3 restrictions.

Police superintendent Shanan… Video, Audio

From 12am Wednesday the country will split in two, with everyone south of the Auckland border dropping down to alert level 3.

Police are bringing back the checkpoints to make sure those crossing the… Video, Audio

As the country, south of Auckland, prepares to move back into alert level three, we speak to a cafe and bakery in Hamilton about what the shift will mean for them. Jesse speaks to Luke Houghton of… Audio

During alert level lockdowns we'll broadcast each day live from the 1pm media briefing to update case numbers and information about differing alert levels around the country. Audio

At least 38 people in French Polynesia have died of Covid-19 over the weekend. Hospitals are full and there are calls for France to send more help. Joining me now is Walter Zweifel of RNZ Pacific Audio

Auckland businesses will ask the Finance Minister for more financial support in a meeting this morning. As the region heads into another fornight in hard lockdown, business leaders say small and… Audio

A major drive is on to get young people vaccinated against Covid-19 - at a pop up clinic in Dunedin today.

The focus is on young Māori and Pasifika, but is open to the whole community.

Our… Audio

Budgeting services are warning people not to get carried away with buy now pay later products if they're struggling to get by.

Official documents show that following last year's alert level 4… Audio

The government may have to manage demand for vaccines after a rush to get the jab following the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

There are now 562 community Delta cases - 547 of them in Auckland, 15 in… Video, Audio

The Pfizer vaccine is safe and its benefits outweigh the risks, health officials are confirming, after the death of woman in New Zealand was linked to complications likely caused by the vaccination.

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The Bay of Plenty District Health Board has apologised for wrongly requesting passports from Pacific people in line for a Covid-19 vaccine.

While there's no requirement to show ID to get a vaccine… Audio

The lockdown extension is causing frustration among schools as they try to plan for the rest of the year.

And teaching through a screen is taking it's toll on teachers and students with fears of… Audio

The government is promising people will not have their Covid-19 vaccination appointments cancelled as pressure comes on supply.

There is not enough of the Pfizer vaccine at the moment to keep up with… Video, Audio

Unsatisfied with select committee grilling and rejecting a virtual parliament, National and ACT will meet Labour in a parliament that's smaller than a select committee.

Northland has a few more days in the toughest Covid-19 restrictions - and will likely drop to alert level three on Thursday.

The Prime Minister says the extra days will allow time for waste water… Video, Audio

Delta has been discovered in the wastewater at a North Shore naval base which has come as a shock to some locals.

The Narrow Neck barracks are a stone's throw from Devonport - where the first known… Video, Audio

Northland will stay in lockdown level 4 for another few days while health officials monitor the recent cases in Warkworth.

The region will likely drop to level 3 on Thursday night.

Ko taku hoa… Video, Audio