Covid 19

Reports have been coming in from overseas about blood clots in people who've been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca or Janssen Covid-19 vaccinations. Vaccinologist Dr Helen Petousis-Harris talks to… Audio

Hundreds of people have passed through Auckland Airport this morning for their first taste of quarantine-free international travel in more than a year. The first green zone flight to arrive from… Audio

Danish native Torbjørn 'Thor' Pedersen is on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. We last spoke to him in September 2020, and over six… Audio

Yachting journalist Rebecca Hayter's book Wild Seas to Greenland details her attempt on the treacherous Northwest Passage with former ocean racing skipper Ross Field. She joins the show to discuss the… Audio

Taihape native Kane Harnett-Mutu is taking haka to Denmark and beyond, though Covid-19 has put paid to that work recently. But he plans to get back to spreading the positive gospel of haka when… Audio

The latest survey from Research New Zealand shows that only half of us are in favour of the trans-Tasman bubble, with fears of Australians bringing Covid-19 into the country being the main reason… Audio

There are some familiar names as well as some new faces among the winners of the 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prizes. Audio

Des Gorman speaks to Jesse about the problems at the borders when it comes to managing the vaccine roll out for workers. Audio

A new mass vaccination clinic is opening in Auckland today. It comes as health officials in the city struggle to recruit enough people to deliver the injections. RNZ's health correspondent Rowan Quinn… Audio

A border worker who recently tested positive for Covid-19 was not tested for several months, despite a requirement to be tested every two weeks. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment… Audio

Chris Hipkins outlines the parliamentary week and explains why the same Covid-19 law is being approved by MPs for the third time in little more than a year. Audio

The union representing MIQ workers wants them to get more than thanks for keeping the country safe.

They would like a pay rise too. As you heard two security guards working at the Grand Millennium… Video, Audio

Health authorities are scrambling to work out how Covid-19 spread between workers at Auckland's Grand Millennium managed isolation hotel.

Last night, officials announced that a third worker at the… Audio

The largest Nurses' Union doesn't want non-clinical health workers to plug the shortage of Māori nurses and doctors involved in the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out.

Community health workers at Māori health… Audio

A life-changing device that many type-1 diabetics cannot afford is being handed out as a weight management tool by a wellness retreat.

CGM devices monitor glucose levels for type-1 diabetics, but… Audio

An employment lawyer is predicting there will be legal action over Covid-19 vaccination requirements for frontline workers.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday if they don't get vaccinated… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 86 percent of MIQ workers have received at least one vaccination dose so far.

That leaves about 540 people still outstanding.

Ardern says from the first of… Audio