Covid 19

Unvaccinated workers could stay in some of the riskiest frontline jobs at MIQ for several weeks because there's simply not enough jabbed workers to fill the gaps if they're redeployed.

The third… Audio

The largest Nurses' Union is concerned non-clinical staff will be giving Covid-19 vaccinations, saying it stems from a long-standing failure to employ more Māori nurses. 

Community health workers at… Audio

Health officials are investigating whether there is an unknown person linking the three latest Covid-19 cases.

A third worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility in Auckland has now… Audio

Peter Frampton's 'Frampton Comes Alive!' album made him one of the biggest names in rock history. But it wasn't all beer and skittles. He joins the show to discuss his incredible musical career and… Video, Audio

Flick Taylor is currently living in a tent on her and husband Sam's plot in Laikipia County in Kenya while the family build a new home. It's a world away from her early upbringing on a farm in rural… Audio

New Zealand Professor Gary McLean is with us to look at all of the latest news relating to the Covid-19 pandemic, including what the longevity of immunity is likely to be and how Covid-19 has become a… Audio

Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith discusses further news on the suspected link between the AstraZeneca vaccine and blood clots; new variants; and Russia's COVID-19… Audio

Already facing the threat of a new Covid-19 outbreak, Timor-Leste has been hit by devastating flooding and landslides. Audio

The need for vaccine awareness is greater than ever in Papua New Guinea as it struggles with Covid-19, according to a health specialist there. Audio

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic RNZ Pacific has regularly touched base with one of the more isolated islander communities on the United States mainland. Audio

The Prime Minister wants quality assurance on pre-departure tests from countries where New Zealanders are flying from.

A two week travel suspension comes into force on Sunday, for flights arriving… Video, Audio

Auckland Airport is putting the finishing touches on its new twin terminal in anticipation of the return of quarantine-free travel on April 19.

Travellers from countries outside the bubble will be… Video, Audio

A new Covid-19 vaccination clinic in Ōtara could be vaccinating five times the number of people booked in.

South Seas vaccination clinic been open two days and is working through people in group 1… Video, Audio

"Shambolic" is how one rest home boss is describing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.

Aged care residents and workers are in the priority two category, and according to the government's own timetable are… Video, Audio

The majority of Covid-19 cases caught at the border in the last month were among travelers from India. 

The government's temporarily suspending travel from there, while it looks at how it can… Audio

The government's management of the border is under increasing scrutiny today, after it temporarily suspended all travel from India to New Zealand. 

It says that's due to an explosion in Covid-19… Audio

Otago University epidemiologist Professor Nick Wilson looks at whether a two week suspension of arrivals from India is long enough, and from the Victoria University School of Law, Associate Professor… Audio

The Ministry of Health says there are 287,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in the country awaiting distribution with just over 71,000 first doses and 19,000 second doses administered so far. The Health… Audio

European drug regulators have now linked AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine to very rare cases of blood clots. New Zealand does have an advance purchase agreement for this particular jab, but there's… Audio

With less than a fortnight before the quarantine-free travel zone begins between New Zealand and Australia, the hospitality sector is busily preparing. Karyn speaks with Cristiano De Martin who's the… Audio