Covid 19

A leading vaccinologist says the country's Covid-19 vaccine roll-out needs to be flexible, because whom the country's most vulnerable are will change depending on whether Aotearoa is facing community… Audio

More than 900 passengers and crew of the luxury liner Ruby Princess caught Covid in the early months of the pandemic last year, in a super-spreader event that ended up as a massive cluster for… Audio

More than 9,000 frontline border workers have received the Covid-19 jab, and their families are next on the list.

A retirement village resident says older people should come straight after that.

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The government has poured cold water over calls to pay 100 percent of a person's wages for two weeks if they have been told to self-isolate.

Two cases linked to the recent Valentines Day outbreak… Audio

2021 was touted as being the "golden year" for women's rugby. Back-to-back major international tournaments with the Olympics, to be followed by the first women's Rugby World Cup to be held in the… Audio

Aucklanders who beat lockdown and hightailed it to other parts of the North Island are being urged to keep Covid-19 alert level 3 with them.

Thousands left the city in between the lockdown being… Audio

The leaders of Destiny Church are under fire from the Covid-19 Response Minister and the Maori Party after fleeing Auckland to hold a church service in Rotorua in a bid to avoid the city's alert level… Audio

The rolling impact of the latest Covid-19 alert levels has hit the country's cricket teams. Both the White Ferns and Black Caps are playing in Wellington tonight - but with no crowds.

Our sports… Video, Audio

Bosses can ask but workers do not have to tell - that is the legal advice on whether employees have to disclose if they have had the Covid-19 jab or not.

MBIE has developed guidelines based on… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6236832467001 Video, Audio

The Women's Rugby World Cup, scheduled for Auckland and Whangārei this year, is set to be postponed due to Covid-19.

World Rugby says it's the right decision for teams and fans.

NZ Rugby chief… Video, Audio

More than half of Aotearoa's border workers have received their first Covid-19 jab as well as some of their family members.

As of midnight Tuesday, nearly 9,500 people had been been vaccinated in New… Audio

New Zealand researchers have been part of al study which has found commonly used drugs can help reduce the risk of death in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Auckland Hospital ICU boss, Dr Colin… Audio

The government is still under fire for not reaching all communities with its Covid-19 messaging.

More than a quarter of residents in Tāmaki Makaurau identify with an Asian ethnicity - the largest… Audio

The Unite union says increasing the amount workers get paid if they're ordered to self-isolate won't make any difference to whether staff actually receive a payment.

The National Party is proposing… Audio

Tonga's Ministry of Health reflects on efforts to keep Covid-19 out of their country, as RNZ Pacific reflects one year on. Audio

The Silver Ferns are hitting the court against their arch rivals the Australian Diamonds shortly - but because of Covid-19 restrictions, there will be no crowds. That means there'll also be no money… Video, Audio

The government is being warned it will have blood on its hands unless it reconsiders what the inquiry into drug-buying agency Pharmac examines.

The terms of reference of the long-awaited independent… Audio

While many and various events up and down the South Island have been cancelled due to being locked down in Covid-19 alert level 2, some of the regions mayors insist its where they need to be. Video, Audio

All talk and no support was the conclusion from Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals after a meeting with the Tourism Minister today.

Stuart Nash and West Coast Tasman MP Damien O'Connor fronted… Audio