Covid 19

More than one thousand Papatoetoe High School students have been re-tested for Covid-19 since Tuesday afternoon.

Testing is available at the school, and at community testing stations, again today.

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The Pasifika Medical Association says when rollout goes wider, consideration should be given to putting South Auckland near the top of the queue, particularly the most medically vulnerable. The latest… Audio

Papua New Guinea health authorities are struggling to gauge the extent of the country's Covid-19 outbreak, after over a hundred new confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in the past several… Audio

The second batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has touched down in New Zealand - with more expected in the coming weeks.

By the end of March, New Zealand is on track to receive a total of about… Audio

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Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is having to explain himself again, after it emerged he tried twice for an emergency spot in MIQ.

The new MP travelled to Mexico over summer, to care for his sick… Audio

Hundreds of Auckland workers are being forced to stay home after being identified as casual plus contacts of a Kmart worker who tested positive for Covid-19.

The good news is there are no new… Video, Audio

Health officials are attempting to lock down people, rather than the whole of Auckland, following the latest Covid-19 community cases announced last night.

Auckland University associate professor of… Audio

Hundreds of Aucklanders have turned out to Covid-19 testing centres across the city - with more demand than anticipated at one in Ōtara town centre.

That station is a short drive from two new… Audio

Health officials are attempting to lock down people, rather than the whole of Auckland, following the latest Covid-19 community cases announced last night.

Three members of a Papatoetoe High whānau… Audio

Kmart Botany has been closed for deep cleaning after a worker tested positive for Covid-19.

The teenager who recently tested positive for Covid-19 worked two shifts at the Botany Kmart last week… Audio

The principal of Papatoetoe High School, Vaughan Couillault says he was initially crestfallen when he found about the three new cases of Covid-19 linked to his school.

But he says his team just… Audio

Testing stations are expecting another rush today after a casual plus contact of the latest Covid-19 case tested positive for the virus.

Staff and students at Papatoetoe High School are being asked… Audio

It's just over a day since Auckland went back to level 1 following last week's outbreak - now that sense of security is under threat.

Three new cases were announced yesterday - two teenagers and an… Audio

A teenager who recently tested positive for Covid-19 worked two shifts at the Botany Kmart last week despite advice from their school for all households to stay home until they got a negative test.

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Exhausted Covid-19 testers in South Auckland are bracing for a big surge today as more people turn up to be tested.

Staff and students at Papatoetoe High School are being asked to get tested again… Audio

Latest child poverty stats show improvements were being made before Covid-19 hit - but officials warn any progress is now likely to have been undone by the pandemic.

Figures released by Stats NZ for… Audio

Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.

Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio

Papatoetoe High School Principal Vaughan Couillault joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest Covid-19 case - another student at the school. Video, Audio

After news of a new Covid-19 community case linked to Papatoetoe High School, Lisa Owen asks Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins to clarify the status of the school - will it open again this… Video, Audio