Covid 19

Some Aucklanders say they are 'stoked' to be stepping down to alert level 2.

Whilst it still means restrictions on numbers in venues and at gatherings, people at Auckland's Viaduct told reporter… Video, Audio

Health officials believe there's about 10 percent of the population they won't be able to convince to get a Covid-19 vaccine.

A new survey by the Ministry of Health shows the majority of people are… Audio

On Wednesday two new community cases were announced, both students at Papatoetoe High School where the daughter in the family at the centre of the latest community outbreak attends. Principal Vaughan… Video, Audio

Businesses in Auckland's Viaduct are rapt with this afternoon's news that the city will return to alert level 2 from midnight.

The Soul Bar has been a popular lunch and dinner waterfront spot over… Video, Audio

Auckland University Professor of Medicine Des Gorman talks to Lisa Owen about the latest Covid-19 alert level decision. Video, Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge is in Papatoetoe in south Auckland, where today's two new cases have been recorded. Video, Audio

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff joins Lisa Owen with his reaction to the government's Covid-19 alert level decision.

Responding to question about him informing decision to move to level 2, Goff says he has… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest Covid-19 alert level decision. Video, Audio

The Salvation Army is warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could exacerbate "unacceptable" levels of poverty and inequity in New Zealand. Audio

With one stroke on his keyboard, Professor Eddie Holmes from the University of Sydney released to the world the genetic code of the Sars CoV2 that would change everything. Jesse talk to Professor… Audio

Two more community cases of COVID-19 have been found at Papatoetoe High School. Jesse speaks to Dr Siouxsie Wiles about what this means for the alert levels in place around the country. Audio

Two students at Papatoetoe High School in Auckland have tested positive for Covid-19.

The first is a close contact of a member of the South Auckland family that tested positive for the virus during… Audio

The Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins, has just announced there are two new cases of Covid-19 in the community.

Both are students at Papatoetoe High School - one is a close contact of the… Audio

What happens between the time when a lab worker finds a positive Covid-19 test in the community, and the Prime Minister announces another lockdown?  Audio

A testing spree in the wake of the Valentine's Day Covid outbreak has yet to turn up any other cases of the virus, but the government says it is still too soon to know whether the Auckland lockdown… Audio

The government has rushed through legislation that would see businesses get a cash injection in some lockdown situations.

Under the scheme announced in December businesses that can prove a 30 percent… Video, Audio

While it is a relief to see no new community cases in New Zealand, there is a warning from Australia over false negatives.

Victoria on its fourth day of a five day snap lockdown after an outbreak in… Audio

A slew of events scheduled over the next few weeks are collectively crossing their fingers and toes they can go ahead.

After a clean Covid run for events through the bulk of summer, some have already… Audio

Businesses say every day bites in lockdown, and they believe the relief package offered by the government doesn't touch the sides.

The government is rushing through legislation for a cash injection… Audio