Covid 19

Auckland will move to alert level 1 at 11.59pm on Wednesday and this can't come soon enough for those in the entertainment industry, who've been hammered by enforced closures and capacity… Audio

After being cancelled twice due to Covid-19 lockdown, the annual interior awards are finally set to go ahead. Audio

A look at innovations in Covid-19 testing, including rapid antigen (protein) tests. Could they play a part in opening up borders? What of the concerns they may miss some infectious people? Rapid… Audio

Geneticist Neil Gemmell is calling for a wastewater monitoring system to find hidden Covid-19 clusters and people who could be asymptomatic carriers of the disease. Professor Gemmell is part of a… Audio

A recent article in the New York Times pointed to Covid-induced stress as a potential factor for bruxism - clenching or grinding of the jaw - which can cause side effects such as pain, sensitivity… Audio

Aigagalefili Fepulea'i-Tapua'i has become a powerful voice for South Auckland students. The 17-year-old Aorere College head girl has spoken to the impact of Covid-19 on her fellow year 13 students -… Audio

Washington correspondent Simon Marks joins us for an update on the health of US President Trump who is being taken to Walter Reed medical center. President Trump tested positive for Covid-19… Audio

According to data from the John Hopkins University the global death toll from Covid 19 has passed 1 million. Cases have spiked again in the United Kingdom, causing the Government to introduce new… Audio

US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19. What could this mean for Trump, and for the election which is just one month away. We talk to Evan Osnos, a staff writer for the New Yorker… Audio

There are increasing calls for COVID quarantine facilities to be further out of urban areas in light of a massive jump in imported cases. Historian Grant Morris talks to the Panel about what we can… Audio

It's thought an isolating returnee caught COVID 19 from sharing a rubbish bin with another person who already had the virus. Wallace speaks to virologist, Dr Jemma Geoghegan from Otago University. Audio

Director of Public Health, Dr Caroline McElnay, provides a Covid-19 update. Audio

When is the Covid-19 vaccine coming? Will it work? William Ray talks to NZ experts charting our path towards immunity. Audio

Otago University's Nick Wilson talks to The Panel about today's 12 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation and how much pressure the border could be under. Audio

There's increased talk about fast tracking a trans-Tasman bubble before Christmas. Associate Professor of Tourism at Otago University, Dr Julia Albrecht joins The Panel discussion. Audio

Ron talks to Kathryn about the reaction to explosive revelations about Donald Trump's income tax payments, his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader… Audio

Labour has taken a slight hit and would need help from the Greens to form a government according to the latest 1 News Colmar Brunton poll.

Monday's poll puts Labour on 47 percent and National on 33… Video, Audio

The Wallabies time confined to their hotel rooms is nearly over - so long as they all test negative for Covid-19 today.

In New Zealand for two Bledisloe Cup matches next month - the Australian side… Audio