David Welch

In Auckland there's an  interesting housing development called CoHaus, and after a long development process residents finally moved in around three years ago. We catch up with one of the residents, Dr… Audio

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Summer has arrived, but with our restrictions largely kicked to the curb and a soup of different variants at play, what can we expect from Covid-19 case numbers? Audio

New Zealand has recorded its first case of the new Omicron subvariant BQ.1.1.

What does that mean for our Covid-19 numbers?

University of Auckland computational biologist David Welch spoke to Kim… Audio

An expert says New Zealand can be confident about Covid-19 case numbers dropping.

The number of new daily community cases dropped below the 3000 mark yesterday for the first time since late February.

A new Omicron subvariant that's more transmissible and better at evading immunity is expected to trigger a winter wave sooner than expected.

Covid-19 cases of the BA.5 variant are roughly doubling… Audio

Winter is coming and New Zealand will remain at the Orange setting to keep the Omicron outbreak under control. Meanwhile, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says cases are expected to spike in… Audio

Government ministers are today considering whether parts of the country can drop down to orange.

Already, the government has raised gathering limits at red - and the requirement to use vaccine passes… Audio

Panellists Jo McCarroll and Dean Hall discuss the government sanctions on Russia, whether omicron is inevitable, and a restaurant owner's quest to find a customer to put things right. Audio

With 810 new Covid-19 community cases, and 32 people now in hospital, the Omicron variant is certainly on its expected upward trend.

Auckland University computational biologist Dr David Welch spoke… Audio

A Covid-19 modeller thinks New Zealand could hit 1000 cases each day by the middle of next week, largely driven by the Omicron variant. 

Auckland University computational biologist David Welch told… Audio

A science expert says wants Aotearoa's MIQ system maintained and endorses a host of tighter restrictions to prevent Omicron entering the Aotearoa community.

The infectious Covid-19 variant has been… Audio

Two months ago residents finally moved into an alternative housing project in Grey Lynn, Auckland. Cohaus resident David Welch talks to Jesse about how the living arrangements are going for the… Audio

To mark World Hearing Day, we talk to Dr David Welch, Head of Audiology, at the University of Auckland about their "Dangerous Decibels" education, screening programmes for hearing loss in New Zealand.

The Panel debates the merits of relaxing the borders for travellers at low-risk of Covid.  Audio

There are calls for a bit of rethink on what criteria needs to be met to change alert levels. Dr David Welch from Auckland University talks to the Panel about whether any tweaking needs to be done. Audio

In a small corner of Grey Lynn, Auckland, trees are being cleared and tired old buildings are being demolished for a new development.

That doesn't sound particularly unusual - but it is.

Claire… Audio

The architects of an urban co-housing development for the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn hope to have an indication later this week whether their project will get the go-ahead. Thom Gill and David Welch… Audio, Gallery