Dr Ashley Bloomfield

Stalling booster rates are worrying health chiefs, who say people shouldn't consider themselves fully vaccinated unless they've had their third dose.

The number of COVID-19 infections has edged up… Audio

Cabinet will this afternoon meet to decide on whether any part of the country will come out of level 4 lockdown this week.

The alert level expires at midnight tomorrow night but Aucklanders have… Audio

A new analysis finds media coverage is more important than ever after Covid in shaping our perception of leaders’ success, trustworthiness  and transparency (or a perceived lack of them). But - as we… Audio

A report into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout raises serious concerns about whether the government can reach its targets and if there's even enough vaccine in the country.

It calls on health authorities… Video, Audio

The Director-General of Health has revealed students 12 years and older could get their Covid-19 jabs in a school-based vaccination prorgramme starting at the end of Term 3.

And in a pre-Budget… Video, Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccine rollout officially begun on February 20, with the first jabs going to border and MIQ workers. How will the vaccination programme proceed over the next few months… Audio

The Health Ministry says testing has revealed historical cases of Covid-19 among some people in this country.

It says all cases have involved a "weak positive" test result, suggesting an old… Audio

A man who tested positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after leaving managed isolation could have had an unusually long incubation of the virus.

 The man flew to Christchurch from India on the 27… Audio

Meanwhile, health authorities here are urging several thousand New Zealanders who've recently returned from China to register with a new helpline if they're in self-imposed quarantine.

The Ministry… Audio

The head of the Ministry of health says they're working towards changing the way cancer is treated in New Zealand. This comes after a conference in Wellington which is focussed on how cancer treatment… Audio