Grant Robertson

Waikato will drop back to alert level 2 at 11:59pm Tuesday, despite new cases popping up in the region. And the government's announced the booster dose will be available from the end of the month, for… Video, Audio

Deputy PM Grant Robertson signalled on Checkpoint that the government is not looking for a strict 90 percent target for Auckland to move out of level 3 to the new protection system.

"We said all… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says if people against vaccinations believe in choice they should respect peoples' decisions to get the jab.

Protests have appeared at vaccination centres in… Audio

The Prime Minister's national tour to try and give vaccination rates a boost was hampered by small but very vocal protests of people opposed to getting the vaccine. Jacinda Ardern was forced to call… Audio

The government is expected to announce changes to the MIQ system today ... after yesterday's scheduled announcement was called off. Ministers met yesterday to go through details of the changes, but -… Audio

Patsy questions often get roundly ignored. Today we’re doing the opposite and diving deeper. Video, Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson is confident it is safe for senior students to return to school on Tuesday.

Robertson said it is understandable some students will be anxious about returning… Audio

The future of Covid-19 restrictions is about to change to a new traffic light system, so long as at least 90-percent of eligible New Zealanders get two doses of the vaccine.

Te Pūrongo o te… Audio

Daily Covid numbers have hit triple figures today, with 102 cases recorded in the community.

94 of them are in Auckland and eight in Waikato. 40 of today's cases are so far unlinked.

Deputy Prime… Video, Audio

Tomorrow at 10am, the Prime Minister will announce a new Covid-19 protection framework.. essentially more freedoms tagged to vaccination rates.. and hopefully some dates for Auckland retail… Audio

Ground was broken today, in a sense, at the site of what will be Wellington City Mission's new community hub.

In the first of its kind for the country - the centre will host supportive housing units… Video, Audio

Nathan Rarere spoke with Grant Robertson about the 55 new cases of Covid-19 that were detected yesterday. He asked him about the Northland case who's continuing to refuse to engage with contact… Audio

There were 39 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community yesterday including nine in Waikato. A man in his 50s also died after a 40-day battle with the virus in Middlemore Hospital. Nathan Rarere… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says mandating Covid-19 vaccinations is unlikely, but vaccine certificates are likely to be introduced in the near future. Certificates would permit people to… Audio

A Kiwi stranded in Queensland due to the lack of MIQ spots says she should be able to self-isolate in her own home. If she doesn't get back soon she risks having her pension stopped and may even have… Audio

National Party leader Judith Collins says the country and the Government need to accept that the elimination strategy no longer works.

 She told Morning Report there have been 17 weeks of lockdowns… Audio

More than 26,000 people gathered in the MIQ lobby on Tuesday night in a bid to come home before Christmas. They aren't just kiwis living overseas wanting to visit or return, there are also people… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says there will be an element of trust in a pilot to allow people to self-isolate at home after international travel.

A stay at home isolation pilot will use… Audio

The government has been handed a good report card for its work in the mental health system but has been criticised by the opposition for reviewing itself.

The Implementation Unit is housed in the… Audio