Katie Todd
Scarce details for returnees on MIQ hotel exodus
A mass departure from MIQ hotels starts on Sunday, as new rules for international arrivals shorten the stay to seven days followed by a three day isolation at home.
MIQ officials say each person will… Audio
Covid-19: Health staff told not to walk alone through MIQs
Health staff at MIQ hotels have been told they should not walk alone through the hotels because of an increased risk of violence.
The situation is so bad that the workers are now getting security… Audio
Health system struggling with Covid home isolation cases
An Aucklander with Covid-19 has confined herself to a caravan in her backyard, and says she feels abandoned by health authorities.
About 2,000 people with the virus are isolating at home and those… Audio
Tourism operators fear collapse if Aucklanders cannot travel
As debate surrounds how the Auckland border operates this summer - tourism operators that rely on them fear a death knell will sound if restrictions aren't lifted in time.
At the moment free travel… Audio
Fears some may be sharing apartment buildings with Covid cases
It's feared people might unwittingly be sharing apartment buildings with isolating Covid-19 cases.
Building managers are asking for better communication from health authorities, so they can keep… Audio
Covid-19: Senior students back at school in Auckland
Senior school is back.
RNZ reporter Katie Todd spoke to Susie Ferguson from outside Mount Roskill Grammar School. Audio
Third quarantine escapee hands herself into police
A woman with Covid-19 has handed herself into police after fleeing quarantine in Auckland.
She was one of three alleged escapees in quick succession by people quarantining from the community.
Our… Audio
Covid-19: Three positive cases escape MIQ
Three COVID-19 positive community cases escaped from an MIQ facility near Auckland Airport yesterday evening.
The first two men were caught by police around five minutes after they fled.
But the… Audio
Covid-19: Authorities begging Aucklanders to follow rules
As Covid-19 case numbers climb, officials are begging Aucklanders to follow the rules.
Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says a large number of new infections are down to unlawful gatherings… Audio
Covid-19: 117 escapes, attempted escapes and residents wandering in MIQ in 10 months
MIQ hotels have recorded 117 escapes, attempted escapes, or residents wandering about in off-limits areas of their hotels in just 10 months.
The breaches have all happened since September last year… Audio
Covid-19: Expectant couples caught in MIQ booking backlog
Expectant couples caught up in the MIQ booking backlog are begging for help so they can be reunited before the baby arrives.
Others are desperate to get back in the country so they can give birth… Audio
Covid-19: Hamilton lockdown testing update
RNZ reporter Katie Todd is at the Claudelands testing centre where yesterday there were long long lines of cars at testing centres with many people being turned away. Audio
Hamilton reacts to Covid-19 cases
Cases numbers around the Motu continue to climb with positive results now in the Manawatū, Waikato and Auckland regions.
The virus has now infected a newborn baby in North Shore hospital as well as a… Audio
Covid-19: Hamilton testing update
Reporter Katie Todd is in Hamilton. She spoke to Kim Hill from the testing centre at Claudelands Event Centre. Audio
Covid-19: Hamilton lockdown update
Waikato, Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Ngāruawāhia and Taupiri are now in Alert Level 3 after two cases were reported yesterday.
RNZ reporter Katie Todd travelled from Auckland to Hamilton yesterday… Audio
Testing increases after 2 Covid cases discovered in Waikato
Raglan, Te Kauwhata, Huntly, Nga-rua-wahia and Taupiri are now in Alert Level 3 after two cases were reported yesterday with no known links to the Auckland outbreak. The two new cases, who are known… Audio
Killed police officer's mother condemns 'selfish' getaway driver
The mother of slain police constable Matthew Hunt has condemned the getaway driver for her 'unbelievable' selfishness on the day her son was gunned down.
Natalie Bracken has been sentenced to 12… Audio
Evidence shows mental health toll of MIQ hitting some hard
Psychologists say there's emerging evidence of long-term and in some cases 'severe' effects from time spent in MIQ, brought on by a lack of control, autonomy and social contact.
While many returnees… Audio
Covid-19: Thousands spent on MIQ for sports teams
Government figures suggest taxpayers paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to accommodate visiting sports teams last year.
Documents provided to RNZ show every member of a cricket team that stayed in… Audio
Covid-19: Ministers wanted dedicated MIQ for sports teams
Documents sourced by RNZ show that government ministers pressed for a dedicated MIQ facility to accommodate international sports teams.
Officials were told by Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins… Audio