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Covid-19: National accuses government of negligence over vaccine procurement
National is accusing the Government of being "negligent" about the vaccine rollout after ignoring a Pfizer offer for weeks.
Pfizer offered to supply millions of doses by Christmas 2020, but officials… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 7 October 2021
Vaccination calls are becoming urgent as Covid embeds itself in the community, anti-vax GPs slow the pandemic response in Northland, a teacher backlash is building over plans to reopen Auckland… Audio
NZ could embrace 'regenerative agriculture' trend
A new industry report has found there's big opportunities for New Zealand's farmers to take advantage of the global regenerative agriculture trend. But it also found the absence of a clear definition… Audio
Raglan adds locations of interest as testing ramps up
Raglan is rising to the challenge of alert level three - even the vaccine hesitant are queuing for their shots.
Three locations of interest in the town were added to the Ministry of Health's list -… Audio
Crown prosecuters fail to reflect the make up of NZ communities
Many of the private law firms with warrants to prosecute serious crimes for the Crown are failing to reflect the diversity of the regions they serve - despite that being a condition of their lucrative… Audio
Vaccine passport will create challenges - tech expert
The government is in a race against time to introduce vaccine passports by next month -- but will it overtake the technological challenges in putting together a fully functioning proof-of-vaccination… Audio
Māori Party: Young Māori demographic explains slow vax rates
Many public health experts, Maori organisations and iwi leaders have come out against the government's new stepped plan to move Auckland down to level 2 and pivot to a suppression strategy of… Audio
Switching to and from Māori roll to be assessed under electoral law
The Government's sweeping review of election law, launched yesterday, will look at the ability of Maori voters to switch between Maori and general electoral rolls before the 2023 election.
"We want… Audio
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testifies at internet safety hearing
Whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic integrity team, has been testifying at an internet safety hearing on Capitol Hill.
Her explosive testimony has seen her… Audio
Unclear whether Churchgoers will need to show vax passport
If you're hoping to attend a gig or a festival this summer - be prepared to get vaccinated.
The Government has announced a Covid-19 passport system to control who will get in the gates, and who will… Audio
Vaccine 'passport' raises questions for the unvaccinated
People who still haven't been vaccinated have just weeks to get the Covid jab or risk being locked out of some places.
A vaccine certificate or passport is being rolled out next month.
It'll be… Audio
Scotland has 'shambolic' rollout of vax passports - Journalist
New Zealand's will soon have a "vaccine passport" - set to launch by November and is likely to be a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate containing a QR code.
Vaccine passports are being… Audio
Top Stories for Wednesday 6 October 2021
The unvaccinated risk being locked out of venues and festivals as the Government moves ahead with its plan to roll out vaccine passports, Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki confirms he has been… Audio
Royal Society wants maths teaching overhaul
When it comes to maths it's not what we're teaching, but how we're teaching - and it's costing the country billions of dollars every year.
That's according to the Royal Society panel reviewing the… Audio
Covid-19: Taranaki DHB feared humanitarian crisis could unfold on spanish-flagged fishing vessels
Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board was worried a humanitarian crisis could unfold on Spanish-flagged deep-sea fishing vessels which had contact with the region's port.
Infected… Audio
Covid-19: Encouraging vaccination in gangs a challenge - Expert
An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs.
A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in… Audio
Covid-19: Māori vaccinators going door to door
Māori health services in Auckland are planning to go door-to-door in their efforts to more people vaccinated against Covid-19.
Covid-19 vaccination rates among Māori are only about two-thirds of… Audio
Peter Ellis trial: First day focuses on child's evidence
Day one of the historic Peter Ellis appeal at the Supreme Court in Wellington focused mainly on the reliability of a child's evidence.
Ellis died in 2019 and it's the first time in New Zealand the… Audio
Covid-19: Hairdressers desperate to open
Aucklanders will likely have to wait a few more weeks to get their lockdown locks seen to by a professional.
Hairdressers and barbers in Auckland can't ply their trade until the city gets to "step… Audio
Covid-19: Mandatory vaccination unlikely - Robertson
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