Lesley Gray
Experts warn Omicron could be unleashed in NZ 'within weeks'
Covid-19 experts are nervously eyeing the ever increasing number of infected cases stacking up at the border, as the threat of an Omicron outbreak looms.
The highly transmissible variant has rapidly… Audio
Covid-19: Public health experts want tougher entry rules for Omicron
A public health expert is warning managed isolation and quarantine hotels will be swamped with Omicron cases unless there are tougher rules to keep more people out.
There are 22 confirmed cases of… Audio
Whakaari/White Island: Independent WorkSafe review months overdue
A review of WorkSafe's handling of operations on Whakaari/White Island before the deadly eruption took place is now months overdue.
The blast in December 2019 took 22 lives.
In 2020 Minister of… Audio
Covid-19: Community case in Auckland
There is one new community case of Covid-19 in Auckland but as yet no confirmed links to other cases. Audio
Lesley Gray: Stigmatising weight terms add to existing discrimination and bias
A new study shows there is a need for care in the inappropriate use of commonly used medical terms like 'fat' and 'morbidly obese' in New Zealand. Senior lecturer at the University of Otago… Audio