Lisa Owen

A New Zealand expert who tested the accuracy of a Covid-19 saliva test being used at Auckland Airport says it as good a nasal swab, but it's cheaper and faster.

New Zealand business Rako Science is… Video, Audio

The government is being told to stop dragging its feet and introduce daily Covid-19 saliva testing for border workers and recent returnees.

The latest community cases in South Auckland have reignited… Audio

As we've been reporting, genome sequencing has confirmed the three latest Covid-19 cases in the Auckland community are the more infectious UK strain.

But authorities haven't been able to find a match… Audio

Officials in Victoria are chasing down 150 passengers who arrived in Australia from New Zealand last night - hours before a pause was put on the quarantine-free travel bubble.

RNZ WorldWatch's… Audio

Opinion is split in New Plymouth over whether the city should be in Covid-19 alert level 3 along with Auckland.

Members of a Papatoetoe family infected with the UK variant of the virus travelled to… Audio

Auckland businesses are fearing the worst, just one day into Auckland's third lockdown.

Bars, restaurants and shops were forced to shut up shop at 11.59 on Sunday night, reverting once again to… Video, Audio

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Residents of the Northland town of Mangawhai Heads have had a day of Covid limbo and "absolute confusion" as to what alert level they are at.

Eight checkpoints were set up around Auckland's regional… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest developments since the new Covid-19 community cases, and the lockdowns in New Zealand. Video, Audio

Papatoetoe High School has gone from classes to Covid-19 tests for the next three days as its 1400 students rush to get tested.

The school year has just started back but there's already a sense of… Video, Audio

Professor Shaun Hendy from Auckland University research centre Te Punaha Matatini joins Lisa Owen to discuss the latest on the new Covid-19 cases in the community in New Zealand, and the modelling of… Video, Audio

A Covid-19 jab could be a yearly thing, and the government is already planning for that prospect, as our very first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine is less than a week away.

The exact number of doses… Video, Audio

The government will spend $55 million over the next three years to foster public interest journalism.

Minister for Broadcasting and Media Kris Faafoi announced the contestable fund in Dunedin.

Our… Audio

A Crown witness says physical and sexual abuse, drug taking and visits from patched gang members were common at a former CYFs home run by a man now on trial for the abuse of six teenage boys.

Earl… Audio

The Cancer Control Agency has kicked off a series of nationwide hui in New Plymouth, designed to address the appalling cancer statistics for Māori in New Zealand.

Around 200 people turned out to hear… Video, Audio

Australian scientists hope to be rolling out one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine every week from mid March including what could be more than 7 million doses ordered by New… Audio

The arrival of the country's first Covid-19 vaccine is being hailed as a landmark day.

The first doses of the Pfizer BioNtech vaccine are due to arrive next week, earlier than first signalled by the… Audio

The Education Ministry has reacted swiftly after a senior teacher sent Covid-19 conspiracy theories to at least 40 principals and teachers.

The man emailed a PDF including various allegations and… Video, Audio

Wellington residents are expecting to feel a pinch in their pockets, after it was revealed the council is looking at introducing a rates rise of up to 17 percent.

It comes as the city faces a… Video, Audio

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