Megan Woods
Minister overseeing isolation, quarantine discusses new charges
New Zealanders who enter the country temporarily, or who leave after planned regulations come into force will be charged for managed isolation, the government has announced.
The Minister responsible… Video, Audio
Covid-19 managed isolation costs - what you need to know
New Zealanders coming home for a holiday, or those coming back from trips overseas will have to stump up for their Covid-19 managed isolation costs.
The government has announced it will only impose… Video, Audio
Lake Onslow hydro pumping labelled a 'white elephant'
A white elephant, a waste of money and in the wrong place anyway.
That's the hot take from industry experts on a proposal to spend billions of dollars on a huge hydro scheme at Lake Onslow in the… Audio
Managed isolation system working despite escapes - Woods
The Minister in Charge of Managed Isolation, Megan Woods, says the escape of a family of five from a Hamilton hotel was not a failing on the part of the isolation system.
A family of five fled a… Audio
Government looking into 'pumped hydro' systems
The government says its proposed "pumped storage battery" at Lake Onslow in Central Otago could mean New Zealand would be among the few countries in the world with a fully renewable electricity… Audio
Māori, Pasifika prioritised for progressive home ownership
The Government has announced the providers for the first 100 houses it will offer under its $400-million Progressive Home Ownership scheme.
The Housing Foundation in Auckland and the Queenstown Lakes… Audio
Covid-19: Government looking into legalities of charging for isolation
Cabinet will discuss whether or not to charge returning New Zealanders for quarantine today but a final decision on any payment is unlikely.
The National Party says if it wins election in September… Audio
Government rules out managed isolation Queenstown, Invercargill
The Government has ruled out housing managed isolation and quarantine facilities in Queenstown and Invercargill. Our Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has more. Audio
Tiwai Point: Concerns over tonnes of potentially toxic waste
The closure of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has raised concerns over what it will mean for the thousands of tonnes of potentially toxic waste stored in the small Southland town of Mataura. Audio
Thousands of jobs lost in Tiwai Point closure
Southlanders have been thrown into turmoil with Rio Tinto's announcment today it will wind down the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter resulting in the direct loss of almost 1,000 jobs and another 1,600… Audio
Covid-19: No Government plan if businesses come into contact with positive case
The Government's admitted another gap in its public health defences; there's no standard plan for businesses should they come into contact with a possible covid-19 case. The gaping hole in the system… Audio
Megan Woods on National Party Covid-19 leak
Michelle Boag says she was provided a list of people infected with Covid-19 from the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health, in turn, is refusing to confirm if it supplied the list to Boag.
Kim… Audio
Health Ministry won't confirm if it sent Covid-19 details to Boag
The Ministry of Health is refusing to confirm if it supplied the former National Party President Michelle Boag with a daily list of people infected with Covid-19 and their private information.
In an… Audio
Minister on managed isolation escapee's exploits
He bought razors, toothpaste and body wash at Countdown, but then where did he go?
Authorities are still trying to work out what exactly a man, later found to have Covid-19, did during his 70-minute… Audio
Megan Woods on Covid-19 escape: 'Things have changed in terms of non-compliance'
The Minister in charge of Managed Isolation & Quarantine, Megan Woods, speaks to us about the 32-year-old man who did a runner last night from managed isolation. Video, Audio
Airlines wrestle with managed isolation pressures
Air New Zealand says some international passengers with bookings already made, will be affected by its move to pause bookings for at least the next 3 weeks, and it can't rule out there being further… Audio
Megan Woods on Covid-19 leak, returning Kiwis
New Zealanders wanting to return home are having to put plans on hold as the government scrambles to find enough hotel rooms for mandatory isolation.
Air New Zealand has agreed to put a hold on all… Audio
Govt to look at reinstating compassionate leave for those in Covid-19 managed isolation
Minister Megan Woods and Air Commodore Digby Webb are giving an update on the country's Covid-19 isolation and quarantine system. Audio
Megan Woods writes to Michael Woodhouse over homeless man claim
The minister overseeing isolation facilities is challenging National MP Michael Woodhouse to prove his claim that a homeless man snuck into an isolation hotel and stayed there 14 days.
The minister… Audio
Charging for managed isolation 'not that simple' - Megan Woods
The minister in charge of managed isolation, Megan Woods, says about $80 million has been spent so far on the compulsory 14-day isolation period for every returning New Zealander.
She says nearly… Audio