Michael Baker

Aucklanders are waiting for their clocks to hit midnight and a much-anticipated return to alert level 2, along with the rest of the country. But plenty of Covid-19 questions remain. Professor Michael… Audio

By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio

Six new Covid-19 cases in the community as of yesterday, four linked to the existing Auckland cluster and the origin of the other two cases is being looked into. Professor Michael Baker is back for… Audio

Covid-19 has been able to get into the Auckland community at least twice, although the exact method of transmission is a mystery for both occasions. Otago University epidemiologist professor Michael… Audio

Dozens of New Zealanders have been on tropical holidays since the country's nationwide lockdown - including some intrepid travellers who left while the team of five million stayed home.

They're among… Audio

A special type of blood test could give vital clues as to how an isolation hotel maintenance worker got Covid-19 from an infected guest he had never met.

Health officials are stumped and are being… Audio

People are grappling with the second round of lockdown, what it entails, and the prospect of day-to-day mask wearing. Professor Michael Baker joins the show to discuss what the coming weeks and months… Audio

Ideally a few more days test results would be collected before the government moves alert levels. That's from epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker, ahead of Cabinet's meeting today, where they'll… Audio

A lot of hope is being pinned on the development of a vaccine for Covid-19, with the hope it will allow life to return to normal.

However experts say the public would need to have high confidence in… Audio

Auckland is going back into Alert Level 3, after the discovery of four Covid-19 cases in the community.

The health authorities have not yet worked out where the positive cases have come from as they… Audio

New Zealand's prime minister says a travel bubble with the Cook Islands could be open by the end of the year, but there's some disappointment in the Cook Islands at how long it's taking. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signalled a bubble between New Zealand and the Cook Islands should be open before the end of the year and that a draft agreement is almost finished.

Public Health… Audio

Experts are saying there is a very high chance that Covid-19 will start being transmitted through the community again soon and that it is only a matter of time before NZ goes back to alert level two… Audio

'Covid-19 unmasked: understanding the outbreak' is a panel discussion from the 2020 New Zealand International Science Festival. Audio

The case of the South Korean traveller who tested positive for coronavirus after travelling from New Zealand begs the question - are we prepared for community transmission?

Some health experts want… Audio

Public health experts are concerned about the extremely low rate of community testing.

On Sunday 681 tests were processed, the vast majority of them, 673, were from swabs taken from people in managed… Audio

Downloads of the government's Covid-19 app have stalled, prompting warnings to the NZ public not to get complacent.

About 596,000 people had installed it on their phones as of yesterday, just 5000… Audio

It's now been suggested new arrivals in managed isolation should stay in their rooms until they have a negative covid test. Tests are compulsory on about day three and public health expert Michael… Audio

The team of five million's being told by three influential New Zealanders that its time to give up on eliminating COVID-19 on our shores and reopen our borders. Audio