Michael Plank

Thousands of Kiwis overseas will be able to return to New Zealand without MIQ from the end of the month. The news has garnered mixed reactions from people online, with some saying it's too little too… Audio

Te Punaha Matatini's Michael Plank is one of the country's most respected modellers, but even he says Omicron can be a tricky virus to get one's figures around.

Professor Plank has said the peak of… Audio

Data modellers believe half of all New Zealanders could be infected with Omicron within four months.

The highly infectious Covid-19 variant is circulating in Auckland, and possibly in the Nelson… Audio

Public health experts say the country's teetering dangerously close to an Omicron outbreak, with the variant detected in an Auckland MIQ worker.

The new community Omicron case, confirmed over the… Audio

Over the past two years, we've all become armchair experts about the virus.

We know how to tell how fast it's spreading, how you get it and what you can do to protect yourself.

But it's time for… Audio

Experts warn the highly transmissible Omicron variant poses a serious risk to a largely unrestricted summer.

The number of cases caught at the border are rising sparking fears it's only a matter of… Audio

A Covid modeller says the virus booster programme should be rolled out as soon as possible saying without it, we could see tens of thousands of cases a day of the new omicron variant. Cabinet… Audio

The early Omicron lab numbers have been crunched and it's becoming clear it will eclipse Delta as the most transmissible variant of Covid-19.

The UK Health Security Agency's findings, released over… Audio

A Covid-19 modeller believes cases will rise again when Auckland's border reopens. 

And he's recommending unvaccinated people get tested after they travel, as well as before as the law requires.

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Panellists Ruwani Perera and Phil O'Reilly discuss the first weekend of the new Covid traffic light system, the newly revealed Nation Party caucus lineup and the popularity of Anti-vaccine accounts on… Audio

A modeller says planned Covid-19 border changes will increase the spread of the virus around the country and it's worrying.

The Government says it's likely the country will move into a new traffic… Audio

It's looking increasingly likely the whole country will move to the Covid-19 traffic light system before every District Health Board has hit 90 percent fully vaccinated.

The Ministry of Health has… Audio

Panellists Livia Esterhazy and Tim Watkin discuss the post-Cabinet government Covid-19 press conference, and Portugal's ban on out of work emails. Audio

Health data from Saturday show that 81 percent of the eligible population have received their second Covid-19 vaccine.

Auckland is close to reaching 90 percent full vaccinated - currently just one… Audio

Aucklanders can expect to move out of lockdown into the traffic light system in just three weeks - but one Covid-19 modeller warns that's risky.

The Prime Minister said on Monday there is a "strong… Audio

Panellists Penny Ashton and Stephen Franks discuss changes to alert levels in Auckland and Northland following the government's post-Cabinet press conference. Audio

Cabinet will today consider reducing restrictions in Auckland and Waikato.

There are calls for shops and public facilities to open under Level 3 Step 2.

Canterbury University Covid-19 modeller… Audio

Covid-19 modeler and Professor in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Canterbury Michael Plank joins Jesse to discuss the situation ÅŒtautahi Christchurch finds itself in today as more… Audio

A covid modeller says it's possible dozens of people have already contracted Covid-19 in Christchurch, where queues to get tested are already backing up along streets.

This morning, the Ministry of… Audio

A Covid-19 modeller says daily numbers could top out at around 150,200 cases a day by the middle of November, but New Zealand is also risking a New South Wales-style blowout.

The country hit a new… Audio