Rowan Quinn

People infected with Covid-19 are about to become their own contact tracers, with a new online system about to go live.

The country is now in phase two of its Omicron response and with daily case… Audio

A group of New Zealand-trained nurses - some working with Covid-19 patients - are considering leaving the country because they can't get a visa to live here.

That's despite a nursing shortage so big… Audio

Rural communities could lose access to local medical services when Omicron hits.

Staffing is precarious in many small towns, and doctors, nurses and key admin staff will have to stop working if they… Audio

Anti-viral medications ordered by the government may not be available until after the peak of this outbreak - if they get approval.

Last year the government announced it had bought tens of thousands… 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

The country's Covid-19 contact tracing system is being upgraded to deal with the highly infectious Omicron variant.

It struggled in the Delta outbreak and will be critical for containing the much… Audio

Frustrated New Zealand nurses say they want to come home to work but it's too hard to get back - even with special spots in MIQ.

There are now 300 managed isolation spaces set aside a month for… Audio

Just two motel units have been set aside in Queenstown for people who might need to isolate with Covid-19 in the Christmas holidays - despite tens of thousands of Aucklanders about to hit town.

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New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak looks to have peaked - but there are warnings a drop off in cases could be short lived.

Cabinet will today confirm the country's move to the new Covid-19 Protection… Audio

DIY Covid tests are coming to a shelf near you. Anyone will be able to buy a rapid antigen test from a pharmacy from mid December - and businesses will have access to them from next week.

The tests… Audio

A man whose wife was in "deep distress" because of Covid-19 symptoms, struggled to know when to call an ambulance because her oxygen readings were fine.

He's isolating at home in Auckland with all… Audio

From today no one can work in healthcare or schools if they have not had one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine or are exempt from the government's mandates.

Just hours before the - "no jab - no job"… Audio

Hospitals are holding one-on-one interviews with vaccine hold-outs in the hope it can persuade them to get a jab before they lose their job.

Any DHB employee who hasn't had a first vaccine dose will… Audio

A young Auckland man with Covid-19 spent six days sleeping in his car, because he couldn't safely isolate at home.

Teams working to support people isolating in their own houses say it's an example of… Audio

A young man spent six days living in his car with Covid-19 as health groups tried to find him and help him.

Health workers on the frontline say it is another sign of the public health system under… Audio

The government is being urged to put the brakes on its plan to ease Covid-19 restrictions in Auckland as cases soar.

It will confirm after Cabinet meets on Monday whether to go ahead as planned and… Audio

The government is being told to hold off on its plans to let Aucklanders hit the shops from Wednesday, after record Covid-19 case numbers at the weekend.

Cabinet will decide this afternoon whether to… Audio

None of Auckland's hospital emergency departments have finished their Covid-19 preparations more than nine weeks into the outbreak and with patient numbers set to surge.

Some won't be done until the… Audio

An Auckland emergency nurse says she and her colleagues can feel a tsunami of Covid-19 cases coming and the hospitals are not prepared.

The nurse, who is a union delegate at one of the city's… Audio