Covid
Covid hospitalisations expected to peak this week
New modelling suggests hospitalisations from the country's latest Covid-19 wave will peak this week. There have been 7,417 new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand last week with a further 27… Audio
Te Whatu Ora issues Covid booster reminder
Te Whatu Ora is reminding those eligible for Covid boosters to book them in before Christmas. New Zealand has been experiencing another wave of COVID-19 over the last few weeks with hospitalisations… Audio
UK: Boris at Covid inquiry, new Rwanda treaty, Ryanair outrage
UK correspondent Matthew Parris looks at what former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the Covid inquiry - including that he "should've twigged" about the seriousness of the virus sooner. The Home… Audio
Inquiry into UK's Covid response questions former PM Boris Johnson
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced tough questions in his first of two days of questioning at the inquiry into the country's Covid-19 response.
Johnson was in the top job as the pandemic… Audio
Some students with Covid-19 still turning up to NCEA exams
Some students with covid are still turning up to sit their NCEA exams. But the Auckland Secondary Principals Association is predicting illnesses will mean a lot more so called derived grades, based on… Video, Audio
The Week in Detail: West Coast's blue flip and hazing rituals
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Covid: Still here, still deadly
It's the unwelcome guest that no one wants to talk about – Covid-19 may be below the radar now, but it hasn't gone away and is likely to claim 1,000 Kiwi lives this year. Audio
Lisa Sanders on Long Covid: 'For many people, it's been a terrible journey'
It's been reported that 1 in 5 Covid sufferers in NZ have long-COVID symptoms. Otago University estimate that up to 150,000 New Zealanders may be battling, or have been battling long-COVID, another… Audio
Vague Covid support payment rules hurting some - tax expert
A tax expert believes vague rules around government covid support payments have caught some small businesses out as inland revenue demands refunds.
Hugh Grierson owns a boutique Auckland beer company… Video, Audio
What if we could RAT for STIs?
The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections? Audio
Health Minister details govt decision to keep Covid isolation
The government has decided to keep the seven-day isolation period in place for those who test positive for Covid-19.
It will be reviewed again in two months' time. Health minister Ayesha Verrall… Video, Audio
Covid 7-day isolation for positive cases to stay in place - Hipkins
The seven-day isolation period for people testing positive for Covid will stay in place for at least the next two months.
Most of the Covid rules were scrapped in September, but the isolation period… Video, Audio