Vaccine
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about Prime Minister Scott Morrison's trip to Washington following the announcement of the AUKUS security alliance, how New South Wales… Audio
Peeni Henare details vaccine rollout for Māori
The government is warning people breaking covid rules will cost them as it increases the penalties people may be forced to pay.
The courts will now be able to sting people up to $12,000 for breaching… Video, Audio
The psychologist who predicted how the pandemic would play out
Clinical psychologist and health anxiety expert Dr Steven Taylor's latest book, The Psychology of Pandemics, is a groundbreaking treatise on the subject, but it was a book that many thought would… Audio
Prof David Murdoch: is Covid elimination still achievable?
As of Friday afternoon, more than 70 percent of New Zealanders aged 12 or over had received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, or are booked in to receive it. But as witnessed in Israel, where… Audio
Covid-19 update with Professor Michael Baker
Last year, he was our most regular -- and arguably most popular -- guest on Sunday mornings, and he's obliging us again this morning after making a welcome return to the show last week. Epidemiologist… Audio
Dr Richard Webby: 'We'll all catch Covid-19 eventually'
The Coronavirus is here forever. This is how we live with it. That was the rather foreboding headline from a recent article in The Atlantic which quoted a number of leading medical authorities… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Lavina Good and Louis Houlbrooke
Among other topics this morning, our Weekend Panellists will be discussing the current lockdown, how successful our vaccine rollout has been, the All Blacks decision to back out of the Bledisloe Cup… Audio
Vaccinating young people helps protect communities - Immunisation authority
An immunisation authority spokesperson says extending the vaccine rollout to 12-15 year olds will help protect the wider community. Audio
A new way to make vaccines
This week, how information flows in the cell from DNA to proteins, and how scientists have tapped into this to enable a new way to make vaccines using messenger RNA. Audio
Covid-19 vaccines for staff at Warehouse Group workplaces
The Warehouse Group is among several organisations who have been handing out the Covid vaccine at work.
They're part of a group trialing the at-work pilot - meaning their workers don't have to go far… Video, Audio
Calling Home: Sean Barry in Baku, Azerbaijan
Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery
Covid-19: Rob Fyfe optimistic about govt border news, but vaccination rates must rise
Government Covid-19 business adviser Rob Fyfe reckons more relaxed border restrictions now all ride on New Zealand achieving high vaccination rates.
And he says while the government scores about an… Video, Audio
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Annika joins Kathryn to look at the Covid crisis in New South Wales, where a record 356 new cases were identified, 254 of whom were infectious while in the community. Hundreds of people have been… Audio
Large majority of Gisborne's private-sector port workers unvaccinated
Almost 80 percent of Tairāwhiti's privately-employed port workers were unvaccinated three weeks ago, according to data released by National's Covid-19 spokesperson Chris Bishop yesterday.
Low vaccination of Māori and Pacific 'very disturbing'
The number of Māori and Pacific people vaccinated against Covid-19 remains well down on the rest of the population and health groups are concerned.
Professor Gary McLean: Things unlikely to be 'normal' until 2023
New Zealander Dr Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. He joins the show to discuss the threat of the new lambda variant, and why it's likely that Covid will continue to impact… Audio
Covid vaccine rollout extends to wider population
Today the final phase of the mass Covid vaccine rollout has begun, with those aged over 60 the first in line in Group 4, to get immunised.
The rest of the rollout will be staggered for all younger… Audio
Covid vaccine: we can do it here?
A prominent New Zealand scientist is calling for security of vaccine supply through self sufficiency, saying it's not only viable, but vital. Director of the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa NZ Professor… Audio
The Weekend Panel with Nalini Baruch and Neil Waka
This morning our panellists will be discussing the suspension of the trans-Tasman travel bubble, the Olympics, the increase in sick leave from five to 10 days and the loss of money from the Americas… Audio
Victoria-NZ travel bubble pause possible - Covid-19 Response Minister
Pfizer has confirmed another 1.5 million doses will arrive in New Zealand by the end of the August.
That's on top of the million being delivered over this month.
Starting on 30 July, the Vodafone… Video, Audio