Covid
Take a 'Covid kit' on holiday, Northern region health boss advises
Sunscreen, jandals, surboards, as you're jamming all that holiday stuff in the car, think about a Covid kit.
If you are heading away from home this summer health authorities are warning you need to… Video, Audio
Omicron case found in Sudima MIQ, moved to quarantine
Omicron has arrived in New Zealand - carried to a Christchurch MIQ facility by a recent returnee.
The case arrived on a flight from Germany - via Dubai - and landed in Auckland before being… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Siouxsie joins Kathryn with an update on Omicron and vaccines for children. And she'll detail research into an mRNA vaccine against HIV that is showing promise in animal studies. Associate Professor… Audio
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Annika joins Kathryn to look at the reopening of state borders, with tearful scenes at airports in Queensland and confirmation Western Australia will open its border again for the first time in two… Audio
UK correspondent Matthew Parris
UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the controversy over a Christmas party held at Number 10 Downing St last year in contravention of Covid rules. Audio
Calling London with Rich Preston
BBC World reporter Rich Preston joins Karyn to chat about who will become Germany's new chancellor this week, influencers are the top picks for 2021 Time's Person of the Year and Forbes list and how… Audio
Govt's sudden hospital funding boost criticised as too late
The government's sudden boost in hospital funding to prepare for Covid cases is being called overly ambitious - and too late.
The government plans to pump $644 million into ICU capacity and… Audio
Nelson Covid outbreak gives locals the nudge to get vaccinated
The Covid outbreak in Nelson seems to have given people the nudge they needed to get their first vaccination.
There are 14 cases of the virus in the region - made up of two separate clusters - with… Audio
Saga behind decision to fly Covid-positive WHO worker to NZ revealed
Counties-Manukau DHB initially declined to accept a Covid-positive patient from Fiji, and the Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield questioned why Australia was not asked to take the woman.
… Video, Audio
Coromandel mayor's antivax stance 'disgraceful' - Councillor Gary Gotlieb
Covid-19 has popped up on the Coromandel Peninsula again, with a case in Whitianga.
The person is fully vaccinated so is isolating at home. Meanwhile the District Council is grappling with how to… Video, Audio
Wairoa's first day in red setting while rest of Hawke's Bay in orange
Wairoa has been left behind in the new traffic light system - with the rest of Hawke's Bay in the orange setting, it has stalled in the red.
Just 74 percent of people are double dosed in Wairoa -… Video, Audio
Auckland's traffic light freedom at end of Covid lockdown tunnel
For some it is the traffic light at the of the Covid tunnel, but for others things have stalled.
The red light in the new Covid protection framework has more than $1.7 million Aucklanders moving… Video, Audio
Davis warns unvaccinated travellers will have 'stink time' in Northland
Police and Northland iwi are planning checkpoints in Northland from December 15, when the borders around Auckland re-open.
And unvaccinated travellers who try to head there over summer will have "a… Video, Audio
Nelson on alert as Covid cases jump in the region
Nelson's Covid cases have swelled today and health officials are still trying to work out where they've come from.
There are now 14 active cases in the area and another one will be officially added… Audio
UK: More Omicron cases, Brexit rows over migration,
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to look at how cases of the Omicron variant are on the rise as the British government looks to speed up its booster campaign. The UK and France are still at… Audio
Arts, Culture, Heritage Minister details $37.5m boost for Auckland
After months in lockdown - the government's hoping it can bring Tāmaki Makaurau back to life with a $37.5 million injection. Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Carmel Sepuloni, discusses the… Video, Audio
Govt's $37.5m boost to revive Auckland, but hospitality not happy
The government has announced a $37.5 million support package to put the sizzle back into Auckland's venues and events, but some in hospitality are not happy.
The government will subsidise 100,000… Video, Audio
More holiday cancellations in Northland over Covid fears
In Northland, Aucklanders' bookings are being cancelled and Waitangi commemorations at the Treaty Grounds have been scrapped.
From December 15, unvaccinated people can travel north if they return a… Audio
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Dr Siouxsie Wiles joins Kathryn to talk about infections in immunocompromised people, and a new study which shows why it's a good reminder to be cautious and keep using masks, even… Audio
Event organisers face tough decisions with regions in red level
The brakes could be on major summer festivals after the government revealed red lights for their regions in the new traffic light system.
Nita Blake-Persen reports. Audio