Covid 19
Long Covid: Sufferers warn of virus' long-term impacts
Long Covid sufferers and researchers are calling for urgent support and warning employers to start planning for the possibility that the virus could impact their workforce in ways they have not… Audio
Week in Politics: Settings, sanctions and Ashley Bloomfield
Analysis - The PM decides the country will stay in red for a while longer, the government ramps up sanctions against Russia but the opposition wants more, and Ashley Bloomfield resigns.
Covid-19: Vaccine resistance's roots in negative childhood experiences
Analysis - The long-running Dunedin Study has found a link between vaccine resistance and histories of adverse experiences during childhood, including abuse, maltreatment, or neglect.
Covid-19 update: 9906 new cases and 10 further deaths, including one under 19
Ten new deaths have been reported today - including someone aged between 10-19 - while the daily number of new community cases in New Zealand has dropped back below the 10,000 mark.
Pharmacists ready to do more RATs to improve result accuracy
Pharmacists are putting their hands up to do more to help people get their rapid antigen tests (RATs) done properly and with more reliable results. Audio
Dunedin Study links vaccine hesitancy with childhood abuse
People's differing life histories should be taken in account so as to not scorn or belittle those now opposed to vaccines, the Dunedin Study director says. Audio
Covid-19: NZ will never go back to wide surveillance testing - expert
A leader in the medical laboratory sector says New Zealand will never go back to widespread surveillance testing for Covid-19.
Some hospital labs were overrun in late February by the rapidly rising… Audio
New Zealand study links childhood adversity with vaccine hesitancy
A link between vaccine resistance and childhood adversity has been revealed by recent research from the landmark Dunedin Study, which tracks the lives of over 1,000 people born in Dunedin in the early… Audio
Covid-19: Auckland health professionals want return to normalcy
A month after the Omicron outbreak peaked in Auckland senior doctors are calling for patient care to get back to normal.
The region's has been at the front of the country's Covid-19 wave, with cases… Audio
Auckland DHB still delaying elective surgery after Omicron peak
A month after the peak of Auckland's Omicron outbreak, senior doctors say adrenaline is giving way to trepidation as they call for an urgent return to business as usual.
Covid-19: NZ death toll passes 450
Covid-19 deaths caused by Omicron have already soared higher than experts anticipated, and will continue to climb.
Less than two weeks weeks ago, modeller Professor Michael Plank anticipated between… Audio
So long, Dr Ashley Bloomfield
The Detail - The Director-General of Health has been a regular in our living rooms over the past two years and has become one of the most recognised faces of the Covid-19 response.
Covid-19: Bay of Plenty officials warn spread among over 65s high
Bay of Plenty health officials warn that Covid-19 is spreading rapidly among over-65s in the region and the number of people requiring hospital treatment is peaking.
They say the trends are happening… Audio
Covid-19: Pharmacists offer to help with RATs
Phamacists are putting their hands up to do more to help people get their Rapid Antigen Tests done properly and with more reliable results.
Some health experts are worried doing the Covid-19 tests at… Audio
Covid-19: Recovered cases at greater risk of serious blood clots
Covid-19 patients are at greater risk of developing a serious blood clot, six months after infection.
Researchers in Sweden tracked the health of more than one million people with Covid-19, between… Audio
Covid-19: Blood clot risk higher for six months after having virus
After a Covid-19 infection, there is an increased risk of developing a serious blood clot for the next six months, a study from Sweden suggests.
How to do a RAT properly - Lisa Owen learns from a pharmacist
There's a call for more pharmacy supervised RATS following concerns about their DIY accuracy. RNZ is aware of people testing negative more than once using RATs, only to be confirmed to be positive… Video, Audio
Dr McElnay on NZ's Covid response: 'Sharing information was key'
The outgoing Director of Public Health says the quick sharing of scientific data and the widespread use of masks have been critical parts of NZ's public health response. Watch today's Covid-19… Video
Covid-19 update: 13 further deaths, 639 in hospital, 11,634 new cases
There have been 11,634 new community cases of Covid-19 reported today, with 13 further deaths - including three people in their 30s - and 639 people in hospital.
Kaikōura businesses wait for tourists to return: 'We know we'll get there'
Kaikōura businesses are remaining optimistic about the future despite the return of tourists predicted to still be months away.
