Covid 19
Niueans adjusting to new normal after first Covid-19 case
Niueans adjusting to a new normal after the detection of their first case of Covid-19. Audio
'People are really tired': Hutt Hospital faces influx of Covid patients amid staff shortages
Up to one in three patients coming through Hutt Hospital's emergency department have Covid-19, as the region's three hospitals suffer staff shortages. .
Niue leaders confident in vaccination as first Covid case seen
Authorities in Niue believe the very high vaccination rate will protect the nation from any potential Covid spread.
After two years Covid free - the small island nation has recorded its first case of… Audio
Concern over rise in Omicron sub-variant in NSW
New South Wales authorities are concerned at the spread of an Omicron sub-variant of Covid-19, which is believed to be driving rising case numbers in the Australian state.
Covid hospitalisations hit high as cases peak
Covid-19 hospitalisations hit a record high today with Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield announcing 845 people are now admitted.
There's also been rising abuse towards GPs, changes to New… Audio
Ministry announces change to reporting of Covid-19-related deaths
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says the Ministry of Health will be changing how it reports Covid-19-related deaths from today.
Covid-19 briefing: 'It is still going to be messy for the next couple of weeks'
The Omicron outbreak has put a huge amount of pressure on the country's GPs, with many dealing with a 50 percent increase in workload and more abuse from some of the people they treat.
Construction companies poach staff to continue under covid
Construction companies beset by Omicron are increasingly poaching workers off each other.
One major steel fabricator blames the Government for overcooking the market with too many projects.
RNZ's… Audio
Unvaccinated Sandra Goudie avoiding Novavax
The unvaccinated Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie has talked about why she won't be getting the noravax vaccine.
Last year Sandra Goudie said she wouldn't get the Pfizer vaccine because she said… Audio
Thames-Coromandel mayor to remain unvaccinated despite Novavax claims
The arrival of the Novavax vaccine in Aotearoa won't change the Thames-Coromandel mayor's Covid-19 vaccination status. Audio
More awareness needed about long covid - Immunologist
An Auckland medical specialist says a greater awareness is needed about the condition known as Long Covid.
Dr Anna Brookes is a senior lecturer and cellular immunologist at Auckland University.
She… Audio
Covid modeller wants more testing during new isolation rules
A Covid modeller is backing the reduction in the length of self isolation but wants testing changed to reduce the risk of the virus spreading.
From Friday people who are positive, and their household… Audio
Nearly 50% of children presenting at Middlemore emergency department have Covid
Auckland hospitals are dealing with far more Covid patients than they predicted in even their worst case scenarios.
60 percent of schools have active covid cases- Union
New Zealand's largest education union says schools are under huge stress as they battle Covid-19.
At least 60 per cent of schools in the country have active cases.
NZEI Te Riu Roa national president… Audio
Covid-19: wastewater detecting 10x more virus each week
The amount of Covid-19 detected in the country's wastewater has been increasing at least 10-fold each week for the last couple of weeks.
Scientists have been sampling wastewater since 2020; with… Audio
Numbers of Covid patients exceed hopsital expectations
Auckland hospitals are dealing with far more Covid patients than they predicted in even their worst case scenarios.
Large parts of ordinary care have been put on hold to help the health system cope… Audio
MIQ winding back, hotels to resume normal duties- Minister
The government has announced that Managed Isolation and Quarantine, or MIQ, will be all but over by the end of June.
By then, 28 of the 32 MIQ facilities will have returned to being hotels.
Philippa… Audio
Doctors are already exhaused with peak weeks away
An Auckland emergency doctor says her exhausted colleagues are expecting a busy couple of weeks even as hospital cases appear close to peaking.
Latest DHB figures show up to 40 percent of people at… Audio
Govt to target Russian oligarchs' assets in NZ
The isolation period for Covid-19 cases and their household contacts is reducing to one week, down from 10 days, from tomorrow. It comes as case numbers and hospitalisations remain high - there were… Audio
Unvaccinated Sandra Goudie avoiding Novavax
Last year The unvaccinated Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra Goudie ruled out getting a Pfizer vaccine becuase she said she was waiting for Novavax instead. Yesterday the government announced a quarter… Audio
