Michael Baker

As the virus has spread around the world, it's been a case of survival of the fittest with the best mutations surviving and prospering. The positive case who was in Wellington at the weekend had… Audio

Health authorities are scrambling to work out where a Covid-positive visitor from Australia went when he and his partner visited Wellington over the weekend June 19 - 21. Four close contacts have been… Audio

An Australian traveller from Sydney, who visited Wellington from Saturday 19 June until Monday 21 June, has tested positive for COVID-19 upon their return to Australia.

Late on Tuesday night, New… Audio

A public health expert is welcoming the news the Covd-19 vaccine could be given to younger New Zealanders.

The Government expects to make a final decision next week on whether the Covid-19 vaccine… Audio

50 years since US president Richard Nixon began the so-called "War on Drugs", with his declaration that narcotics were "public enemy number one." Professor Michael Baker, newly appointed to the board… Audio

There's growing suspicion in Fiji that a number of recent deaths caused by Covid-19, have not been officially counted by the health authorities. Audio

Health officials are preparing advice on whether people vaccinated for Covid-19 should be allowed to skip a stay in managed isolation when arriving in New Zealand. Karyn speaks with epidemiologist… Audio

There's growing pressure on the Fijian government to urgently lock down the nation as Covid-19 spreads out of control. Audio

A surge in Covid cases in Fiji shows little sign of slowing - the country yesterday registered a record 105 new infections. Yet the government is resisting calls for a national lockdown, saying it… Audio

The Fiji government's Covid-19 response strategy has changed from containment to mitigation. Audio

A health expert in New Zealand is warning against the Fiji government's plan to isolate Covid-19 patients at home amid the escalating cases in the country. Audio

New Zealand's rate of border failures is three times higher than Australia. In just-released reports, airborne transmission is being considered the most likely cause for the spread of Covid-19 at two… Audio

From midnight Victoria will go into lockdown for seven days as the state frantically tries to cram a lid on the rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases.

And late this afternoon the Covid-19 Response… Audio

Experts assure us there's no reason to panic after traces of Covid-19 were found in Wellington's wastewater system.

The Ministry of Health says ESR detected a weak positive test result on Friday, and… Audio

A top epidemiologist is warning the International Olympic Committee will kill people by going ahead with staging the Tokyo Games.

Otago Univeristy's Professor Michael Baker says while safety… Audio

Flights between New Zealand and Western Australia can resume despite the region's latest Covid-19 scare. An MIQ security guard in Perth contracted the virus and is believed to have been infectious in… Audio

All travel between New Zealand and Western Australia has been paused after a three-day lockdown was announced in Perth and the Peel region. Kim asked epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker about the… Audio

More than 20 hours of interviews recorded during and since the New Zealand-wide lockdown in March last year, have been distilled into a stage show called Transmission. The key figures for creators… Audio, Gallery

There are now three cases connected to the most recent border breach despite vaccination efforts.

A third worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility in Auckland was confirmed with… Audio