Rowan Quinn

Half way through a year-long vaccination campaign to prevent another dangerous measles outbreak, only about 3 percent of young adults who need an injection have had one.

The government launched its… Audio

Two million New Zealanders will be vaccinated against Covid-19 by July under the government's latest plans.

And everyone over 65 will be eligible from May.

The Covid-19 Reponse Minister Chris… Audio

Large vaccination centres are due to soon be up and running around the country.

The first was opened in Auckland yesterday in a large, open, office-style building in South Auckland fitted out with… Audio

An independent advisory group has been set up to oversee what the government's calling the "continual improvement" of its Covid-19 response.

Chaired by Sir Brian Roche, the group is tasked with… Audio

The government plans to release the Covid-19 vaccine priority list on Wednesday, detailing who will get their jab and when, based on the arrival of more vaccines into the country.

Today, the… Video, Audio

An expert in the spread of Covid 19 wants the country to stay at Alert Level 2 even if the government decides to take Auckland out of Level 3.

Cabinet is meeting today to decide whether the country… Audio

There's a call for South Auckland vaccinations to begin this month.

The government has committed to putting the area first when community vaccinations begin later this year.

Otago University… Audio

GP groups in Auckland have been asked to compile a list of frontline doctors and nurses who could be called up at the last minute for a vaccine after many missed out at the weekend.

Doctors were… Audio

South Auckland GPs were turned away when they tried to get vaccinated this weekend after spare doses became available.

The city's district health boards had leftover vaccine after a week of border… Audio

Some South Auckland doctors didn't receive a Covid-19 vaccination over the weekend despite leftover doses from the border roll out being available.

The city's DHBs invited some health care workers to… Audio

The three Covid-19 positive families at the centre of the latest outbreak are anxious but getting better as they quarantine at the Jet Park.

There have been 11 community cases, most of them centred… Audio

The government's is being told it should look at vaccinating South Aucklanders first when the community roll out starts.

Papatoetoe and its surrounding suburbs are grappling with the current Covid-19… Audio

Airborne Covid-19 particles from bowel movements may have contributed to Auckland's Pullman Hotel outbreak.

Guests caught the virus from each other in the hotel last month, sparking a small community… Video, Audio

The Ministry of Health has announced there is a new case of Covid-19 in the community.

It comes as the Ministry reveals it is looking at whether airborne particles generated by bowel movements could… Audio

New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to roll out this morning, will jabs for hundreds Auckland port workers beginning around 7.30am.

The workers' union says the vast majority of… Audio

Doctors leading the Covid-19 testing effort in South Auckland are still on high alert, despite the Government's move to take the city out of Alert Level 3.

South Seas Healthcare has been testing… Audio

New strict managed isolation rules are being dismissed as inadequate, with Covid-19 still easily able to slip the country's safety net.

They've been put in place as the Pulllman Hotel re-opens for… Audio

Thousands of Aucklanders have been queuing up to be swabbed for Covid-19 in Tamaki Makaurau this morning, following the news of the latest community cases.

RNZ's Health Correspondent, Rowan Quinn… Audio

Papatoetoe High School will be closed today and tomorrow after being named as a location visited by the daughter who has tested positive for Covid-19.

The school is now the site of a pop-up centre as… Audio