Rowan Quinn

The 100,000 Aucklanders who work in the central business district are being told to work from home tomorrow if possible, as officials race to contain a mystery case of Covid-19.

The latest community… Video, Audio

The government is getting prepared for the prospect of a Covid-19 vaccine being ready next year, purchasing several bulk freezers for storage. Planning is also underway for the roll out of a… Audio

Workers in managed isolation and quarantine hotels here have been called some of the worst protected in the developed world by a PPE expert staying in one.

Tim Jones works for a company that's been… Audio

A New Zealand PPE expert staying in managed isolation says he's been shocked to see the low level of protection for workers - which is the worst he's seen in the developed world.

Tim Jones works for… Audio

Anti-smoking, obesity and alcohol work in Auckland have been dealt a serious blow by Covid-19.

An Auckland Regional Public Health Service report covering July to September shows the huge pressure… Audio

Former Auckland Blues player Matt Johnson had his career cut drastically short after he nearly died from the complications of rheumatic fever.

Now he's fighting to stop others from getting disease… Video, Audio

A leading health economist says the Government is again failing to convey the sense of urgency required to keep the country Covid-free. The comments follow news that an infectious person visited an… Audio

Two crew of the Sofrana Surville anchored off the Sunshine Coast have tested positive for Covid-19.

The Ministry of Health says the ship is the most likely source of infection of two New Zealand port… Video, Audio

Two new community testing centres have opened on Auckland's North Shore, after someone who later tested positive for Covid-19 visited a pub in Greenhithe.

Everyone who was at The Malt between 7.30pm… Audio

There are 18 crew members infected with Covid-19, out of the 235 who have come to the country for work.

The scale of the outbreak has prompted health authorities to bring in extra measures to curb… Audio

An update on whether more Russian and Ukranian fishers, who are isolating in Christchurch, have covid 19 is expected within the hour.

Eleven of the 237 fishing crew here to work on boats have already… Audio

There are no Covid-19 community testing centres open on the weekends in Auckland, and just six are still operating during the week.

People who want to get tested on the weekends will have to go to an… Audio

More than 2500 Auckland children have not had a dental check up for four years.

Dentists worry many could be in pain, while others could be on track for a lifetime of problems with their teeth.

The… Audio

Labour has failed to get DHB deficits under control this term despite going hard on underfunding when in opposition.

At the moment 19 of the 20 DHBs are in the red but the problem of health boards… Audio

Aucklanders are being warned not to be caught napping again when it comes to Covid-19.

The city is preparing to join the rest of the country in Alert level 1 from Thursday.

But some experts are… Audio

Hundreds of women with endometriosis say they've been sidelined and left in pain and distress by covid 19 delays. The condition causes uterine tissue to grow in other parts of the abdomen and can… Audio

Contact tracing failed and the vaccination programme was too slow to stop last year's measles epidemic ripping through South Auckland, a new review has found.

More than 2,000 people caught the… Audio

A review into last years measles epidemic has found Auckland health authorities lost the ability to trace contacts early in the outbreak and vaccinations ran out.

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui spoke with… Audio

New figures show that just a week ago the country was still falling short of contact tracing targets - ten days into the current Covid-19 outbreak.

The government's released new data as well as a… Audio