Covid 19
Another pandemic could arrive any time, but our readiness is a mixed bag
The next pandemic could arrive at any time, but the government has ignored a Royal Commission of Inquiry report that could help it prepare.
Five years after the first big lockdown, is NZ ready for the next pandemic
The next pandemic could arrive at any time, but the government has ignored a Royal Commission of Inquiry report that could help it prepare Audio
The lessons from Covid we haven't learnt
Hospital-acquired infections are a billion-dollar burden and cause more disability than road crashes. Why aren't we doing more to prevent them?
Five years on: where are the animals now? Dr Laura Jean McKay
Dr Laura Jean McKay is the first New Zealand-based author to win one of the world's top science fiction prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, for her novel The Animals in That Country. Audio
Catching Covid in hospitals
Experts are worried that lessons learnt during the Covid pandemic are being ignored and too many people are getting sick and dying after catching the virus in healthcare settings. Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 28 February 2025
On today's episode, five-years-ago today, New Zealand recorded its first Covid-19 case, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Peters, will land in South Korea tonight for the final leg of his trip to… Audio
How the first days of the pandemic went
Five years to the day, New Zealand declared its first case of Covid-19. Here's what happened next.
Five years of Covid: What have we learnt?
We ask New Zealanders, including Sir Ashley Bloomfield, about when they found out, and what's changed since. Audio
Five years ago, NZ has first Covid-19 case
Today marks five years since the country's first case of covid 19 - Mahvash Ikram took a look back Audio
Tourism in North Pacific still below pre-Covid levels
Tourism in the North Pacific is still very far off from recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic. Caleb Fotheringham reports. Audio
CIA now says Covid-19 'more likely' to have come from lab
The CIA says it has "low confidence" in its assessment that a "research-related origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is more likely".
Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data
The World Health Organization has implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began.
Covid-19: 1719 new cases, seven deaths
Covid-19 cases rose slightly again last week, with just over 1700 new cases reported in the week to Sunday.
Is New Zealand 'one of the worst countries' when it comes to long Covid?
Patients feel gaslit by their doctors, and there is little - if any - research being funded, critics say. Audio
What Covid inquiry says about the next pandemic - and what we're doing wrong
Opinion - There's urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry, prominent medical experts write.
Morning Report Essentials for Friday 29 November
On today's episode, Health New Zealand spent $72 million on contractors and consultants for a single IT project, in the lead-up to moving to sack over 1000 IT employees, the Inquiry into the Covid-19… Audio
Explained: first report from Inquiry in NZ's Covid response
The report from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the country's response to the covid pandemic is out, Katie Kenny looked at how the inquiry came about Audio
Hipkins reacts to Royal Commission of Inquiry report
Labour Leader and former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins was the minister in charge of the Covid-19 response.
What are the recommendations of the Covid-19 inquiry?
The first phase of the inquiry into the Covid-19 response has delivered 39 recommendations. Here they are.
Government releases Covid Royal Commission report
The report highlighted how the early use of lockdowns and other restrictions helped prevent widespread infection however the government was not well prepared.
