Testing

The Covid-19 pandemic made self-testing with RATs a household convenience - could we do the same with testing for sexually transmitted infections? Audio

If you've headed overseas lately, you'll know the process isn't as straightforward as it used to be - with pre-departure RAT tests and the New Zealand Traveller Declaration top of a list of bugbears… Audio

A RAT race is on as tens of thousands of people try to source Rapid Antigen Tests amid the growing omicron outbreak.

RATs are now the primary testing method and kits are available at retail outlets… Audio

Health officials think the Omicron outbreak in Auckland may have peaked.

It could provide some relief to struggling GP clinics, who have been facing the outbreak head-on.

Katie Doyle reports. Audio

The President of NZ's Institute of Medical Laboratory Science, Terry Taylor, says some people may never get their PCR result back. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield apologised today for… Audio

Thousands of people are being told to get retested for Covid-19 after an overwhelmed lab system failed when the Omicron wave hit.

It's been revealed tens of thousand of people have been waiting more… Audio

Under new government rules some returnees can get a temporary pass out of self isolation to visit a terminally ill relative, go to court or get medical attention.

And sports teams or performers who… Video, Audio

Professor Michael Baker is back with us to discuss the Omicron variant, the increased risks Covid survivors face, and the idea that the time of day a person receives their vaccine has an impact on the… Audio

DIY Covid tests are coming to a shelf near you. Anyone will be able to buy a rapid antigen test from a pharmacy from mid December - and businesses will have access to them from next week.

The tests… Audio

Slip, slop, slap and swab could be the new summer checklist as the government prepares to roll out rapid Covid tests in holiday hot spots.

A government pilot of the antigen tests is proving to be a… Audio

The government has announced a rapid antigen testing pilot for Covid-19 among private companies, but can offer little detail on how it will work.

It follows a request from 25 of some of the country's… Audio

With Auckland still locked in level four, the key message remains test test test.

Seven suburbs in Tamaki Makaurau are being targeted in a testing drive.

Among them is Ōtara, where our reporter Nick… Video, Audio

Healthcare students are being recruited to help take the pressure of Covid-19 testing stations that have been slammed during this Delta outbreak.

Some people faced waits of up to nine hours with… Video, Audio

Three Auckland secondary schools now have Covid cases to deal with. Along with Avondale College, staff and students at Northcote and Lynfield Colleges have now been told to isolate and get tested.

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The surge in demand for Covid-19 tests in Auckland today forced some vaccination centres to close so that staff could be diverted to testing stations.

But as Ella Stewart reports, whilst many faced… Audio

There are long queues at Covid-19 testing centres across the motu today; with warnings to Auckland motorists to be wary of the congestion. Meanwhile, academics and modellers think Auckland's lockdown… Audio

The latest Covid-19 cases have rocked the Coromandel Peninsula, where hundreds of people have today been tested and the community's set up its own roadblock.

The man who first tested positive for… Audio

Auckland moved back into Alert Level 3 lockdown this morning - with the rest of the country being moved to level 2 - after a new Covid-19 case was detected in the community. Joining us again is the… Audio

Last night the Prime Minister announced Auckland will be returning to Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least the next week. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett looks at the likely economic… Audio