Vaccination

Too much red tape and risk-averse health authorities means family doctors have been effectively sidelined when it comes to giving Covid-19 vaccinations, the head of Aotearoa's largest general practice… Video, Audio

Around 16 percent of the population have now received at least one dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

The Health Ministry wants to get through 1.6 million doses in three weeks in September alone.

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When Philip Toogood and wife Julie arrived in Fiji in 2006 it was only with the intention of being there for three years. Fifteen years later, the couple remain at home on Denarau Island. He's Calling… Audio, Gallery

Port and airport workers will soon be required to be vaccinated, as the government expands its border workforce rule.

Craig Harrison, National Secretary of the Maritime Union, talks to Lisa Owen.

The government is making it compulsory for a further 1800 people to be vaccinated for Covid-19, covering privately-employed border workers.

Until now, it has only been compulsory for people who work… Audio

The government says it is full stem ahead with the Covid-19 vaccination programme, with ministers confident everyone who wants a jab will get the chance to have one by December.

What does that mean… Video, Audio

Two percent of New Zealanders believe the March 15 mosque shootings were faked, and nine percent don't believe the Covid 19 virus is real.

Those are just two of the findings from a survey released… Audio

There's hope a new vaccination clinic in Dunedin will encourage people from vulnerable communities to get vaccinated.

Just over 68,000 doses have been given in the Southern District so far - with 13… Audio

Papatoetoe High School parents are voicing mixed views on whether schools should shoulder the load of vaccinating students.

Children aged 12 to 15 will soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine after… Audio

Aucklander Jessie Williamson only ever intended to stay in Shetland for six months. However, fate intervened when she was introduced to her husband-to-be, Davie, soon after her arrival. She's Calling… Audio

Against a backdrop of news reports about shortages and anger over delayed Covid-19 vaccinations, a Herald opinion piece this week claimed our supply would run dry within days. But swift fact-checking… Audio

The soothing sounds of the islands greeted a steady stream of people at special Covid-19 vaccination clinic set up for the Pasifika community in Taranaki today. The Whiteley Methodist Church in New… Audio

Niue's first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived.

The small number of innoculations are being used to vaccinate the vaccinators and other key people.

This opens up the possibility of the… Audio

Professor Michael Baker is back to look at a few different Covid-19 stories doing the rounds, including the prospect of an 'Olympic coronavirus' strain being created if the Games go ahead in Tokyo as… Audio

When Cantabrian Rosa Nolan says she ended in the Cayman Islands -- which she couldn't have previously located on the map -- quite by chance, she really means it. Indeed, her original overseas… Audio

Taihape native Kane Harnett-Mutu is taking haka to Denmark and beyond, though Covid-19 has put paid to that work recently. But he plans to get back to spreading the positive gospel of haka when… Audio

Eden Park could be turned in to a short term mass Covid-19 vaccination clinic.

Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield and other health leaders have just been giving an update on rollout plans.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says 86 percent of MIQ workers have received at least one vaccination dose so far.

That leaves about 540 people still outstanding.

Ardern says from the first of… Audio

Agencies that work with victims of domestic violence are calling on employers to consider workers' safety before they push more working-from-home options. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in more… Audio