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- Peter Gordon: Celebrity chef welcomes Government's vaccine mandate for restaurant workersA prominent restaurateur is welcoming the Government's move to mandate vaccines for restaurant workers.Under the traffic light system, staff will have to be vaccinated at any business that requires vaccine certificates, including hospitality...4 min
- Kate Hawkesby: Time will tell whether kids are safe to be back at schoolI’m not sure the return to school yesterday for seniors in level three will be the super spreader event people like Rod Jackson were ‘freaking out’ about. I guess time will tell on that one.But what I do know from talking to some students who went...3 min
- Mike Moore: Travel technology consultant - Government to announce big MIQ changes todayA glimmer of hope for Kiwis stranded overseas because they can't get a spot in managed isolation.The Government's making a major announcement about changes to the MIQ system today.Shorter MIQ stays for returnees, home quarantine, and possibly no...5 min
- Enda Brady: UK 'leaning towards' mandatory Covid vaccines for health care workersUK Health Secretary Sajid Javid is "leaning towards" requiring staff in the National Health Service (NHS) to be vaccinated against Covid-19, he said Monday."Those fantastic people working in the NHS, they are naturally more vulnerable to being...4 min
- Eric Crampton: New Zealand Initiative Economist says Covid-19 vaccinated people should get hospital priorityA New Zealand economist says vaccinated people should get hospital priority.New Zealand Initiative Economist Eric Crampton told Heather du Plessis Allan New Zealand only has 183 ICU beds, so cases will be dealt with based on urgent need.He says...5 min
- The Huddle: Vaccine mandates, Dave Dobbyn and quarantine with strangersPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday announced a sweeping vaccine mandate in businesses in the hospitality sector, and others including gyms, barbers, and hairdressers where customers are expected to have vaccine certificates.Listen above as Ben...8 min
- Michael Wood: Workplace Relations Minister says Covid-19 vaccine mandates are to ensure 'consistency'Vaccine mandates are coming in a big way.The Government has announced vaccine mandates for workers at any business that requires a vaccine certificate.That includes such high-risk settings as hospitality and gyms and close-proximity places like...5 min
- Josephine Bartley: Auckland Councillor's ideas to vaccinate South Aucklanders includes gang members and school mum groupsOne Auckland Council member says we need to keep holding diverse vaccination events to keep hard to reach people interested.Josephine Bartley, the councillor who suggested KFC carparks could be used for vaccination centres, says she's positive we...3 min
- Mike Hosking: Traffic light system has New Zealand going nowhereWe were right.Why launch something as significant as the future of your so-called post Covid country on the Friday before a long weekend? Unless you knew it would go down like a cup of cold sick?The traffic light thing was a non-event. Green, red,...3 min
- Rod Jackson: Epidemiologist on vaccine and testing centre closures over long weekend, rewards for fully vaccinatedConcern from one epidemiologist about a drop in vaccinations around the country over the long weekend.Eight of Auckland's 16 vaccination centres and six of Waikato's seven vaccination centres were closed, including the vaccination centre...8 min
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Covid Watch is the home of the latest Covid-19 news from New Zealand and around the world, with the conversations Newstalk ZB is having with all the newsmakers and experts to keep you informed.