Covid Watch

By Newstalk ZB

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.... more

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How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.

Covid Watch episodes:

October 21, 2021 Des Gorman: Auckland University Emeritus Professor of Medicine says the vaccinated should get more freedoms
The Government's being urged to set clear and realistic targets for its new Covid restrictions.
Their set to announce a tiered framework of restrictions this morning, to replace the existing alert level system.
It's likely to see us getting more...
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4min
October 21, 2021 Leann Watson: Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce hopes traffic light system will end South Island's Level Two
Hopes today's announcement on the Covid protection framework will signal when the South Island can move out of Level Two.
Canterbury Chamber of Commerce CEO Leanne Watson told Kate Hawkesby the south may have no cases of Covid - but that doesn't mean...
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3min
October 21, 2021 Hannah Tamaki: Defending right to protest as Brian Tamaki faces charges for breaching lockdown rules
The Tamaki’s are once again defending their right to protest.
Bishop Brian Tamaki appeared in court this week for failing to comply with a Level Three order and breaching his bail conditions.
He has attended and helped organise two lockdown...
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6min
October 21, 2021 The Huddle: The big announcement, schools going back, FTA
A record day for the Covid outbreak ahead of the Government's press conference on Friday.
102 positive cases were reported and a record for hospitalisations as well with 46 now in hospital.
Schools got the go-ahead to go back next Tuesday.
Senior...
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9min
October 21, 2021 Liam Dann: New Auckland Business Chamber survey shows 20 per cent of businesses don’t think they'll survive
An Auckland Business Chamber survey has shown that 90 per cent of Auckland businesses have experienced significant erosion in equity.
Almost 50 per cent say they’ve lost in excess of $100,000 and 20 per cent don’t think their business will survive.
It...
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5min
October 21, 2021 Brien Cree: Radius Care decides to allow visitors back for residents' mental health
A big call from an NZX-listed retirement village chain in Auckland.
Radius Care has decided that nine weeks in lockdown is more than enough and decided to allow visitors back for the mental health of their residents, despite Ministry of Health...
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5min
October 21, 2021 Judith Collins: National pushes for Auckland reopening on day of record community cases
National's pushing to reopen Auckland on the day new Covid-19 cases have hit triple digits.
There were 102 community infections recorded today — 94 in Auckland and eight in the Waikato.
But the Opposition says fully-vaccinated Aucklanders should be...
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4min
October 21, 2021 Kerre McIvor: How are senior school students feeling about going back to school?
So yesterday’s special announcement sees senior school students being told to go back to school after Labour Weekend.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins says this will allow them to sit exams and finish NCEA assessments, something that has been...
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7min
October 20, 2021 Mike Hosking: In times like these, we just need the truth
Let me give you one of my working theories at the moment. We have, as an example, a couple of debates or scraps that, depending on who you listen to, depends on what you might think is happening.
One, ICU capacity in our hospitals. Two, saliva...
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2min
October 20, 2021 Kate Hawkesby: My patience is wearing thin for morons
Are you finding these days that your patience is wearing thin?
When it comes to morons, mine is.
When I read yesterday that people were gathering and chanting outside the Henderson Police Station wearing "Freedom NZ" masks, and revving their...
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4min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.