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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.... more
FAQs about Covid Watch:How many episodes does Covid Watch have?The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.
April 27, 2022Julie Moore: Graeme Dingle Foundation research manager on findings that 14 to 24 year-olds are disengaging from their peers, education and sYoung people are going to need help to get out and about again.The Graeme Dingle Foundation has found a number of 14 to 24 year-olds are disengaging from their peers, education and society.Many school students are in their rooms socialising online,......more4minPlay
April 27, 2022Paul Radich: Lawyer for Grounded Kiwis says the judge found there were different ways the system could've been calibrated and operatedRelief from advocates a High Court ruling has found the MIQ lottery system was unfair.The decision also ruled the narrow criteria for an emergency voucher infringed on New Zealanders' rights to enter the country.The challenge was put forward by......more4minPlay
April 27, 2022Charlotte Bellis: Journalist who initially couldn't get home from Afghanistan due to MIQ while pregnant says it would go a long way for theHopes the Government will take some responsibility and acknowledge the issues within MIQ.A High Court decision found the lottery system to get a spot was unfair, and the criteria for emergency vouchers, too narrow.Journalist Charlotte Bellis made......more4minPlay
April 27, 2022Kate Hawkesby: Even though we can travel overseas, don't rule out a domestic trip insteadI know many of you will have gone away for Easter holidays or school holidays, or perhaps be planning to go away soon given we are now finally free and able to travel. But I’m shocked at how expensive it is – and how under staffed many areas still......more3minPlay
April 27, 2022The Huddle: The High Courts ruling, mask exemptions and David Parker's tax "investigation"The High Court has ruled in favour of Grounded Kiwis, finding that the MIQ system was in parts unjustified and operated unfairly. What will this mean for the government... and to voters? David Parker's tax "investigation" – can we all agree they......more11minPlay
April 27, 2022Chris Bishop: It's an amazing victory for all the Grounded Kiwis out thereThe National Party say today's High Court ruling proves that MIQ was state-sponsored cruelty. The Grounded Kiwis have successfully proven MIQ didn't sufficiently allow individual circumstances to be prioritised where necessary. Chris Bishop, the......more3minPlay
April 26, 2022David Mahon: People believe they won't go the same way as ShanghaiChina is ramping up plans to test 20 million people living in Beijing in an effort to stamp out the Covid outbreak. There are worries of a looming lockdown... After 33 new covid cases were reported yesterday. David Mahon is a kiwi living and......more4minPlay
April 25, 2022Lynda Keene: Tourism Export Council chief executive says tourism industry wants restrictions at the border liftedThe tourism industry wants restrictions at the border lifted.Tourism Export Council chief executive, Lynda Keene, says many countries have opened up, including Australia, the UK, Canada and Singapore, with no Covid-19 testing requirements.She told......more3minPlay
April 22, 2022Kevin Milne: New empathy for people cautious about Covid-19Kevin Milne chats to Jack Tame about a new empathy for people who have a cautious attitude towards Covid-19.LISTEN ABOVE...more8minPlay
April 22, 2022Jack Tame: Why on earth should young Kiwis choose to come home?It was always an inevitability.The moment our borders opened. The moment Kiwis no longer had to play the MIQ lottery and could be relatively sure they could get home at short notice, if they needed. The moment most other countries dropped their Covid......more5minPlay
FAQs about Covid Watch:How many episodes does Covid Watch have?The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.