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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.
March 24, 2022Kim Dodds: Dunedin Venues business development manager on sports crowds returningSo good news for sport lovers this weekend. From midnight tonight, there will be no gathering limits on outdoor events. This means for the Super Rugby season, they can finally have spectators at the games again. One of this weekend's games is Blues......more3minPlay
March 23, 2022Mike's Minute: With more freedom coming, let's ditch the fearAs the door creaks ever so slightly open to normality and the world, the one thing the Prime Minister didn’t drop yesterday was fear. That is now up to us. The pain suffered by far too many in this country is being driven by our fear. It's not that......more2minPlay
March 23, 2022Max Rashbrooke: Victoria University researcher says the country is not divided as restrictions begin to easeA university researcher believes the country is not divided as restrictions begin to ease. Vaccine passes will be scrapped from April 5, with vaccine mandates being removed for a number of workforces. Gathering limit changes will also come into......more4minPlay
March 23, 2022Chris Hipkins: Calls to boost vaccines, masks as PM relaxes Covid protectionsCovid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins has defended the country remaining in red under the Covid traffic-light system - as New Zealand is set to welcome new freedoms with the axing of vaccine passes, QR scans and many mandates. Hipkins says the country......more6minPlay
March 23, 2022Kate Hawkesby: Media need to stop letting press conferences be a gloat party for LabourI said yesterday that I thought the PM would use the opportunity to bang on about two years of Covid and our response and sure as eggs, she did. Is anyone still buying into this – as John Key rightly called it, ‘dog and pony show?’ Is anyone still......more4minPlay
March 23, 2022Andrea Nelson: Women's Cricket World Cup CEO on the Traffic Light System changesWomen's Cricket World Cup CEO joined the show to discuss her reaction to the changes to the Traffic Light System, which will see the last few games played in front of a full crowd.LISTEN ABOVE...more4minPlay
March 23, 2022Cameron George: Warriors CEO gives his reaction to the Traffic Light System changesWarriors CEO Cameron George joined the show to discuss the changes to the Traffic Light System, which has seen numbers lifted on outdoor gatherings and allows the Warriors to return home and play in front of a full crowd at Mt Smart Stadium towards......more4minPlay
March 22, 2022Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: John Key criticises Government over delayed announcements; Jacinda Ardern set to reveal vaccine, mandate decisionFormer Prime Minister John Key has criticised the Government's "dog and pony show", in the way it is drawing out critical announcements on the future of New Zealand's Covid response. "Why do we have this dog and pony show where the Government......more5minPlay
March 21, 2022Lance Burdett: Former police negotiator recommends retired district court judge for review into response to Parliament protestJacinda Ardern says it's most appropriate that the Police watchdog looks into the response to the Parliament protest. Last week, Labour MPs used their majority to block a briefing from the police commissioner to the justice select committee. The......more3minPlay
March 21, 2022Kate Hawkesby: Time to drop the fearmongering epidemiologistsI’m just wondering if, when the PM announces they’re dropping mandates and vaccine passes, they could also drop the scaremongering epidemiologists? Seriously, can we please retire them? The hysteria is over, the peak is passing, in the grand total......more4minPlay
FAQs about Covid Watch:How many episodes does Covid Watch have?The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.