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- Peter Lewis: Hong Kong puts mass testing on hold as Covid-19 deaths riseHong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Wednesday that reducing the skyrocketing number of deaths in the latest coronavirus surge is the city's priority, putting a plan to test the entire population on hold in the latest flip-flop in the government’s...6 min
- Jason Walls: Hundreds of entertainers, dozens of DJs granted exceptions to get into NZHundreds of entertainers including dozens of DJs were handed border exceptions last year, in what a lobby group says highlights the shambolic nature of MIQ.The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union said 316 foreign entertainers, including 64 DJs, were...5 min
- Peter Nation: Fieldays chief executive on postponing until NovemberFieldays has been postponed until later this year.It's the largest agriculture show in the Southern Hemisphere, that is usually held in June.But due to Covid-19, concerns the event has had to be moved to between November 30 and December 3.CEO Peter...5 min
- Matthew Hooton: Political commentator on his piece saying under 30s are doomed to pay back most of Robertson's $60b debtPolitical commentator Matthew Hooton has written a piece in the NZ Herald saying, "Grant Robertson's $60 billion spend-up and Adrian Orr's money printing have made New Zealand asset holders nearly $1 trillion better off, while the poor have fallen...8 min
- Maddy Lister: Employment lawyer says the Ministry of Social Development's decision to start sacking unvaccinated staff is a risky moveAn employment lawyer says the Ministry of Social Development's decision to start sacking unvaccinated staff is a risky move.The ministry began sacking up to 220 unvaccinated staff this week.That's despite advice from the Public Service Commission...3 min
- Dr Michelle Wise: Auckland University researcher says all studies show that Covid-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant womenMore calls for pregnant women to get the Covid jab.Thirty per cent of women giving birth at Middlemore Hospital have Covid-19.They're being recommended to wear masks in labour.Auckland University researcher Dr Michelle Wise told Kate Hawkesby...4 min
- Michael Barnett: Auckland Business Chamber chief calls for all workers to be treated as critical and be tested every day before workThe Auckland Business Chamber says isolation rules for household contacts are a waste of human capital.From midnight Friday, Covid-19 cases and their household contacts will only need to isolate for seven days.But Chamber chief executive Michael...3 min
- Alastair Espie: Employment law expert says employers may need to change their thinking around vaccine mandatesEmployers may need to reevaluate their thinking around vaccine mandates.The Public Service Commission is advising government departments and agencies to ‘pause’ the dismissals of unvaccinated staff.Fonterra has now opted to scrap its vaccine...4 min
- Chris Hipkins: Covid-19 Response Minister one of the first to experience 7-day isolation as family member tests positive for Covid-19Chris Hipkins will be among the first people affected by the latest shortening of Covid isolation periods.The Covid Response Minister is isolating after one of his children tested positive overnight.He received the news hours after he announced a...8 min
- Alan McDonald: Employers and Manufacturers Association Head of Advocacy suggests large chunk of the population are still worried about livinA suggestion there's not too much of an appetite for an even shorter isolation period.Covid cases and household contacts only have to isolate for seven days, from midnight Friday - with contacts testing on day three and seven.EMA Head of Advocacy...3 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.