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- John Bonning: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine President says new working arrangements for health workers make senseThumbs up from the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine to the new working arrangements for health staff with Covid.After five days of isolation, staff can return to work as long as they return two negative tests and are working in...3 min
- Kerri Nuku: Nurses Organisation President says allowing Covid-positive staff back to work puts everyone at riskThe Nurses’ Organisation is unhappy with changes allowing staff with Covid to return to work.The Ministry of Health is now allowing infected staff to return early if their absence means the service couldn't run.It means healthcare workers can...4 min
- Keely Alton: General manager of corporate brands at Flight Centre as business travel reopensIn the last two years, we've heard countless stories about businesses needing to do business travel.When it comes to making deals and trades, doing it on Zoom with dodgy Wi-Fi often doesn't cut it.But economists are forecasting that business...4 min
- Cherie Taylor-Patel: President of the NZ Principal's Federation on concerns current Covid regulations could tip our education sector over thThere are fears our current Covid regulations could tip our education sector over the edge.With the current rules around isolating as a contact, especially within schools, principals are dealing with increased pressures and much larger workloads. ...3 min
- Kate Hawkesby: Reducing our self-iso time would make a huge differenceIt’s pretty quiet in Auckland at the moment, with what feels like everyone isolating. The roads are not as congested with traffic, the malls are quiet, cafes are either shut or operating at reduced hours, it's all a bit sad.How many of those...4 min
- Hamish Pinkham: Rhythm and Vines co-founder and director on cancelling festival after moving to EasterGisborne's Rhythm and Vines music festival has been cancelled after the annual New Years' Eve event was moved to Easter weekend following Covid-19 disruptions.After weeks of speculation and angry fans demanding answers, Rhythm & Vines announced in...3 min
- The Panel with Mark Crysell: Is NZ doing enough?On this week’s The Panel, TVNZ's Sunday reporter Mark Crysell joined the Weekend Collective to discuss Shane Warne.Everyone knows someone with Omicron and did the Wellington protest achieve anything?Is NZ doing enough in regard to Ukraine/Russia? ...41 min
- Francesca Rudkin: Let's crack on with RATs but good luck finding themI am over Rapid Antigen Tests – and we’ve only been able to buy them for a week!Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for the use of these tests. They alleviate the pressure on laboratories struggling to cope with testing numbers, and allow us to take...4 min
- Andrew Dickens: I'm feeling a sense of relief the Covid hysteria is coming to an endWhat a strange week.A week that has left me feeling quite ridiculously upbeat.You could imagine I could be sitting here downcast, bemoaning the state of our country after what happened on Wednesday muttering about what a divided nation we have...4 min
- Aaron Dahmen: Newstalk ZB Political Reporter on Parliament cleanup and rental warrants of fitnessNormality is slowly returning to Parliament.After weeks of hostility on the Parliament lawns, ultimately culminating on Wednesday's violence, the cleanup operation has begun.But protestors have dispersed, with Wainuiōmata Marae a location of...6 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.