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:

March 02, 2022 Kerre McIvor: Protests at parliament can be meaningful, this one wasn't
It was pretty ugly yesterday afternoon, wasn't it? What began with creches and concerts and herb gardens and Kumbaya ended in violence and arson.
The Wellington protesters believed they had right on their side. They believed they had all of New...
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8min
March 02, 2022 Andrew Gaudin: Pharmacy Guild chief executive says it's up to retailers to set price point on RATs
Pharmacists say they're not out to rip people off when it comes to Rapid Antigen Tests.
A Consumer New Zealand survey found the price varies from $6.40 to $19 dollars a test.
In Australia, it's illegal to sell them for more than a 20 percent...
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4min
March 02, 2022 Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner says response from staff at Parliament yesterday was world-leading
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says the way his officers dismantled the protest around Wellington yesterday was world-leading.
“I’m incredibly proud of our people and what they did. You won’t see a more professional, restrained, courageous...
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7min
March 02, 2022 Aimie Hines: Retail NZ spokesperson says $6 to $12 is a fair RAT price
Retailers are defending the cost of Rapid Antigen Tests.
A Consumer New Zealand survey's found the price varies from $6.40 to $19 a test.
Retail NZ spokesperson Aimie Hines told Kate Hawkesby some pharmacists bought them at a high price so have to...
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5min
March 02, 2022 Alistair Boyce: Owner of the Backbencher Gastropub says there are no signs of any protesters in the area now
Police have been maintaining a presence overnight, in case of further protests.
But Alistair Boyce, owner of the Backbencher Gastropub in Wellington, told Kate Hawkesby there are no signs of any protesters in the area right now.
“Can’t see any...
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5min
March 02, 2022 Kate Hawkesby: Police acted too little, too late
Too little too late would be my assessment of yesterday's clear out of the protestors.
And when I say clear out - there's still a few there, but the most obvious question is why on earth it took so long to get to this point?
Surely what happened...
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4min
March 02, 2022 Kerre McIvor: If you're not cross with the MoH, then I'm cross with you
Well, yesterday we got an apology from the Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, over delays in people receiving their Covid test results last week.
He said, as if it was some sort of revelation, that higher test positivity rates meant...
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9min
March 01, 2022 Chris Hipkins: Covid-19 Response Minister says he will get to the bottom of the testing debacle
Chris Hipkins is vowing to get to the bottom of the Covid-19 testing debacle.
It comes after Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield apologised for overestimating the testing capacity of our labs.
It meant tens of thousands of swabs were...
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8min
March 01, 2022 Terry Taylor: Institute of Medical Laboratory Science President says testing delays could have been avoided by more engagement with lab work
Health officials are being accused of not properly engaging with the lab workforce when it comes to testing capacity.
Dr Ashley Bloomfield has apologised after overestimating the number of Covid tests that labs could process during the Omicron...
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4min
March 01, 2022 Nick James and Jack Crossland: Newstalk ZB reporters at Parliament as Police move in
The protesters at Parliament are being given a choice - leave by your own volition or leave by force.
Police from around the country have descended on the area for a pre-planned operation.
Newstalk ZB's Jack Crossland says he can see more than a...
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2min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.