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 01, 2022 Ben Peterson: First Union retail organiser on 20% of Countdown staff isolating
20 percent of Countdown staff are currently isolating - that's comes out to roughly 1000 workers.
The two Auckland distribution centres are down to 50 percent staff, leading to bare shelves across grocery stores.
Countdown says it's continuing to...
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4min
March 01, 2022 Keriana Brooking: Hawke's Bay DHB Chief Executive as DHBs try to stop health workers' strike
Hospital, community and outpatient services could be postponed for 24 hours if a planned strike by Allied Health workers goes ahead.
District Health Boards have asked the Employment Court to stop Friday’s strike, in which around 10-thousand PSA...
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3min
March 01, 2022 Brad Olsen: Economists predict up to 20,000 Kiwis could move to Australia alone as border reopens
From this morning any Kiwis coming home from Aussie do not need to self-isolate and no MIQ.
But with the welcome mat opening for KIwis round the world, it also means we can leave New Zealand too.
ANZ economists are warning about 20,000 Kiwis will...
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4min
February 28, 2022 Stuart Nash: Tourism Minister warns that tourism won't be fixed overnight and won't look like it did pre-Covid
The Tourism Minister says he's working hard to rebuild brand New Zealand.
He says he should be able to make an announcement about the fate of overseas travellers from Australia and non-visa waiver countries in March .
Vaccinated Kiwis living...
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5min
February 28, 2022 Les Morgan: Sudima Hotels Chief Operating Officer says there will be no health overhang once MIQ comes to an end
Hopes the hotel industry can shake the MIQ stigma.
From Thursday, vaccinated New Zealanders in Australia will be able to return home without isolating.
Kiwis from the rest of the world can come from Saturday under the same rules.
Sudima Hotels...
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4min
February 28, 2022 Alexandra Birt: Grounded Kiwis spokesperson following border reopening announcement
Starting friday 11:59pm, vaccinated Kiwis from anywhere in the world will now be able to return with no self-isolation requirements.
For those coming from Australia, that begins Wednesday 11:59pm.
RATs will be needed before and after arrival, and on...
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4min
February 28, 2022 Kate Hawkesby: Omicron is not worth the hype
My brother had Covid last week. Omicron struck him and his whole family, save for one child.
He was asymptomatic, bar a dry cough and a tickly throat. All of which he said under normal circumstances he would’ve gone to work with. It lasted 3 days, he...
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4min
February 28, 2022 Lynda Keene: It's a really great start
Fully vaxxed Kiwi's coming back from overseas will no longer need to isolate from Thursday.
And step 2 – where all New Zealanders can arrive from anywhere – has been bought forward eight days, and will now start on Saturday.
All travellers must...
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5min
February 28, 2022 Andrew Dickens: It's not freedom we've lost, it's our common sense
After the weekend I've come to the realisation that it's not freedom that we've lost. It's our collective common sense.
Saturday night I took the family to a restaurant to celebrate my oldest son's birthday. It was full.
So, saying that what I mean...
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5min
February 28, 2022 John MacDonald: Regardless of your job, the government should pay for your RAT test
It’s two years today since Covid-19 was first detected in New Zealand. If only we knew then, what we know now.
For example, I had no idea then that – in a couple of years – I’d be standing in my kitchen on a Sunday night shoving a swab up my nose. ...
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5min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.