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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.
February 24, 2022Andrew Dickens: RATs are a way of keeping our society above waterTo come to work this morning, I did my first Rapid Antigen Test or RAT as they’re commonly known. All frontline staff who have to come into work need to get tested every second day. We’ve been given a 2-week supply. As a nation, I think we're finally......more4minPlay
February 24, 2022Auckland Airport chief exec: Carrie Hurihanganui says we need a little bit more certaintyAuckland Airport is hoping this year will be a much better year than last The company announced its third consecutive half year loss with the total number of passengers down 39%. Carrie Hurihanganui, Auckland Airport’s chief executive joined Andrew......more5minPlay
February 24, 2022Chris Hipkins: The surge was slower than expectedA warning case numbers could go big in the near future. New Zealand recorded 6137 new community cases today, and one death. 205 people are now in hospital. It's meant we're moving to Omicron Phase three from midnight. It'll mean only confirmed......more5minPlay
February 24, 2022Kerre McIvor: Have we become institutionalised by Covid?I don't know about you, but just about everyone who can work from home is working from home right now at this company, NZME. It's been pretty much that way since the first lockdown two years ago. Apart from brief sort of bursts of normality and......more6minPlay
February 23, 2022Greg Foran: Air New Zealand losses deepen to $376mA clear picture of the impact Covid-19 is having on Air New Zealand. The airline's just posted a statutory loss before taxation of $376 million for the six months to December 31. Chief executive Greg Foran told Mike Hosking fear's been impacting......more6minPlay
February 23, 2022Leon Grice: Rako Science chief executive says they will provide extra Covid tests to governmentThe private sector is offering a helping hand to the Government. Rako Science says it's willing to provide extra tests for the Government to help healthcare and key supply chain workers. RATs will now be the first port of call at testing sites in......more3minPlay
February 23, 2022Mike Hosking: Bloomfield and Health Ministry fail us yet againHow is that love affair with Ashley Bloomfield going for you? Did you get the t-shirt or the apron? For those who beatified him, idolised him, and told everyone how wonderful he was, just what were you specifically basing that on? I saw through him......more3minPlay
February 23, 2022Kate Hawkesby: We had so long to plan for RATs, how are we still cocking this up?The testing thing is doing my head in. The lack of preparedness, the lack of enough RATS, the queues, the delay on results, absolute cluster. Then we’ve got the crazy isolation rules – so many people down and out having to isolate. I mean you know......more4minPlay
February 23, 2022Paul Hunt: Chief Human Rights Commissioner says the concerns of protesters need to be listened toChief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says the concerns of the protesters need to be listened to. He told Mike Hosking it's unclear how long the protest will last, but the feelings behind the protest will last much longer. “The issues are going......more4minPlay
February 23, 2022Emily Harvey: Covid Modelling Aotearoa Lead Researcher says if you test positive with a rapid antigen test, you should trust itRATs will be the norm at testing sites in Auckland. PCR testing has been pushed to its limits causing long delays. Covid Modelling Aotearoa Lead Researcher Emily Harvey says the tests still need to be prioritised for people who are close contacts......more4minPlay
FAQs about Covid Watch:How many episodes does Covid Watch have?The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.