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- Rodney Harrex: South Australian Tourism Commission Chief Executive on announcement borders will open to vaccinated travellersAustralia's tourism sector is all on board with a move to reopen the country's border later this month.The Australian Government has confirmed it will lift border restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers in two weeks on February 21st.However,...3 min
- Kate Hawkesby: The business sector has been muzzled and shut outWell the latest Newshub Reid Research poll has the Labour / Green government still the most popular, yet if ever we needed confirmation of the spin and PR machine that this Government really is, we got it at the weekend from Sir Ian Taylor.In a...3 min
- Donna Demaio: Australian correspondent says there is excitement in Australia following confirmation its border is reopening to the worldThere is excitement in Australia following confirmation its border is reopening to the world.International border restrictions will be lifted for anyone who's fully vaccinated in two weeks on February the 21st.However, states and territories will...3 min
- Chris Bishop: National's Covid-19 spokesperson says the Government are covering up their own incompetence over Rapid Antigen TestsNational has hit out at the requisitioning of Rapid Antigen Tests from businesses.When news broke that the Ministry of Health was requisitioning the tests, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said they were from "forward orders" from overseas - not tests already...4 min
- Kirk Hope: Business New Zealand Chief Executive says Ministry of Health has misled businesses over Rapid Antigen TestsBusinesses are angry about the Ministry of Health requisitioning Rapid Antigen Tests for its own stocks.When news broke that the Ministry was requisitioning the tests, Dr Ashley Bloomfield said they were from forward orders from overseas - not...5 min
- Lone Simenson on Denmark dropping all Covid-19 restrictionsThis week Denmark became the first country in the EU to drop all Covid-19 restrictions.The Government deciding the virus is no longer a critical threat to society.So, no more masks, no more vaccine passports, no more mandatory self-isolation. ...11 min
- Jack Tame: The end of MIQ, but there's still one big hurdleFor those of us who live in New Zealand, MIQ has been pretty bloody good.Not perfect, no. But good enough to keep out the worst of the virus for the best part of two years. Of course, for New Zealanders based overseas who’ve wanted to get home, the...4 min
- Rod Oram: Business commentator on the hopes of a rebound for tourismThe tourism industry is hoping for a quick revival once the borders reopen to overseas travellers.People from visa-waiver countries like Australia, the US and the EU are expected to arrive from July.In October, people from over countries are allowed...5 min
- Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB Political Editor on the debate over Covid modellers' accuracyJacinda Ardern has been trying to sell New Zealand to overseas workers to combat job shortages, particularly in the health sector.Before Covid, almost 43 per cent of doctors were from overseas, with many joining the exodus of skilled workers and some...6 min
- Tony Blakely: Melbourne University epidemiologist says our risk-averse response means we're stretching out the timelineAn Australian-based Kiwi epidemiologist believes it's better to have more Omicron cases sooner rather than later.We have 209 community cases of Covid-19 today and 64 at the border.Melbourne University epidemiologist Tony Blakely told Heather du...5 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.