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- Rosann Connolly George: Travel agent warns people to read fine print on travel insuranceCovid-19 has irreparably changed travel.Government website SafeTravel says visiting every country except the Cook Islands will be risky and advises to avoid them.Dunedin-based Vincent George Travel believes leisure travel will be a while off yet,...6 min
- Heather du Plessis-Allan: Auckland border revelation astounding, but not suprisingThis revelation today that Auckland’s border should’ve come down five days ago is not surprising, but it is astounding.It’s infuriating.We’ve now learned that Ashley Bloomfield’s advice to the Government was that the Auckland border should’ve come...3 min
- Lee Vandervis: Dunedin City Councillor on his decision not to produce his vaccine passport yesterdayA Dunedin City Councillor has been trespassed from the Council Building.Lee Vandervis arrived at the building for a council meeting yesterday, but then didn’t produce his vaccine passport.He was then asked to leave, declined and served a trespass...4 min
- Chris Hipkins: Covid Response Minister says they want to give the rest of NZ a chance to hit 90 per cent vaccinationsThe Covid Response Minister's defending keeping Auckland's border up.Previously unreleased health advice reveals Cabinet was advised to lift the region's border when the country moved into the Traffic Light System.It was contained in the...6 min
- Dr Bryan Betty: College of GPs medical director says the effect Omicron has on Pfizer antibodies is really unclear at this pointEarly lab results from a small South African study suggest the Covid Omicron variant may be able to bypass some of the Pfizer vaccine's antibodies.Researchers studied samples from 12 double-jabbed people and found a 41-fold drop in antibodies’...2 min
- Kerre McIvor: How are you feeling knowing about the border plan for Auckland and Northland?How you feeling waking up this morning knowing that the Ministry of Health thought it was a good idea for Auckland boundary restrictions to be lifted and the whole country should have been in orange, bar Auckland and Northland.Apparently, in the...7 min
- Shane Jones: Former New Zealand First MP says there should be no Northland borderShane Jones says Northland iwi have no right to demand covid checkpoints be kept in place over summer.Police have confirmed they'll be working with local iwi to keep checkpoints in place on State Highway 1 at Uretiti near Waipu, and on State...3 min
- Julie Hardaker: Governance New Zealand vice president says Local Government Minister can't intervene on Thames-Coromandel mayor Sandra GoudiIt's up to the public to decide if Sandra Goudie should stay or go.The Thames-Coromandel mayor doesn't want Pfizer's Covid-19 jab and has recently spoken to an Australian anti-vaccination group.A code of conduct complaint's been made against her,...5 min
- Pooja Sundar: Lawyer says suspension of visa applications was unlawfulThe Government has another legal battle on its hands.Michael Witbrock is taking Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi and MBIE to court over his Chinese husband's Visa application being suspended, one they applied for in November 2019.The Government...5 min
- Winston Peters: New Zealand First Leader says people are making demands without having any authorityA war of words between Northland's best-known politicians, over the checkpoints being kept in place over summer.Police have confirmed they'll work with local iwi to keep checkpoints in place on State Highway 1 at Uretiti near Waipu, and on State...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.