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:

November 09, 2021 Heather du Plessis-Allan: Government should take a leaf from Air NZ's book
I like how pragmatic Air NZ’s been today with their new rules for domestic flights.
From 14 December, every passenger on a flight in NZ will need to be jabbed.
Not a huge surprise. We’re used to these vaccine rules by now.
But we’re probably not...
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3min
November 09, 2021 Rebel Wilson: Australian actress on her new kids book, her 2020 "year of health", plans for 2022
Rebel Wilson is one of Australia's most successful acting exports.
She broke into fame in the Pitch Perfect film series and quickly became a Hollywood staple.
That included a starring role in Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit.
Off-screen, Rebel’s love...
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13min
November 08, 2021 Greg Foran: Air New Zealand Chief Executive on tough new vaccination and testing domestic travel rules
Air New Zealand is making Covid-19 vaccination or testing compulsory for domestic flights.
From mid-December you'll need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours before checking in.
The airline has already...
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3min
November 08, 2021 Mike Hosking: It appears COP26 is another climate change bust
A funny old comparison has been made over COP26. It looks, by the way, like a bust.
I get the very real sense that for the first time, of all the COPs and all the mad promises, this time it just happens to have coincided with some good tangible...
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3min
November 08, 2021 Donna Demaio: Australia Correspondent - Australian nurse charged with falsely vaccinating teen against Covid-19
A nurse has been arrested and charged with falsely giving a teenager the Covid-19 vaccine.
The 51-year-old from Western Australia went into her workplace at a Perth medical centre on Sunday.
She obtained permission to administer the vaccine to the...
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3min
November 08, 2021 Dr Bryan Betty: College of GPs Director says higher vaccine rates and lower hospitalisation rates in Auckland are the priority
Aucklanders have a path towards freedom and being reunited with the rest of the country.
The region will move to Step Two restrictions at midnight, and is set to move to the red level of the traffic light system at the end of the month.
It come as a...
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5min
November 08, 2021 The Huddle: Level 3.2, Freedom Day, Christchurch gunman appeal
The Prime Minister has all but put an official date on a freedom day for Auckland.
All Auckland DHBs have hit 90 per cent for first dose vaccinations and are expected to move into the new traffic light system on November 29.
The region will move to...
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9min
November 08, 2021 Grant Robertson: Deputy PM says Aucklanders should be "very confident" about moving to traffic light system soon
The Deputy Prime Minister says Aucklanders should be "very confident" about moving to the new traffic light system soon.
All three of the region's DHBs have met the 90 percent first dose vaccination rate.
Grant Robertson told Heather du Plessis-Allan...
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8min
November 08, 2021 Nadia Lim: Celebrity chef on Covid Kai survey rating her as most influential when it comes to lockdown diets
Research by the University of Auckland has found the answer to one of the cuisine world’s burning questions.
The “Covid Kai survey” asked almost 3000 people how they decided what to cook for dinner each night in lockdown, and unsurprisingly comfort...
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3min
November 08, 2021 Dr Lucy Telfar-Bernard: Public health researcher says the current MIQ settings don't reflect the real risk
Public health experts are joining calls for changes to MIQ.
An article by Otago University academics says requirements for returnees have become inconsistent and arbitrary.
They argue they pose less risk than Aucklanders in the community.
Otago...
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5min

FAQs about Covid Watch:

How many episodes does Covid Watch have?

The podcast currently has 1,615 episodes available.