A traffic light at the end of the tunnel but what will lifting lockdown mean for our most vulnerable? Associate Health Minister Peeni Henare on how he’ll get Māori vaccination to 90%.

If we’re following in Australia's footsteps during this outbreak, what does our future hold? Fresh from freedom day in Melbourne, epidemiologist - Professor Tony Blakely.

We report on a new trial undertaking a deep dive into Kiwi’s immune systems to find out why 1 in 3 people who get the virus suffer long-covid symptoms.

Covid is in Northland - where the vaccination rate is only 61%. It's on grass-roots community nurses like Margaret Hand to help turn that around, she shares her plan for reaching the stragglers.

To dissect the political news of the week on our panel: Matthew Tukaki, chair of the National Māori Authority and chair of the Ministerial Advisory Board of Oranga Tamariki and former ACT deputy leader Heather Roy.

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