Chris Hipkins

A Covid-19 jab could be a yearly thing, and the government is already planning for that prospect, as our very first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine is less than a week away.

The exact number of doses… Video, Audio

Government agencies are gearing up to combat a barrage of vaccine-related scams expected to hit during the Covid-19 immunisation campaign.

Other countries already rolling out vaccines have been… Audio

Green MP Ricardo Menendez March is facing tough questions after revelations he left the country in December against the government's official advice.

The list MP - who is now back in New Zealand in a… Audio

The Pullman Hotel will be emptied to allow the government to investigate how Covid-19 spread within it, Chris Hipkins says.

Two people in Auckland who completed managed isolation in the same hotel… Audio

It could be another year and a half before our borders open and New Zealanders are vaccinated and able to travel freely.

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed any mass Covid-19… Audio

Doctors and nurses are in a race to learn how to administer Pfizer's tricky Covid-19 vaccine as a major step towards the rollout is signalled.

The government says if all goes to plan, the product… Audio

Approval for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine could come as early as Wednesday next week, but it is unclear when the doses will actually land on our shores.

The government has issued a timeline for when… Video, Audio

In Northland, some people waited more than seven hours to get Covid-19 tests on Monday, describing the process as "chaos".

A woman in Northland has contracted Covid-19 after testing negative twice… Video, Audio

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says two close contacts of a woman who has Covid-19 have tested negative.

The  woman who recently left managed isolation tested positive for the disease on… Audio

Hundreds of people are being asked to stay home and get a Covid-19 test today after a Northland woman tested positive for the virus.

It's not known how she caught it or what the strain is but health… Audio

Workers in government Managed Isolation and Quarantine facilities say they're facing stigma in the community, and some have quit their jobs because of it. Chris Hipkins is the Minister for the… Audio

Holidaymakers are being warned to have backup plans if they're not able to return home during the summer break because of Covid-19.

The government wants everyone to think about what will happen with… Audio

Get your smart phone out, Covid-19 contact tracing is about to get even easier, with a new Bluetooth upgrade optional from Thursday.

The upgrade will create an anonymised record of all the people… Audio

The government's Covid-19 contact tracing app will feature Bluetooth technology from Thursday.

It means the app will send users an alert if they have been near another user who tests positive for the… Audio

It’s the final week of Parliament, and MPs are stuffing their stockings with every kind of debate possible. Well almost. Audio

MPs have raced through four bills in their first proper week of Parliament passing new laws on festival drug testing, Covid-19, and income tax.  Audio

Chris Hipkins is the Covid-19 Response Minister says New Zealand is under less pressure to rush regulatory approval for a Covid-19 vaccine than other countries are.

Britain has become the first… Audio