Katie Todd

Plans are coming together for thousands of border workers to be immunised for Covid-19 in the next three weeks.

Trucks full of syringes will be heading to the Jet Park MIQ hotel from Saturday, but… Audio

People coming back to New Zealand who are dying, need specialist healthcare or want to be with a terminally ill relative, are shocked and upset their applications are being assessed by people who… Audio

A woman seeking a fee waiver for managed isolation says it is upsetting officials who requested to see her father's personal medical records, aren't medically qualified.

People who are dying, need… Audio

New Zealanders wanting to return home from overseas will likely have to wait months if they haven't already booked managed isolation.

All 4500 spaces in the country's border hotels are now booked… Audio

The government's one o'clock briefing will be required viewing for event organisers across the north island this afternoon as Covid-19 looms over anniversary weekend festivities.

Thousands of people… Audio

Pressure is mounting on the government to release $24 million earmarked for the tourism town of Franz Josef.

Six months since approving a project to give the town flood protection, the mayor is… Audio

Northlanders are turning out in their thousands to be tested for Covid-19, after a woman in the region tested positive for the virus at the weekend.

Testing stations are open today from Auckland to… Audio

Hundreds of Northland residents have been asked to get tested for Covid-19 after a woman in the community tested positive for the virus.

She had recently left managed isolation and authorities have… Audio

A new, more infectious strain of Covid-19 in the UK has New Zealanders there pleading for Government help to return home.

Epidemiologists here are also asking officials to tighten border measures.

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People desperately trying to get into managed isolation to be with dying relatives are being delayed by a clause asking for their life expectancy.

In some cases hospitals won't provide it - arguing… Audio

A woman whose emergency managed isolation application wasn't processed for a week says the stress of the wait was overwhelming.

People can apply for quick entry into the border hotels on specific… Audio

Overseas New Zealanders are failing to get home in time to see dying family, and are hitting out at the government's slow turnaround of emergency applications.

People should be able to gain entry… Audio

Rooms in managed isolation have been sitting empty because New Zealanders desperate to return home have been booking more allocation vouchers than they need.

All 32 border hotels are fully booked… Audio

Rooms in managed isolation have been sitting empty, because some returnees have been able to hold on to more room allocation vouchers than they need. Meanwhile other returnees say they feel stranded… Audio

The truck convoy carrying Christmas containers is now making its way south on State Highway 1 from Whangarei to Auckland.

Drivers are being warned to take extra care on the road with the addition of… Audio

Auckland's managed isolation hotels are suffering a shortage of healthcare staff.

It's thought new employment contracts with tighter rules have prompted some staff to leave Unions say nurses are… Audio

Cabinet is to work out long-term funding for managed isolation and quarantine before the end of this year.

Figures provided to RNZ suggest the 32 hotels in use are costing taxpayers more than $2… Audio

Cabinet is poised to sign off on making masks mandatory on all public transport in Auckland and all domestic flights around the country on Monday.

Pleas to wear masks have gone largely unheeded, but… Audio

Aucklanders are anxiously waiting to find out today if they'll have to deal with another Covid-19 clampdown as health officials work round the clock to contain a new mystery community case.

They have… Audio