Michael Baker

More than 20 hours of interviews recorded during and since the New Zealand-wide lockdown in March last year, have been distilled into a stage show called Transmission. The key figures for creators… Audio, Gallery

There are now three cases connected to the most recent border breach despite vaccination efforts.

A third worker at the Grand Millennium managed isolation facility in Auckland was confirmed with… Audio

The majority of Covid-19 cases caught at the border in the last month were among travelers from India. 

The government's temporarily suspending travel from there, while it looks at how it can… Audio

Joining Nathan Rarere to talk over the many developments from the past 24 hours is University of Otago epidemiologist Michael Baker. Audio

A top epidemiologist says only the most serious of Covid-19 outbreaks will put a pause on trans-Tasman travel. Cabinet is meeting right now to finalise the date this two-way bubble will open, and… Audio

Travellers carrying certificates that say they do not have Covid-19 are later testing positive when they settle in to a managed isolation facility.

Yesterday the Ministry of Health reported eleven… Audio

There's concerns being raised that New Zealanders are being offered fake COVID tests to make sure they can get home. Otago University epidemiologist Michael Baker talks to Jesse about the issues. Audio

In the last year epidemiologist Michael Baker has become a household name and face. As a member of the Ministry of Health's Covid-19 technical advisory group he strongly advocated for an elimination… Audio, Gallery

Health officials are urgently trying to contact 250 returnees who've already completed managed isolation after a major botch up at the Grand Mercure MIQ facility in Auckland. Checkpoint revealed… Audio

A year ago today New Zealanders started lock down levels to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Tonight Karyn Hay speaks with epidemiologist Michael Baker about New Zealand's approach including the latest… Audio

A year ago today the Government announced New Zealand was going into lockdown urgently, to get ahead of Covid-19.

Decisions outlined by Prime Minister that day placed the most significant… Audio

Contact tracing apps are used around the world to slow the spread of Covid-19. But what happens when our borders open to Aussies, will they need to download our Covid tracer app to use? And with the… Audio

Epidemiologist Michael Baker says if New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific get a travel bubble right we could be a model for the world.

But there are still questions to answer.

Will New Zealand… Audio

The boss of MIQ is defending an apparent double standard for defence staff while they're on base OR out and about in the community. Gyms, bars, the mess hall and other communal facilties are… Audio

It's all talk and no action thus far for the New Zealand and Australian governments. Despite nine months of discussion about a trans-Tasman bubble, no start-date for quarantine-free travel has been… Audio

The National Party says the time for a trans-Tasman travel bubble is now, calling on the Government to begin quarantine-free movement with Australia immediately. 

University of Otago epidemiologist… Audio

A new case of Covid-19 has been identified in an airline crew member during routine surveillance testing. In a statement last night, the Ministry of Health said the crew member had returned to New… Audio

Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from Otago University and expert on the spread of Covid-19.

He tells Lisa Owen the move to alert level 2 for Auckland and alert level 1 for the rest of New Zealand… Video, Audio

An expert in the spread of Covid 19 wants the country to stay at Alert Level 2 even if the government decides to take Auckland out of Level 3.

Cabinet is meeting today to decide whether the country… Audio