Michael Baker

A leading epidemiologist says everyone in New Zealand should plan to encounter Covid-19 before Christmas, and they'd better be prepared.

The recommended gap between Pfizer jabs has been cut in half… Audio

A case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in the King Country coastal town of Kāwhia, just south of Raglan on the North Island's West Coast. 

Kāwhia is outside of the Waikato Alert Level 3 boundary.

The… Audio

There are growing concerns that Covid-19 found in Waikato - and other surprise cases - could be the tip of an iceberg of undetected transmission.

The government's set to announce its decision about… Audio

Tomorrow's the big day for Auckland, with the Government set to make an announcement on the region's alert level after six weeks of Level 4 and 3 lockdown for the City of Sails. The rest of the… Audio

New Covid-19 cases in the community jumped up to 45 yesterday, the highest daily figure since 2 September. All of the new cases are in Auckland.

Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins says that the… Audio

There were 45 new cases of Covid-19 reported in the community yesterday ... a number that will no doubt be a big concern for those in Auckland where they were detected. Joining Ellie Jay to talk us… Audio

There were 18 new cases of Covid-19 in the community yesterday with two of them so far unable to be linked to previous cases. It continues a somewhat worrying trend of case numbers bouncing up and… Audio

Panellists Ian Powell and Susan Hornsby-Geluk discuss the Covid-19 alert level change in Auckland, redundancies during a pandemic, and Jeff Bezos having concerns about climate change. Audio

Three people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Waikato. The three are household members of a remand prisoner who tested positive at the weekend.

Two of those attend Mangatangi School on the… Audio

Cabinet meets today to review the country's Alert Level settings. But with cases numbers going in the wrong direction for the past couple of days, what are the chances Auckland can leave it's strict… Audio

Good news yesterday that New Zealand has bought half a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Denmark, so we can continue the high levels of vaccination we've seen in recent weeks. But new cases of… Audio

Scientists have a tough message for New Zealanders struggling to come home: it is far too risky to throw open the gates just yet.

The Grounded Kiwis group has been calling for more rooms in managed… Audio

Essential workers have been given another week to provide proof they've undergone a Covid-19 test and can cross Auckland's boundary - and the delay has earned the ire of a leading epidemiologist.

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Alert level 2 looms for the whole country outside of Auckland on Tuesday night, but with extra rules in the face of Covid-19 Delta.

Gatherings will be limited to 50 people at indoor venues, and 100… Video, Audio

University of Otago epidemiologist and regular Sunday Morning guest Professor Michael Baker offered a grim reality check during the week when he suggested that New Zealanders do not fully understand… Audio

As eligible workplaces south of Auckland prepare to reopen on Wednesday, there's a push on for rules to be beefed up.

Given the high infectiousness of the Delta variant, Director-General of Health… Audio

Ministers meet today to decide what next for the outbreak's epicentre, Auckland, and for Northland - the only regions set to continue under alert level 4 past midnight tomorrow.

The Prime Minister… Audio

Last year, he was our most regular -- and arguably most popular -- guest on Sunday mornings, and he's obliging us again this morning after making a welcome return to the show last week. Epidemiologist… Audio

Cabinet is meeting this afternoon to decide whether Aotearoa -- with the exception of Auckland -- will stay in a Level 4 lockdown beyond midnight tonight. So far, there are 277 cases in the community… Audio