Isolation

New Zealanders who enter the country temporarily, or who leave after planned regulations come into force, will be charged for managed isolation. Audio

Australian correspondent Rebekah Holt joins the show from Melbourne off the back of a week in which Victoria recorded its most deadly day in the Covid-19 pandemic and the overall case load for the… Audio

A top Australian epidemiologist is calling for purpose built managed isolation facilities to replace hotels saying viruses like Covid-19 will need to be managed well into the future. The state of… Audio

As more people talk about the difficulties they face in managed isolation at hotels around NZ, returned expat Kate Catalinac says they should stop complaining.  Audio

The National Party leader, Todd Muller, says New Zealanders deserve to know how many people were allowed out of managed isolation early without being tested.

Two women tested positive after they had… Audio

The government moved yesterday to extend a ban on cruise ships at New Zealand ports and lengthen the isolation requirement for cargo ship crew to respond to concerns it wasn't long enough to ensure… Audio

We speak to Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick about isolation in Rotorua.  Audio

The MP for Rotorua, Todd McClay, says residents are concerned about the sudden influx of returning New Zealanders to Rotorua for their two-week managed isolation period.

He says seven busloads have… Audio

Concern is growing that the measures at New Zealand's border are not strict enough to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

RNZ has heard from several people in managed isolation worried that they are not… Audio

The Housing Minister, Megan Woods, has been put in charge of managed isolation and quarantine facilities.

The move follows the revelation that two women were able to leave managed isolation on… Audio

A visiting Australian woman, Mel Langsford talks to Kathryn about her frustration with bumbling health officials and the risk to her family during their 14 days isolating at an Auckland hotel, after… Audio

Defence Force personnel are guarding an Auckland hotel where two women who have since tested positive for Covid-19 were in managed isolation.

A person in a Navy uniform has been stationed outside the… Audio

The Chief Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, has announced all Covid-19 isolation and quarantine facilities will be independently inspected.

Mr Boshier announced the inspection programme at a select committee… Audio

Gustavus, Alaska, is home to the world's smallest and most isolated Costco shop. When it was cut off from its supply chain, owner Toshua Parker took matters into his own hands and started loading… Audio

Professor Johan Giesecke is one of the world's most senior epidemiologists. He believes lockdowns like the one we've just had in New Zealand are just a way of delaying the inevitable. Professor… Audio

Art director Laura Taylor was on a job in Tunisia when Covid-19 took hold of the globe, and with the help of the British Embassy she was able to get back to her base in Sao Paulo. Now she is under… Audio

A member of the 'most isolated family in New Zealand', Chris Long grew up at Gorge River on the West Coast. He now resides in Norway, where he works at the Tromso Wilderness Centre taking visitors on… Audio

Nearly 80 percent of Kiwis are concerned about the lack of physical contact they are having with elderly and other relatives outside their bubbles and regions, according to the latest report by… Audio