Ashley Bloomfield

An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio

A doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting Covid-19.

Staff from Waitakere Hospital tested positive for the… Audio

An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio

With Monday's decision on Level 2 looming, some in the media are pushing hard to loosen the lockdown, claiming it is killing jobs now and will kill more New Zealanders in future. Audio

With restaurants, bars, beauty salons and professional sports set to return in Alert Level 2, some normality in a post-covid world seems imminent, but the Prime Minister is warning it is just another… Audio

The trauma of the Covid-19 lockdown on those who had nothing to do with the disease was laid bare for MPs on Wednesday.

The Epidemic Response Committee has been hearing about experiences of death -… Audio

The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite having recently returned from the United Kingdom.

The case has raised questions about the way the… Audio

A lot of people weren't happy when Ashley Bloomfield was asked about the idea that bleach injections could treat Covid-19. Mediawatch deliberates on the question's worth and issues a call for calm.

Whether or not the country moves out of Alert Level 3 restrictions in two weeks is up to you.

That's the message from the Prime Minister as she warns people not to be complacent about the gains made… Audio

The Cancer Society says 400 people could die from cancer unnecessarily if hospitals don't catch up quickly enough after the lockdown.

Urgent treatment and diagnosis has been happening under level… Audio

Alert Level 3 Covid 19 restrictions have kicked in with health officials confident New Zealand is now in the right place to relax the rules.

Around 400,000 more people are expected to return to work… Audio

A song has been written about him. People have penned paeans to his extreme competence. But the media is starting to resist the deification of Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Audio