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If you've headed overseas lately, you'll know the process isn't as straightforward as it used to be - with pre-departure RAT tests and the New Zealand Traveller Declaration top of a list of bugbears… Audio

Professor Michael Baker is back with us for a Covid-19 update. He discusses reservations about the mandates coming off tomorrow, trial data on booster shots for 12-17 year olds, and whether New… Audio

Families will soon be able to get rapid antigen tests from schools and early childhood centres.

The government is providing nearly a million RAT kits in a bid to keep education going as the Omicron… Audio

Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio

Massive demand for Covid-19 testing means RATs will now be the go-to at Auckland testing centres, as labs deal with a huge backlog in PCR swabs.

There are 3297 new community Covid-19 cases today -… Audio

Rapid antigen tests are being deployed across Auckland as lab crews struggle to keep their heads above water.

There are 2365 new cases in the country today - and demand for testing has reached… Video, Audio

Victoria University researchers are radio-tracking urban rats in Wellington city suburbs to find out how large their home ranges are, to help improve predator-free trapping efforts. Audio

A giant island rat that's almost half a metre long and can crack open coconuts with its teeth has been discovered in the Solomon Islands. Audio

In order to control rats, stoats, possums and feral cats on Banks Peninsula, ecologist Alison Evans has started a library in Little River that loans traps and cages to locals free of charge. She also… Audio, Gallery