Zika Virus

The New Zealand Olympic Committee is advising all athletes who are pregnant or hoping to get pregnant in the near future not to travel to the Rio games in August. Rob Waddell is the New Zealand… Audio

Growing concerns over the zika virus has caused the New Zealand Olympic Committee to advise all athletes who are pregnant, or are hoping to get pregnant in the near future, not to travel to the Rio… Audio

Nine people have been treated for the Zika virus in New Zealand in the past month. Chief Medical officer, Dr Don Mackie, talks about the condition of one of the patients in hospital in Hamilton. Audio

Brett Hickman from the Ministry for Primary Industries discusses the border controls to keep Zika disease-bearing mosquitos out. Audio

Samoa's Ministry of Health says a government travel warning to pregnant New Zealand women planning to visit Samoa are an over reaction. Audio

There's concern official advice New Zealanders are receiving about the spread of the zika virus in Pacific is out of date; Kate Pereyra Garcia reports. Audio

Pacific health authorities are adding their voice to global warnings about a virus spread by mosquito bites that can cause babies to be born with shrunken heads and malformed brains. Audio