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Covid-19 has seen Sydney investigative journalist and broadcaster Dr Norman Swan thrust into a role as arguably Australia's most well-known doctor and a trusted voice in the long pandemic. He joins us… Audio

If you're looking for some music to take your mind off things - Nick Tipping has the perfect selection of jazz shows to help you tune in and tune out.

In Northland dairy farmers seem to be well set up for feed for spring but beef farmers are feeling the pinch a bit. The vines are waking up in Marlborough and sheep are spaced out for lambing in South… Audio

Whether it's dance lessons, choir practice or just a general catchup - everything's on hold in lockdown.

So some groups are getting creative on Zoom - not wanting to miss out on doing what they love… Video, Audio

"We are not giving up on bringing those who need to come home, home" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, as NZ was forced to abandoned its mercy mission in Afghanistan.

Speaking to Checkpoi… Video, Audio

New Zealanders are now going to be surveyed to help track reactions to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

A text message will be sent from the Ministry of Health to about 10 percent of randomly selected… Audio

A wahine Māori with incurable breast cancer believes a new telephone service can help others in her position.

The digital service, called ABCpro, is being trialed out of the Waikato DHB. It allows… Audio

Some families with disabled children are struggling under the lockdown and need more help.

People who work with the children want an alert level 4 rule change so teachers and specialists can visit… Audio

As you've heard this morning, a suicide bomber has killed at least 50 people at Kabul airport in Afghanistan - which in many ways elevates the importance of our next story.. A group of Afghan… Audio

Time is quickly running out for anyone desperate to escape Afghanistan.

MFAT says its ability to help individuals on the ground is very limited and no new requests for visas are being accepted.

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Essential workers and a top Covid-19 expert are among a growing group calling for rapid Covid-19 tests to help New Zealand get ahead of Delta.

The highly contagious variant has meant thousands of… Audio

The chief executive and co-founder of Litmaps, Dr Kyle Webster, tells Jesse how the platform works. Audio

Parenting tweens and teens can be difficult territory to navigate, even more so in a pandemic when a life lived online is accentuated. Clinical psychologist Jo Lamble and Family GP Ginni Mansberg are… Audio

UK correspondent Philip Webster looks at how Covid cases among 15 - 24 year-olds are soaring in the southwest, dual citizens are reportedly struggling to get out of Afghanistan and the government has… Audio

When a mother of ten returns nightly to the old family home to feed stray cats, her son questions its connection to the death of his brother.   Video

An entomologist takes on the 1970s New Zealand Government, uncovering institutional racism and child abuse. Video

Two stories of looking to the skies. Claire Concannon joins a hunt for planets outside of our solar system. Katy Gosset reveals the results of the annual New Zealand Garden Birds Survey. Audio

Dan Slevin wholeheartedly recommends this documentary about composer Max Richter's 8.5-hour ‘lullaby’ being performed in front of an audience of sleeping people.  Video, Audio

Katy Gosset finds out about the annual New Zealand Garden Bird Survey and joins citizen scientists who are helping to collect the data. Audio

Some businesses are questioning why they cannot do business during the alert level 4 lockdown, when others selling exactly the same stuff have queues of customers down the block.

Supermarkets are… Video, Audio

Healthcare students are being recruited to help take the pressure of Covid-19 testing stations that have been slammed during this Delta outbreak.

Some people faced waits of up to nine hours with… Video, Audio

Wildlife photographer and self-described "bird nerd" Holly Neill joins Jesse to talk about making friends with pīwakawaka. Audio

Rush Digital Founder Danu Abeysuriya joins Jesse to discuss the potential of this technology. Audio

RNZ Music has complied all the binge-worthy content you need to keep you entertained during lockdown, including documentaries, live music, deep dives, and chats with your favourite artists.  Video

Astronomer John Hearnshaw is determined to protect and maintain dark skies from light pollution and believes there should be a nationwide law for it. Audio

If you're looking for fans of lockdown fans, your pets might be the only ones putting up their paws up right now. When everything's shut, there's not a lot to do right? Except maybe go for run .. take… Audio

Ninety-nine of the 107 cases in this Delta cluster are in Auckland. Just eight are in the capital.

So far no other cities or towns have returned positives for the more transmissible strain.

And the… Video, Audio

"Delta has a head start on us" - the Prime Minister's words on Monday afternoon before she announced how Aotearoa will catch up.

The whole of the country will remain in Alert Level 4 lockdown until… Video, Audio

A University of Otago and Manaaki Whenua/Landcare Research study suggests people living in urban areas could carry out possum control to help keep numbers down. Audio

Bill talks to Kathryn about empty commercial buildings and whether they could provide affordable apartments to help reduce the housing crisis. Audio