Covid 19
MOZART: Violin Concerto No 5 in A K219, Turkish
Amalia Hall (violin/director) with Orchestra Wellington. Audio
MOZART: Symphony No 31 in D K297, Paris
Orchestra Wellington, directed by Amalia Hall. Audio
Chris Smith: Covid-19 Q and A
Cambridge University consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith returns to answer questions about the emerging science around the novel coronavirus pandemic. This week: Sweden's state… Audio
Covid-19 developments in NZ and globally for 2 June
The Prime Minister says she will outline what alert level 1 will look like later this week. Read back through RNZ's live updates on Covid-19 for 2 June.
Opposition MPs urge immediate move to Covid-19 alert level 1
Senior opposition MPs are clamouring for New Zealand to move to alert level 1 now, but their leader is taking a more cautious stance.
Consents for new homes fell steeply during lockdown
Consents for new homes have fallen and the value of non-residential building consents has dropped steeply, Statistics New Zealand says.
Hidden transmission of Covid-19 still possible in NZ - expert
Hidden transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus in New Zealand has not been ruled out, a member of the government's modelling team says. Audio
Immigration category's return scuttled by Covid-19
After a wait of more than three years for a government decision on family migration, grandparents had a glimmer of hope - before the coronavirus snuffed it out again.
Gyms and yoga studios struggling with lockdown blow
The body representing gyms and yoga studios says the next six months will be crucial in deciding how many stay open.
Mediawatch for 31 May 2020
This week Mediawatch looks at how the boss of our biggest national news company is about to become its owner - and she wants staff to take a stake in it too. Also: how efforts to eradicate a major… Audio
Children and teachers taking time to adjust to school again
Excited but exhausted - that's how students are finding returning to the classroom a week after the lockdown.
Kaimoana distributed to iwi through collaboration with Sealord, Moana
Māori fishing companies have been providing heavily discounted fish to iwi, to support whānau during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Firewood for whānau plan clears wood left from lockdown
A Hauraki iwi initiative to provide firewood deliveries could keep whānau homes warmer this winter.
Podcast: RNZ's 'After the Virus' explores a brave new world
What does that world look like on the other side of the Covid-19 coronavirus? RNZ's Guyon Espiner talks to New Zealand and international experts about our new reality.
Govt puts $37m towards Covid-19 vaccine
A $37 million Covid-19 vaccine strategy announced by the government aims to help national and global efforts to create and distribute a vaccine to fight the coronavirus.
Covid-19: What happened in NZ and around the world on 25 May
Today further benefit payments were announced, an earthquake interrupted the PM on live TV, and the opposition reshuffled their caucus, creating a Covid-19 portfolio.
Nearly 800 Fiji Airways staff laid off
Nearly 800 Fiji Airways staff, including cabin crew, have been let go today due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Two more positive tests in UK Premier League
Two people from two English Premier League football clubs have tested positive for coronavirus after a second batch of testing.
Covid-19: What happened in NZ and around the world on 23 May
Today's Covid-19 developments include news about a New Zealand vaccine venture, a lauded celebrity cat, problems getting shearing gangs, and a warning against Trump's favoured medicine of choice.
Drug touted by Trump for Covid-19 linked to higher death risk
The anti-malarial drug US President Donald Trump has been taking is tied to an increased risk of death in Covid-19 patients, a large study has found.