Covid 19

Covid-19 is a new disease, but already there are signs it may take a long time for some patients to fully recover.

The number of deaths worldwide linked to Covid-19 has passed 150,000.

Schools are being told that under alert level 3, if a parent or caregiver is still at home children must remain at home.

There is a gap in regulations covering medical testing outside labs, and it could cost lives, the New Zealand Medical Association says.

The Cook Islands has been declared free of Covid-19, allowing churches to reopen this weekend.

Rwanda is using drones to broadcast information about Covid-19 prevention - and help catch those breaking lockdown.

A crew of three has returned from the International Space Station to a very different planet they left last year.

Jono Walker of the Farmers' Markets New Zealand explains how artisan growers are coping during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Today the global death toll from Covid-19 passed 100,000, and the third and fourth deaths related to the virus in New Zealand were announced.

A group of New Zealanders stranded on a Covid-19 stricken cruise ship off the coast of South America are on their way home.

New Zealand soldiers whose base in Iraq was hit by rockets are being reunited with their families, starting today.

In the US, 16.8 million filed for unemployment benefits since mid-March, creating an overwhelming backlog in applications.

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help deliver food packs to children's homes in Auckland and Wellington.

The need for an Emergency Control Room has been challenged by Westland mayor Bruce Smith.

Whānau who rely on kaimoana for food are urging the government to relax the lockdown fishing ban.

On paper staying at home sounds simple, so why does it feel so hard? After one week of lockdown, psychologists say it's normal for people to be feeling trapped and isolated.