Covid 19

A global pandemic comparable to the Covid-19 crisis we are currently enduring is likely to strike by 2080 -- but probably far sooner, according to newly published analysis. The study (Intensity and… Audio

This week Parliament's House held just a tiny remnant of MPs. So where were the rest of them, what were they doing, and who was working harder?  Audio

Anthony and Angela Tringham's gorgeous heirloom tomatoes are ready to pick. They were destined for Auckland restaurants and the Clevedon Farmer's market - which are closed. Audio

From next Tuesday everyone over the age of 12 will be required to keep a record of every "busy place or event" they've been to. The move is to combat low levels of scanning or signing in outside of a… Audio

New Zealand's second big Covid lockdown may be helping to shrink the country's hidden economy - the under-the-table work that no one pays tax on. 

Some of the world's leading vaccine experts from Melbourne, London and New Zealand have, this evening, been answering journalist's questions about how good the covid-19 Pfizer vaccine is and how to… Audio

Covid, covid, covid, and especially vaccines: a week of questions in Parliament. Audio

The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock. 

Far North landowners have been given the green light to take billions of litres of water from an underground aquifer.

The water, which will mainly be used for avocado orchards, will come out of the… Audio

Reluctant cooks and coffee fans across the South Island are embracing the shift to Level 3 and return of their favourite takeaways.

Hamburgers, lattes, chips and croissants were all on the menu as… Video, Audio

Auckland DHBs are struggling with the growing number of Delta cases while still caring for other high-needs patients.

The Director General of Health signalled reinforcements are on the way for the… Video, Audio

A 15-year-old was among queues of people at the opening of Auckland's first drive-thru vaccination centre at a marae today.

Papakura Marae in the city's south is hoping to vaccinate 500 people a day.

In the wee smalls of the morning in a quiet lab somewhere, the three-millionth Covid-19 nasopharyngeal swab was processed with little fanfare or fuss.

The Delta community outbreak has seen a massive… Video, Audio

Some families in Auckland are waiting days for food parcels because of unprecedented demand.

Social service providers say they're dealing with a food crisis that's getting worse, but in South… Audio

Traffic was brought to a standstill in parts of Wairarapa today as people got their takeaway fix.

Hospitality businesses - large and small - are back offering contactless service for the first day of… Video, Audio

Ruined cars, sodden belongings and ripped up gardens. West Aucklanders have been taking stock of what they lost in Monday night's deluge.

Bethells Beach remains cut off because of a washed-out… Video, Audio

A former Air New Zealand flight attendant who is now at the front line of Auckland's Covid-19 vaccination rollout says it's not a career change she ever anticipated, but one she couldn't be more proud… Video, Audio

Puppy returns and family births are among the invalid reasons that've been given for crossing Auckland's southern border today.

With Auckland and Northland at alert level 4, and the rest of the… Video, Audio

The government has extended the freeze on releasing any new MIQ vouchers as cases in the Covid-19 Delta outbreak go into quarantine.

In Auckland two hotels normally used for returnees have been or… Video, Audio

New Zealanders overseas have been told by the government to adjust expectations and cancel any summer plans, as MIQ spaces are needed for the under-pressure system.

The government has extended its… Audio