Covid 19

It appears the capital has dodged a bullet - another day with no community Covid-19 cases means a return to alert level 1 from midnight.

Wellington, Wairarapa and the Kāpiti Coast shifted to level… Audio

It's the multi-million-dollar trade expo to promote New Zealand business that NZ businesses cannot really get to.

The government has sunk close to $60 million into creating a pavilion at the Dubai… Video, Audio

Parts of Queensland will go into a three-day snap lockdown starting tonight after two new local cases have been detected.

The lockdown comes in the first week of school holidays there but the Premier… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6261490638001 Video, Audio

The government is mulling the idea of mandatory QR scanning in "high-risk" locations, but Cabinet is seeking advice on the move after daily scans fell from a high of two million every day at the… Video, Audio

The government needs to ring fence spots for business in MIQ and look at shortening isolation for fully vaccinated people if it wants to grow the post-Covid-19 economy, according to one business… Video, Audio

Guests at the Novotel Auckland Airport were told earlier on Tuesday they must stay beyond their mandated 14 days in MIQ, because two others have Covid-19.

The travellers who arrived from Dubai and… Video, Audio

Fiji's Covid-19 figures continue to rise as health authorities report over 28-hundred positive people are in isolation. Audio

Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Brett O'Riley is calling for some Covid-19 vaccination prioritisation for exporters in NZ.

"Not to the front of the queue, but … the vaccination… Video, Audio

Compulsory QR scanning and more mask wearing could be on the cards as Cabinet weighs up its options.

The government has been under pressure to make more Covid-19 measures mandatory, after an… Audio

The high hopes tourism towns had for Australian school holidays have collapsed, with the brakes put on the trans-Tasman bubble.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has also ruled out financial help for… Video, Audio

A call for the Covid-19 vaccine rollout to ramp up on both sides of the ditch if the trans-Tasman bubble is to stay afloat.

All quarantine free travel from Australia is on pause until at least… Video, Audio

Australia could be on the verge of a national outbreak of the Covid-19 Delta variant. Four states and territories have reported new cases and have imposed lockdowns or tighter restrictions.

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News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6261342211001 Video, Audio

Fijians are being warned to take Covid-19 more seriously, or many more deaths will occur.

Health authorities are blaming a spike in cases on people not following Covid-19 rules. 

There are more than… Audio

Covid-19 testing numbers have dropped from the heights recorded last week, but centres and GPs in Wellington are gearing up for another surge.

People who were at the same place as the Sydney… Video, Audio

The start of the Australian school holidays was meant to be a lifeline for Queenstown's beleaguered businesses, instead that lifeblood has been cut off.

The government has closed the trans-Tasman… Video, Audio

Scanning QR codes could be made compulsory at high risk venues like bars and restaurants.

Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet is also considering whether to mandate more wide spread use of masks or face… Video, Audio

British thriller writer Adam Hamdy's new novel Red Wolves has seen the writer go deep behind the scenes in the name of research. He joins the show to discuss Red Wolves and how his own life… Audio

Author Catherine Clarke's new book, The Only Living Lady Parachutist, tells the story of mysterious daredevil Lillian, an unmarried mother of two who risked her life for fame and fortune. Catherine is… Audio