Covid 19

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been provisionally approved by Medsafe, with certain conditions placed on the company. Audio

One of the side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been an increase in people suffering the effects of the virus long after their initial infection. The "long-haulers", as they've come to be known… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn with the latest on Australia's spat with China, and how PM Scott Morrison took a gentle swipe at NZ's Trade Minister Damien O'Connor for weighing… Audio

Independent Pacific countries preparing Covid vaccine roll-out plans. Audio

Former US diplomat Brett Bruen looks at the year ahead and why he thinks Joe Biden needs to start forming new coalitions with an eye to the western alliance sending a strong message to the likes… Audio

Book reading has been on a high during the pandemic, with sales of historical fiction in particular soaring. Novelist Kate Mosse's new book, The City of Tears, has been gaining rave reviews. Kate… Audio

Large crowds of spectators have been gathering around the Waitemata Harbour to watch America's Cup races - from both the land and the water. Among them is the locally-built 102ft superyacht Pacific… Audio

Luxembourg wasn't the end point environmental scientist Tom Elliott had in mind when he launched a plan to sail and cycle from NZ to Europe in 2015, but he has enjoyed an immensely productive time… Audio

Just as Asia has led the way in coping with Covid-19, financial commentator Jeffrey Haley is also picking the continent -- particularly China, which has never exported more than it did last year -- to… Audio

This week; the UK reached the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, new, more contagious UK, South Africa and Brazil virus variants are being linked to rising case numbers, and a row has… Audio

People hunkering down in pandemic-hit US and UK - major markets for Marlborough wine - has meant a lift in sales of wine from New Zealand's largest wine growing region. Audio

An Auckland managed isolation worker has been sacked after a wine delivery to a guest, a note penned on the back of a surgical mask, and what has been described as a "bedroom encounter".

It's been… Audio

With the threat of Covid hanging over the New Zealand summer, clinical psychologist Dr Sarb Johal's new book looks at how to keep mentally well during a crisis. Audio

The Panel speaks to Chris Hall, a former Guardian journalist who now lives here, about the Covid crisis in the UK. Audio

The two new cases of Covid-19 identified in the Auckland community last night are the South African variant. Audio

Australia's 72-hour suspension of quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders was due to lift tonight - if their Government was satisfied the situation in Aotearoa was under control.

But how likely is… Audio

Police have shut down a community checkpoint in Waiomio in Northland, citing traffic safety concerns.

The checkpoint was one of three set up this morning by the community in the Far North, to help… Audio

Droves of Aucklanders have been queueing at pop up covid testing centres in northern Auckland, as casual contacts of the latest community cases turn out to be swabbed.

Health officials confirmed last… Audio

Professor Michael Baker joins Kathryn to talk about the three Covid cases that have now been linked to the Pullman Hotel MIQ facility. Audio

There's concern in Europe over delays to Covid-19 vaccines, after manufacturers Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca both warned of production delays. That's led to legal threats by Italy and Poland and… Audio