Covid 19

In this week's Pocket Edition, we hear a performance from the 2020 APRA Silver Scroll awards and Tony Stamp checks in with some expat musicians holed up around the world during the global pandemic. Audio

Aviation Security officers have been sending extra help to a first-time mother caring for her baby alone in managed isolation.

As the mother cannot leave her hotel, they've even been buying toys for… Audio

Following months of delays and contro-versy, the government has today launched a community-based trial of a Bluetooth-enabled Covid card for contact-tracing.

The trial will take place in Rotorua… Audio

Jon Byrne, a New Zealander who lives in Sweden with his family, discusses what life is like there during the pandemic. Audio

French Polynesia now has one of the world's highest rates of Covid-19 on a per capita basis.

It's claimed 26 lives and officials are warning intensive care places will be full within two or three… Audio

Melburnians are enjoying their first day out of strict lockdown, after more than one hundred days of stay-at-home orders.

Those in the state of Victoria have endured one of the world's longest and… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to look at the easing of restrictions in Melbourne and Victoria, and Australia's economy officially grew in September - meaning it's technically… Audio

A child care centre in Napier remains open and parents are being told not to worry after a toddler had a weak-positive Covid-19 result.

The child was on an Air New Zealand flight from Napier to… Audio

Melbourne's five million citizens will be able to leave their homes from midnight and all cafes, restaurants, bars, shops and hotels will be allowed to reopen.

Australia's second largest city has… Video, Audio

Melbourne epidemiologist Dr Hassan Vally speaks to Jesse about the city's 112-day lockdown. Audio

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says there is one new imported case in managed isolation, and no new community cases today. Audio

The people of Napier are being told there's no need to panic after a local child returned a weak-positive Covid-19 result when they arrived in Japan.

The child attended a local childcare centre and… Audio

Developing a Covid-19 vaccine is arguably the number one priority of humanity right now. So how does New Zealand fit in?  Video, Audio

A recent study suggests that people who enjoy consuming frightening fiction may be better adapted to cope with the fear and anxiety surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. Audio

Gamers, anime fans and cosplayers are out in full force this long weekend as the Auckland Armageddon Expo marks its 25th anniversary. Audio

With the US Elections just over a week away, we catch up on the latest news coming out of the States with correspondent Jagruti Dave. Video, Audio

If you live in the South Island - Mel Parsons is coming to a woolshed near you. The multi-award winning musician's teamed up with the comedy duo The Bitches' Box as part of 2020's The Woolshed Tour. 

Historian, author and documentary maker Michael Wood has travelled the length and breadth of China, the world's oldest continuous civilisation and longest lasting state, to compile a stunning new… Audio

Globally, falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional deaths worldwide after traffic accidents. And modern lifestyles are making our balance worse, leaving us more vulnerable to… Audio