Covid 19

The US announced that a $750 million deal to acquire 150 million rapid Covid-19 tests is a "game changer." The Ministry of Health's chief science advisor Ian Town joins the show to discuss if New… Audio

How does the design of our buildings and office layouts need to change to minimise the spread of COVID-19? That's one of the questions exercising Joe Allen, an assistant professor of exposure… Audio

A pop-up Covid testing centre at Auckland's Chapel Downs School has been swamped, after a pupil returned a positive result earlier in the week.

The child attended school briefly on Monday morning… Audio

Oxfam is warning that wealthy nations representing just 13 percent of the world's population have already cornered more than half of the promised doses of Covid-19 vaccines.

It's analysed the deals… Audio

A parent at Chapel Downs primary school in South Auckland is angry it took two days after a child tested positive for Covid-19, for parents to be told, and the school to be closed.

Public health… Audio

New Zealand's domestic spy agency is reviewing the huge leak of data believed to be used by China's intelligence service.

The Security Intelligence Service has obtained the information relating to… Audio

The death of two brothers from Covid 19 in less than a fortnight has prompted a warning from their family for others to take it seriously.

Nigel Huirama Te Hiko died yesterday afternoon at Waikato… Audio

The Nelson City Council has deemed a dog, which attacked and killed a sheep, must remain muzzled in public.

Banshee the Husky mauled a sheep in June and was classified as a menacing dog.

Its owner… Video, Audio

The National Party has unveiled an $800 million suite of new health initiatives it's promising to roll out over the next four years if elected.

The plan includes a previously announced independent… Audio

The Finance Minister says he's got a balanced plan to reduce debt and keep services going, despite concerning unemployment forecasts.

The books have been opened ahead of the election today, and they… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Contact tracing failed and the vaccination programme was too slow to stop last year's measles epidemic ripping through South Auckland, a new review has found.

More than 2,000 people caught the… Audio

A bus driver has died and two people remain in hospital after a bus crashed into a train this morning outside of Palmerston North.

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The collision which occurred… Video, Audio

New Zealand has emerged from this year's lockdowns better than expected but it's a much gloomier picture for the longer term recovery, with the country facing years of large deficits and ballooning… Audio

Tourism operators say government criteria and advice prevented them from applying for funding to save key attractions.

The Strategic Assets Protection Programme has been under fire from the industry… Video, Audio

Tourism operators are demanding a review into the controversial government fund that new papers show was nearly scrapped before it got off the ground.

The Strategic Assets Protection Programme has… Audio

A man has died from Covid-19 in Waikato Hospital and there is one new case in managed isolation, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Audio

To say 2020 has been a rough year is a bit of an understatement - but a short video by a New Zealand-born poet has brought a message of hope to millions who have seen it. Tomos Roberts is also known… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how some restrictions are being lifted across Victoria, but not in metro centres and Melbourne. The government is under fire for its… Audio