Covid 19

Schools in South Auckland are reporting low student turnout as they reopen today under Alert Level 2.

Te Aniwa Hurihanganui spoke to Tom Webb, principal of Mangere College and Vice President of the… Audio

Aucklanders returning to the city arrived to a new normal today - with vast numbers of people donning masks and face coverings.

They're now compulsory on public transport, while schools and… Audio

Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. has pretty much done it all - and won it all - as an actor. Yet the industry legend shows no sign of slowing, having recently received an eighth Emmy Award… Audio

Motivational speaker and author Jimi Hunt says mental illness is an epidemic that we can no longer ignore. The formerly Mexico-based Kiwi says improving your mental fitness just one percent every day… Audio

In her latest book, What We Talk About When We Talk About Books, Harvard Professor Leah Price dispels the myth of the end of the golden age of reading by suggesting that reading might not have been so… Audio

Covid-19 numbers in Victoria are finally dropping. Meanwhile, Australia PM Scott Morrison says he is open to the idea of Christchurch mosque gunman serving out his sentence across the Tasman. Rebekah… Audio

At 15, Bella Powell was told she had only two years to live if her CF went untreated. With nothing to lose, Bella, now 17, started taking a drug called Trikafta, and within hours she noticed results… Audio

Aucklanders are waiting for their clocks to hit midnight and a much-anticipated return to alert level 2, along with the rest of the country. But plenty of Covid-19 questions remain. Professor Michael… Audio

Six months ago, commercial media companies pleaded for government help and pundits warned their days could be numbered. Most cut costs, jobs and pay to stay afloat. But this week, two of New Zealand's… Audio

One Auckland councilor’s proposal to offload half of a key public asset prompted a talk radio star to say the state takeover of major industries was imminent - drawing a puzzled response from the PM.

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and two protesters. US correspondent… Audio

Taranaki native John Ayton first left New Zealand in the late 1960s and while he has returned home for stretches, he has led a fascinating, globe-trotting existence in the ensuing years. He's Calling… Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New Recorded 29 August 2020, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio

Phylogeneticist Dr James Hadfield is working with scientists at ESR, the University of Otago & the University of Auckland to map the path of the recent Auckland COVID-19 outbreak using genetic tracing… Audio

 Harvard public health professor Dr David R Williams says chronic stress suffered by Black Americans from living in a constant state of vigilance accounts for striking health inequalities Video, Audio

NZ Blood is stockpiling plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients so it can be used in international clinical trials or more widely if it's proven to be an effective treatment.

This week the US food… Video, Audio

While many businesses around the country are taking a battering because of Covid-19, a real estate agent in the Coromandel Peninsula is enjoying his best August in five years.

The Coromandel is… Video, Audio

More than 156,000 jobs are being supported by the latest round of the wage subsidy scheme and businesses say it's a desperately needed lifeline to get them through a second lockdown.

The so-called… Audio

"We are nearly there, but the job is not quite done". That's according to the Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, who says Auckland will leave Covid-19 alert level 3 on Sunday night, despite another… Audio