Covid 19

The Union representing aged care workers, wants unrestricted sick leave brought in for its members as Covid-19 adds further strain on the sector. Audio

By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio

Hamimah Tuyan lost her husband in last year's Christchurch terror attack. She's now based in Singapore and has had to use all of her holidays and leave both of her children behind to attend the… Audio

Former RBNZ economist Michael Reddell offers his analysis of the Monetary Policy Statement and explains why Kiwis need to be looking to stronger private sector investment in the long-term economic… Audio

The rich and famous are fleeing Los Angeles in droves as junkies and the homeless 'walk the streets like zombies.' Caroline Graham has lived in the City of Angels since the early 1990s and says LA is… Audio

Six new Covid-19 cases in the community as of yesterday, four linked to the existing Auckland cluster and the origin of the other two cases is being looked into. Professor Michael Baker is back for… Audio

Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at our Covid-19 situation, the number of Kiwis coming into isolation, the second bout of panic buying and Donald Trump's insistence that we… Audio

Joe Biden has accepted his big challenge to defeat Donald Trump in this year's presidential election and bring the United States out of the darkness and towards the light. US correspondent Karen… Audio

After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the… Audio

An anti-government protest in Bangkok earlier this week drew more than 10,000 people. Professor Bridget Welsh joins the show to look at the worsening situation in Thailand and the wider issue of… Audio

"In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism" In his recent Rolling Stone essay The Unraveling of America Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis… Audio

Consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith of Cambridge University and The Naked Scientists returns to digest emerging Covid-related science and research. This week, a new study suggests that… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed Auckland will not come out of level three restrictions early. Otago University professor of Biochemistry, Kurt Krause joins The Panel to discuss, and to… Audio

Māori leaders in Te Tai Tokerau have put in place mobile patrols to alleviate anxiety among the northern communities.

Iwi had planned to put in place a checkpoint north of Whangarei after concerns… Audio

New Zealand's Alert Level settings are not likely to change today, travel restrictions in and out of Auckland will remain in place over the weekend.

That means police checkpoints at the Tāmaki… Audio

The current Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have been under discussion at a Cabinet meeting this morning - but there's not likely to be a decision on the Alert Levels until Monday.

At the moment… Audio

Australia is a step closer to securing a vaccine for Covid-19, and an international deal to produce it locally, if Oxford University's trials succeed. The indication is New Zealand could benefit as a… Audio

Canterbury's chief medical officer and leader of the region's Covid-19 response says the adversarial and divisive approach of the board and the Crown Monitor is behind her decision to quit. Dr Sue… Audio

The third round of wage subsidies is leaving chain stores with Auckland branches out in the cold because of the devil in the qualifying detail according to Retail NZ.

Businesses that have or will… Audio

A key part of National's plan would be a requirement for people to show evidence of a negative Covid-19 test before flying to New Zealand.

So what do voters think of that? Checkpoint reporter Logan… Audio