Covid 19

The price of gold has hit US$2000 an ounce for the first time, making it one of the world's best performing assets.  OANDA senior market analyst for Asia Pacific Jeffrey Halley joins the show to… Audio

Maritime unions are worried about the deteriorating treatment, mental health, and employment conditions of an estimated 300,000 merchant sailors stranded at sea, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The… Audio

Melbourne-based journalist for The Australian, Remy Varga, joins The Panel to provide the latest report on the situation in Victoria. Audio

Hundreds of cancer cases went undiagnosed during the Covid-19 lockdown and the weeks that followed, as the health system focused on gearing up for a pandemic. A report by Te Aho o Te Kahu, the… Audio

Covid Card advocate Sam Morgan says he's pleased at the government's plan to test the bluetooth-based contact tracing technology in Rotorua, but is concerned the process is taking too long. The… Audio

'Covid-19 unmasked: understanding the outbreak' is a panel discussion from the 2020 New Zealand International Science Festival. Audio

Calls are building in the business community to ease New Zealand's border restrictions to help keep the economy afloat.  Audio

The minister in charge of managed isolation facilities says people breaking in poses as much of a risk to public health as those breaking out.

A woman has been charged with unlawfully being on the… Audio

Caucus returns for Election 2020 talking about the state of the parties, Covid debt and problems with our political culture. Audio

Imaginative play is the best way for children to work through their fears about the coronavirus pandemic, says psychologist Sarb Johal, and it's all the better when parents join in. Audio

Psychologist Sarb Johal discusses how children are making sense of the Covid-19 pandemic and how parents are helping them, when they themselves may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure. Audio

ESR started examining sewage for traces of SARS-CoV-2 back in April, and is now routinely sampling wastewater at one quarantine isolation hotel in Auckland. It's hoped sewage monitoring could… Audio

Parliament finishes this week. But there’s a few last-minute laws to get over-the-line before the 'finish line' arrives. Audio

Epidemiologist Sir David Skegg is warning that its almost inevitable that we will have a community outbreak of COVID-19. Audio

As thousands of Melbourne businesses prepare to shut down tonight, Victoria is bracing for another record high in daily cases - 725 are expected to be announced this afternoon.

Lapses in the state's… Audio

New Zealand's unemployment rate has improved in the three months to June, falling slightly to 4 percent.

However, the underutilisation rate, which includes the unemployed and those who are employed… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Lynn to look at Melbourne's move to tighten its lockdown and what impact that will have on the federal economy. A special payment is being made from the… Audio

The Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has admitted the Ministry of Health is falling well short of its Covid-19 testing target with just over 1600 people testing for coronavirus yesterday… Audio