Covid 19

With hospitality businesses reeling in the wake of travel ban announcements, and cancellations stacked up in travel company inboxes there's a push now to encourage people to holiday within New… Audio

While Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease domestically, fully opening up to the rest of the world largely hinges on the development of a vaccine for the coronavirus.

Yesterday the government… Audio

Covid 19 restrictions have seen scores of restaurants around the country close their doors for good.

While the wage subsidy has helped some, it does nothing to help pay commercial rents, and with… Video, Audio

And those who have been struggling to get by long before the pandemic hit say they've been left feeling like they're less deserving of support.

They're accusing the government of treating them… Audio

Both sides of the political spectrum are criticising the government on what is being described as a two-tiered benefit system.

The government has received backlash after announcing a payment for… Audio

How does New Zealand connect with international researchers and get in on the vaccine game?

Lisa Owen asked the Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan Woods. Video, Audio

A Covid-19 vaccine is the 'Everest' of medicine, and the race is on to beat corporate interests to the top of the mountain, Professor Graham Le Gros from Malaghan Institute says.

The government has… Video, Audio

'After the Virus' , a 6-part podcast and video series exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic will change the world in the long-term. Audio

With many nations' borders still closed, global tourism is going to be slow to crank up. Who is leading the way and what are countries doing to entice back visitors?  Audio

The government is loosening up the limit of social gatherings before the weekend and a decision on when the country moves to level one is just weeks away.

Social gatherings of up to 100 people will… Audio

National MP Amy Adams has cancelled plans to retire from Parliament to instead take the number three spot in the party's shadow cabinet.

The former justice, social housing & social investment… Video, Audio

Our borders may be closed but some international backpackers are still making the most of their New Zealand travel dreams.

There are estimated to be up to 150,000 overseas visitors still in the… Video, Audio

Doctors fear a rise in the potentially devastating childhood disease rheumatic fever could get worse as the effects of the Covid-19 lockdown hit.

A public health alert has been issued for Wellington… Audio

An elderly Christchurch couple are crying foul over EQC's site visit policy under alert level two.

EQC says the measures, outlined in emails to clients, are crucial for staff and customer safety.

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Church services and gatherings of up to 100 people have been given the green light to take place later this week.

It comes after another day with no new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand - our third day… Video, Audio

The New York Times recent frontpage marking almost 100,000 deaths from Covid-19 is a stark and confronting reminder of the terrible toll this pandemic has taken in the US.  Audio

Auckland has taken a massive hit from Covid 19 and more pain is to come. A report for the business association Heart of the City by independent economists Strateg.Ease suggests a loss of nearly 12,500… Audio

Irish photojournalist Cathal McNaughton gave up the 'best job in the world' for a quieter life in a cottage in the Glens of Antrim after winning a Pulitzer Prize. Audio, Gallery

California-based musician Gin Wigmore recently welcomed her second child, giving birth the same day the state went into lockdown for Covid-19. And she is rolling out a batch of new music, kicking off… Audio

Three Minutes Max, succinct opinions from Kiwis on topics of their choice. Associate Professor Sara Walton from Otago University's Business School shares her thoughts on the 'next normal' and building… Audio