Covid 19

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

Nearly seven weeks after confirming its first case of Covid-19, and weeks into a nationwide lockdown, another student from Auckland's Marist college has tested positive.

It brings New Zealand's… Video, Audio

For the first time ever, Parliament is issuing summonses to the Solicitor-General, the Director-General of Health and the Police Commissioner, seeking all legal advice on the lockdown.

The Epidemic… Audio

Former parliamentary counsel and law drafter Andrew Borrowdale is putting the question to the test, asking the High Court to rule lockdown level 4 and 3 illegal. He is arguing that Director-General of… Video, Audio

Including Australia in New Zealand's bubble should come with some big caveats. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker explains why we should tread carefully. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles looks at two studies focused on why people can test positive for Covid-19 weeks after an infection, and whether they're still infectious. She'll also talk about the… Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about how Australian workplaces will operate as the government seeks to get the country 'up and running' by July. He'll also look at the… Audio

An obsession with hand washing might seem like a boon in the middle of a global pandemic, but the reality of living with OCD right now is a very difficult experience. Audio

Another week is underway in our curtailed Parliament which is demonstrating the scattergun impact achievable through omnibus legislation. Audio

Jacinda Ardern makes history by being the first NZ PM to sit in on an Australian national cabinet meeting. We speak to, about how Australia feels about a trans-Tasman bubble being formed. Audio

Many businesses are back to work under alert level three, but for others, restrictions remain. It's enough to make you throw something. For Lloyd Bombell, that's part of the problem. He'd love to get… Audio

While most New Zealanders are adjusting to life under Alert Level 3 after almost five weeks at Level 4 - some are emerging from months living under even tighter restrictions.

For a small group caught… Audio

Is quarantine a two-week luxury holiday or a prison-like experience with exercise in outdoor pens?

For weeks now, almost every single person arriving in New Zealand has had to spend two weeks in… Audio

Auckland tourism operators are preparing for a bleak winter with no international tourists arriving in the foreseeable future.

Government figures show international visitors accounted for more than… Audio

Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's Cabinet meeting today via video link to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman bubble.

That would allow travel between the two countries without having to… Audio

Farmers in Hawke's Bay say their problems with drought are becoming desperate, especially in the central and southern parts of the district.

Not only is there little grass available in the paddocks… Audio

The heart of the Gisborne economy is beating again, as the forestry industry gets into full swing under Alert Level 3.

About 300 forestry workers lost their jobs, or had hours reduced, prior to the… Audio

Frustration is growing among people stuck on surgery wait lists due to their age or weight.

Elective surgeries and specialist appointments are restarting under Alert Level 3, but the Ministry of… Audio

The opposition says the Prime Minister needs to come out of today's meeting with her Australian counter-parts with a clear signal of when a trans-Tasman bubble could get off the ground.

Jacinda… Audio