Covid 19

New Zealand should brace itself for a new wave of immense poverty and mental distress as it grapples with the fallout from Covid-19.

That was the warning to MPs on the Epidemic Response Committee… Audio

Popularity of cycling during lock down needs to be more inclusive of marginalised communities going forward. Auckland University Maori Health senior lecturer, Dr Rhys Jones explains how that can… Audio

Clinical psychologist Jacqui Maguire talks about why we are so relaxed about social distancing in alert level 3 and why it's different to alert level 4 in our minds. Audio

Online shopping appears to be becoming an increasingly tempting habit for many people stuck at home under lockdown with more time on their hands. Many purchases are practical and essential but others… Audio

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons is concerned indigenous people will suffer worse health outcomes as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

It says Māori, Aboriginal and Torres Strait… Audio

Invercargill City Council is cutting its staff's wages, and the Public Service Association says that would just punish its lowest paid employees.

From this week, the council's executive leadership… Audio

New Zealand's MPs have been warned the worst is yet to come, with regards to the social and mental distress inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

That was the message presented to the Epidemic… Audio

If you're having trouble sleeping at the moment, you're probably not the only one. We're living through something akin to a nightmare, so it's little wonder a good night's sleep might be hard to… Audio

Infectious disease experts say the government must develop a national vaccine strategy, and someone to lead it. It comes as fears mount that New Zealand could be at the back of the queue for a… Audio

Some people couldn’t wait to get a fast-food feed ASAP after the level 3 switch - and the media copped criticism for wall-to-wall on-the-spot coverage of the frenzy. But reporters went beyond the… Audio

The MPs are back. Politics is on. But not everything is normal. What's changed at level 3? Video, Audio

He walked 100 laps of his garden, raised more than £29 million for the UK health system, and now British War Veteran Captain Tom Moore has received more than 100,000 birthday cards to mark his 100th… Video, Audio

Whether heading off on a family outing, or just a trip to the shops to top up on supplies, or even for an essential worker's new way of commuting to work, cycling has been a clear winner of the… Audio

Fiordland tourism operators say the rules governing the National Park are outdated and leave no room for common sense.

Each national park is required to have its management plan reviewed every 10… Audio

Schools and early learning centres partially reopened on Wednesday for the first time in five weeks.

The move allowed thousands of parents to return to work and thousands of children to get back into… Video, Audio

National's Trade, Tourism and Economic Development spokesperson Todd McClay says New Zealand should open the border to Australia with no isolation period either way by the end of 2020, and is urging… Video, Audio

From ballet to karate to singing - it is not just school that has gone online - after-school activities have too.

And many are realising the potential of virtual lessons.

Lydia Batham reports. Audio

The owners of catteries and kennels say they're relying on domestic travel opening up soon to save their businesses.

Under alert level 3 more of us can now go to work, but because we still can't… Audio