Covid 19

Ski field maintenance teams are on the mountains this week for the first time as operators get ready to open in June.

But the billion dollar industry, which employs about 3,000 people, still does not… Audio

Supermarket and rest home workers will likely be the target of new Covid-19 surveillance testing to keep the virus under control.

Today there were just two new Covid-19 cases confirmed - but images… Audio

School was back on Wednesday, but classrooms were largely empty with less than 8,000 pre-schoolers turning up to early childhood centres and less than 12,000 - one percent of school children turning… Video, Audio

Two sisters battling to get out of mandatory isolation early to see their dying mother says the exemption process is cruel and flawed.

The pair flew back to New Zealand from Melbourne on April 18, 11… Audio

Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters marked his exit from isolation and return to Parliament on Wednesday with a speech revealing Cabinet was asked to consider closing the borders to everyone -… Audio

As smaller businesses open up at alert level three to sell takeaway food, we check in with co-owner of Fush in Christchurch about how its gone after one day trading. Audio

Large crowds gathered with no thought of social distancing last night as the move to level three meant takeaway joints were open. Audio

A group of 8 business groups have written to the PM asking to urgently look at rent help - Michael Barnett, Chief Executive of the Auckland Business Chamber says small to medium businesses are the… Audio

We speak to NZ Geographic editor Rebekah White, who's written about the possibilities that lie ahead. Audio

Thousands of children have returned to schools and early childhood centres across the country today - but in smaller numbers than expected.

Most schools and some early childhood centres reopened… Audio

Law correspondent Dr Dean Knight joins Kathryn to discuss the decision by the Director General of Health to issue an additional section 70 notice under the Health Act 1956 and how it addressed many of… Audio

Now that we've moved from level four to level three, up to 10 people are allowed to gather for a private service for their loved ones. Funeral Directors say it has been heartbreaking for the whanau of… Audio

A growing number of savers are asking for access to their kiwisaver funds, under hardship provisions, but it is not a simple process.The Kiwisaver member must go through their provider, producing… Audio

It was the first day back at Parliament for MPs, and in some ways it was a lot like school. Audio

Doctors say that sending children back to school is as safe as it's ever been - Associate Professor Tony Walls is a paediatrician and infectious diseases researcher at the University of Otago. Audio

While the world races to find a vaccine against Covid 19, Professor David Murdoch an international expert in infectious disease from the University of Otago cautions it is possibly a year and a half… Audio

Auckland Restaurant Association President, Krishna Botica, talks about what alert level three means for hospitality operators. Audio