Covid 19

Principals are warning the government's plans to partially reopen schools at Alert Level 3 could be a shambles.

Early childhood centres and schools will reopen for children up to Year 10 whose… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that some firms can start back to work when Alert Level 3 is enacted, but only if they can keep people safe.

The actual decision about whether to move down… Audio

Businesses are frantically trying to work out how they will operate under Alert Level 3 restrictions.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that some firms can start back to work when the lower… Audio

The number of official complaints about the government's wage subsidy scheme have skyrocketed, with 800 laid in the space of just nine days.

The Labour Inspectorate says nine involve fraud, a number… Audio

Some patients are waiting days to have their prescriptions filled, as many community pharmacies struggle to meet demand during lockdown.

Pharmacists warn people with non-Covid related health problems… Audio

Blood tests are the next step in tracking Covid-19 throughout the community.

While that technology isn't available yet - it is key to identifying people who have had the disease without knowing it.

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Principals are worried a partial reopening of schools under Alert Level 3 will be hard to manage and create too much work for their teachers.

The government says people who return to work when the… Audio

Around three quarters of the people seeking welfare support in the Queenstown Lakes district are migrant workers and foreign nationals.

The Emergency Operations Centre led by the Queenstown Lakes… Audio

Courier drivers could be a lot busier next week if the country moves to level three.

The Prime Minister yesterday revealed details of what life would look like at Alert Level 3, including a total… Audio

ACT Leader David Seymour is questioning why the the retail sector will still face such heavy restrictions under Alert Level 3.

The government has outlined what businesses and the public can expect… Audio

Mathematician Alex James, from Te Pūnaha Matatini & the University of Canterbury, explains the art and science of modelling the coronavirus pandemic. Audio

Social media influencers and well know people have exacerbated Covid 19 conspiracy theories. Audio

Matt Lowrie from the Greater Auckland website looks at how Covid 19 will change the nature of our cities. Audio

Mike Howie, owner of a small boutique wine and music bar in Grey Lynn discusses what lockdown has meant for his business and what the future holds as we prepare to move out from level four. Audio

There is a growing swell of people who argue that the Level 4 lockdown actions adopted by the government were disproportionate to the threat - Al Gillespie from Waikato University explores this… Audio

We speak to Kirk Hope, the Chief Executive of Business New Zealand, about Level 3 restrictions announced today. Audio

Grey Power says an Ombudsman audit into aged care facilities in this country isn't enough.

The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is inspecting several facilities to ensure the human rights of residents… Audio

The Deputy Prime Minister says current data looks compelling for New Zealand to move out of lockdown next week.

Cabinet Ministers will decide on Monday whether to drop from Covid-19 Alert Level 4… Audio