Covid 19

Technology commentator Bill Bennett looks at why so many cell towers have been attacked globally and here in New Zealand, as misinformation stirs fear and ignorance over a non-existent link between 5G… Audio

UK correspondent Matt Dathan joins Kathryn to talk about criticism of the way the pandemic has been handled in care homes as roughly one in seven of the UK's 11,300 homes has seen an outbreak of the… Audio

Lifeline says calls have gone up by a quarter since the lockdown, from the usual number of 10,000 a month, with callers citing anxiety around money, accommodation and relationship pressures. Many… Audio

How are tertiary institutions serving students and what hardships are their students facing under lock-down? Most universities have moved their courses online since lock-down began on March 24th, with… Audio

Of New Zealand's nine deaths linked to Covid-19, seven have been of residents in aged care facilities. There are now five outbreak clusters linked to aged care facilities. The Chief Ombudsman Peter… Audio

One New Zealander in India is considering turning down the offer of a government charter flight to get his family home because it would put him in too much debt.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters… Audio

Around 800,000 students are back at school again and yesterday we heard from a Napier teacher about how much she was looking forward to getting back to work.

So we thought we'd check in again this… Audio

Nurses at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland say they're alarmed by a Counties Manukau DHB plan to reuse personal protective equipment.

RNZ has been shown correspondence telling staff to collect old… Audio

A government memo leaked to RNZ suggests prisoners could be kept locked up past their release date if deemed a Covid-19 risk.

The Solicitor General has written to Crown solicitors and public… Audio

Countdown has opened a supermarket with a difference, to help deal with the increased demand they're dealing with.

The store is in the Auckland suburb of Penrose and will be like a normal supermarket… Audio

One of the Government's key pandemic advisors say he is still in the dark over whether this country has good enough border control, testing and tracing systems to keep the coronavirus at bay.

Cabinet… Audio

Our extended interview with business journalist Bernard Hickey from Newsroom and host of RNZ's Two Cents Worth Podcast. Audio

Businesses on the West Coast of the South Island say with only a handful of Covid-19 cases, they should be the first to be allowed to open their doors.

The government will set out today what Alert… Audio

The government has announced more support for small and medium sized business but does it go far enough? Plus we ask about the plight of drug users under lockdown.  Audio

United States President Donald Trump's approval rating in the United States may not have fallen a lot within the country, but his stocks are certainly decling around the world.

Trump's decision to… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has sent a clear signal the economy will look different once New Zealand emerges from the Covid-19 recession.

He told a business gathering yesterday the Government's… Audio

Health workers on the front line of the deadliest cluster of Covid-19 cases have only just been given access to the most protective type of face masks.

Six patients from the Rosewood Rest Home have… Audio

The head of the World Health Organization says he regrets President Trump's decision to pull funding for the organisation, but called on world unity to fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

The… Audio

Two top pandemic advisers to the Government say they have not seen crucial Covid-19 data, and some other data is weak, with five days to go till a decision on lockdown.

Epidemiologist Michael Baker… Audio

Many business owners say they have plans in place to safely operate once lockdown lifts.

They'll need to show they can operate safely with workers given plenty of space and good systems for… Audio