Covid 19

An economist who first warned the government of the potential severity of the coronavirus crisis in mid-February says the country could be at Alert Level 2 within weeks.

Rodney Jones of Wigram… Audio

The Council of Trade Unions says with more unemployment looming, Work and Income rules on benefits for people in relationships need to be scrapped.

Job seeker benefits can be cut to nothing depending… Audio

Medical staff at Burwood Hospital have only just been given access to the highest level of face masks and visors - despite caring for the most Covid-19 cases of any hospital.

Six people from the… Audio

A top pandemic advisor to the Government says the data around contact tracing is still weak, just five days before the Government will decide whether to ease the lockdown.

Physics professor Shaun… Audio

Businesses on the South Island's West Coast are agitating for permission to reopen early, because their region has had only five cases of Covid-19.

The Government will say today what Alert Level 2… Audio

The move by Pacific island countries to seal themselves off from the outside world is being heralded as largely successful, with some countries now easing their internal lockdowns.

But in the… Audio

Dougal McGowan the chief executive of the Otago Chamber of Commerce discusses whether the $3billion boost through tax breaks will help small businesses through the Covid 19 crisis. Audio

E-learning expert, Claire Amos, joins the discussion on the challenges ahead for teaching 800,000 students in their homes from today. Audio

New measures announced by the Government to provide relief for small and medium sized businesses have been described as deeply disappointing by the sector. The announcement includes three billion… Audio

Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan joins Kathryn to talk about what local musicians have been doing in lockdown. She'll share an exclusive song from one of the live streaming sessions Neil Finn has been… Audio

Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about how Australia's chief medical officer Dr Brendan Murphy has retracted comments he made to New Zealand's parliamentary committee… Audio

Dr Paul Wood spent nearly 11 years in prison for a murder he committed in when he was 19. During his time inside he attained a Bachelors degree, a masters in Psychology and was two years into his PhD… Audio

Does the government's latest rescue package provide enough relief, stimulus and certainty for struggling businesses? Under the new measures small and medium-sized enterprises will get 3… Audio

The Treasury has released seven scenarios for the economic fallout from Covid-19. Plus, we chat to a school principal about the first day of distance learning under lockdown.  Audio

Economist Michael Reddell joins the discussion to talk about the Treasury's unusual task of trying to look ahead to the economic scenarios of the future based on a range of scenarios. Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed many students will be able to borrow $1000 more on their student loan to tide them over until firmer decisions about tertiary education are made. Audio