Covid 19

While coping with the lockdown might have you reaching for the wine - or something stronger - George Seber would caution against that. He's an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at Auckland University… Audio

It's a crucial week, as the government weighs a shift to level three, Treasury estimates the damage of Covid-19 on the economy, and actual unemployment figures are released. Matthew Hooton and Stephen… Audio

Term two of the school year is set to start tomorrow, looking vastly different to term one. Teachers will be delivering lessons to students online, while two new educational TV channels will begin… Audio

More than half Air New Zealand's fleet is being parked up at airports around the country.

But shutting down a jet plane is not a straight forward business and it will get more complicated the longer… Audio

Last week people were finally allowed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan after 76 days of Covid-19 lockdown.

Some New Zealanders stuck there have booked the first available flights back home while… Audio

A group of concerned academics are calling for a significant loosening of restrictions as soon as New Zealand reaches the four week mark in its lockdown.

The group says the social and economic… Audio

Grant Robertson will give MPs a more detailed picture today of the potential economic damage wrought by Covid-19.

RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson has more on what we can expect. Audio

More Government ministers will come under the scrutiny of Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee today where the Finance Minister will spell how just how badly Covid-19 has affected the economy.

As… Audio

Resthomes are considering buying their own testing kits, because the Ministry of Health has refused to test new admissions.

Yesterday a third death at Rosewood rest home in Christchurch was… Audio

Bernie Sanders has this morning endorsed former vice president Joe Biden in the race for the White House.

The senator from Vermont dropped out of the race last week, saying he couldn't "in good… Audio

The nurses union says it's expecting hundreds of its members who have had their hours cut to take legal action against District Health Boards.

The Nurses Organisation says casual workers have had… Audio

Almost three weeks into lockdown and one of the country's major healthcare providers is still struggling to get even a week's worth of personal protection equipment from the 20 District Health Boards.

Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate for work.

New unemployment figures will… Audio

Police were out in force over the Easter weekend with 500 checkpoints set up around the country and thousands of motorists stopped.

Police Commissioner Andrew Coster is on the line speaks to Corin… Audio

Rest homes are looking at buying their own Covid 19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions.

This comes as infections continue to show up among the country's most… Audio

A group of academics are calling on the government to get the country back to normal as soon as the lockdown ends, but other experts are saying normality could be months away.

The group, led by… Audio

Rest homes are now looking at buying their own Covid-19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions.

Infections have now spread to four rest homes - one in Auckland, one… Audio

Tertiary students are hoping a promised government package will help students struggling to pay for essentials like food and power because of the lockdown.

Students associations say weekly student… Audio

The Government is launching three digital mental health tools today to help people deal with the effects of Covid-19.

Two apps and an e-therapy course will use things like daily web seminars and… Audio

A major healthcare provider is struggling to get personal protection equipment for their staff, with the ability to get the equipment differing from one District Health Board to another.

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