Covid 19

Fourteen days away from the big decision over whether we can move out of lockdown big questions remain over how the country will be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.

Experts agree, rapid, mass… Audio

The government's announced its new plan for learning under lockdown. Plus what's the future for business after level four? Audio

For anyone thinking that the end of a Level Four lockdown will automatically mean the kids can go back to school, take a deep breath.

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has made it clear there will… Audio

Principals are worried further lockdowns could harm children's education.

The government has warned that schools might not reopen as soon as the current shut down is over and it is preparing for all… Audio

The latest international news about Covid-19.

More than 1.44 million people have now been infected worldwide, 82,000 have died according to Johns Hopkins University.

France has become the fourth… Audio

Bernie Sanders is out of the race to be US president.

The self-described "democratic-socialist" has suspended his campaign and cleared the way for Joe Biden to run for President.

US correspondent… Audio

The Opposition doubts the public will be ready for an election in September.

It's increasingly likely some parts of the country will still be living under varying kinds of lockdown when September 19… Audio

Some employers are not passing on all of the pandemic wage subsidy they're receiving for workers, and are instead pocketing the money for themselves.

The $585 a week subsidy requires employers to use… Audio

The Prime Minister will today announce the compulsory supervised quarantine of all people entering the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

The East Coast has only one confirmed case of Covid 19, but but locals say more testing is needed to see if that's the true picture of what's going on.

The Director General of Health, Ashley… Audio

The Prime Minister will announce today that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into supervised quarantine.

Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding such action, saying… Audio

As the tourism industry takes a massive hit from the Covid-19 crisis, some high-end lodges are now looking to target more of the domestic market in order to keep the doors open.

They say they'll be… Audio

An Auckland small business owner says he's paying 100 percent for broadband in a shut up factory and it is not fair. Steve runs a small manufacturing busines supporting the construction sector.

RNZ… Audio

Front-line health staff and vulnerable people are being urged to snap up the offer of a free flu vaccine.

The Government's extended the time period for priority groups to get the vaccine free of… Audio

Plans are afoot to get more New Zealanders stuck in far-flung parts of the world home - but others stranded closer to our shores are struggling to find a way back.

Forty-nine New Zealanders have… Audio

While the Easter bunny is finding a safe, lockdown compliant way, to deliver chocolate treats this long weekend, many traditional celebrations are having to be shelved.

Services at churches and… Audio

A family left out of a pocket for a trip to Europe is pleading with their agency to uphold a contract and refund their cash.

Covid-19 has turned the travel industry upside down, but should travel… Audio

New Zealand correspondent in New York, Simon Hampton, talks to the Panel about the deadliest day for New York as the US epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. Audio

The new guidance, of fortified police powers recently released by the police, revealed that under alert level 4 police may do "anything reasonably necessary, including the use of force, to compel… Audio