Covid 19

RNZ music journalist Yadana Saw has some music apps and activities to keep all ages amused, as well as artists, DJs and music fans who are finding inventive ways to keep their spirits high. Audio

Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Kathryn to talk about the stricken cruise ship that's now the subject of a police investigation for allowing 3000 passengers to roam around Sydney while… Audio

CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has begun the first stage of testing vaccine candidates for COVID-19, in what it's calling a 'critical research milestone'. Australian Animal Health… Audio

In this Covid-19 crisis, the internet has emerged as a vital tool for continuing life with some semblance of normality. There's virtual work meetings, online school and university lessons, and - when… Audio

At the half way point of the four week level four Covid-19 lockdown Chief Science advisor Professor Juliet Gerrard, talks to Kathryn Ryan about the importance of contact tracing Audio

New Zealand’s number of active Covid-19 cases has fallen for the first time since the outbreak began, and the Health Minister faces sanctions for breaching the lockdown. Plus, we check in with a Kiwi… Audio

For most New Zealanders there's nothing more comforting than grasping a bulging bag of fish and chips to the chest on the Friday walk home - it's literally heartwarming.

But right now the fish and… Video, Audio

The Hereford Association of NZ president says he was denied a test despite having shaken over 500 hands during the World Hereford conference last month in Queenstown.

The conference, which was held… Video, Audio

The UK Prime Minister who initially advocated herd immunity as the answer to Covid-19 remains in intensive care in a London hospital.

Boris Johnson was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital in central… Video, Audio

The government is cautiously optimistic the level four lock down restrictions are working.

For the first time since the outbreak, the Director-General of Health has confirmed larger numbers of… Audio

As the Covid-19 lockdown continues, most schools, universities and workplaces are now online, but not everyone has access to the web.

Internet companies and the government are working together to… Audio

There are concerns for refugee families who might not be able to keep up with the rapidly evolving information coming out everyday about Covid-19.

There are 19 translations of basic information about… Audio

Lawyers looking to sue the owners of the Covid-19-infected Ruby Princess cruise ship say compensation could run into the millions of dollars.

The ship is Australia's single biggest source of… Video, Audio

Help is on the way for dozens of New Zealanders stuck in Peru, with details being finalised for a government-chartered mercy flight.

Questions remain about whether more flights can be arranged, but… Audio

An entire sports stadium in Auckland has been transformed into a food bank to help feed thousands of households going hungry during the lockdown.

As New Zealand's cases of Covid-19 start to level… Video, Audio

The Health Minister David Clark will keep his job for now after breaching the lockdown rules - but the Prime Minister says if it had been any other time he would have been sacked.

Clark has admitted… Audio

Divine Cakes and Desserts owner, Nathan Young, has come up with an online home baking competition that is taking off in kitchens around the country. Audio

Ethicist Dr Elizabeth Fenton says all front line healthcare workers should be given personal protective equipment regardless of whether or not they are dealing with confirmed or suspected Covid 19… Audio