Covid 19

The government is warning that unemployment could climb into the double digits as the fallout of Covid-19 continues.

New Zealand's unemployment rate has been in single digits since 1993.

Council of… Audio

Overseas visitors are paying thousands of dollars for flights home or facing limbo in lockdown.

The tourism industry estimates about 100,000 visitors remain in the country.

Tourism reporter Tess… Audio

A pregnant nurse is angry and upset that the DHB she works for is refusing to give her special leave during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The woman says her midwife has advised her to isolate herself… Audio

Hutt Hospital has built a new intensive care unit in less than two weeks because of Covid-19.

It's one of several hospitals that've been racing the clock - and the virus - to get ready to face a… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government will not allow New Zealand's media sector to implode as Covid-19 causes advertising revenue to plummet.

NZME has already closed one radio station… Audio

Some hospitals say they're being swamped with people wanting to be tested for Covid-19 since the rules about who can be tested were relaxed this week.

Many wanting the tests were showing no… Audio

More than 40 million masks are on the way to help protect frontline health workers after weeks of confusion and fear about the supply of Covid-19 equipment.

On top of that, up to 11 planes full of… Audio

Emergency medical supplies will begin arriving in New Zealand this weekend as health authorities try to make sure there is enough personal protective equipment for frontline health workers.

The… Audio

Hutt Hospital has created a new intensive care unit in two weeks.

It's one of several hospitals around the country which have been fast-tracking building work to prepare for Covid-19.

Hutt's head of… Audio

The US death toll from coronavirus pandemic has almost doubled in the past three days.

There are 190 thousand confirmed cases in the United States, almost 4,000 people have died.

President Donald… Audio

Microbiologist and immunologist from Otago Univerity Professor James Usser talks about the reasons behind the Government's decision to increas the number of tests for Covid 19. Audio

We're a week into the lockdown, so what does life look like on the other side? Will we flick a switch and go back to normal? Audio

Kiwi broadcaster and journalist Pam Corkery is now living in Australia and joinsThe Panel to discuss how the Australian Government's Jobkeeper benefit will help New Zealanders working there. Audio

New Zealanders are eager to dob in their neighbours if they're breaking the lock down rules, even crashing the new website launched to record the rule breakers. Audio