Covid 19

Research NZ are working to take the pulse of the nation as Covid-19 restrictions have the country on lockdown. The preliminary poll shows the majority of people think it will be more than six months… Audio

New Zealander Gary McLean, a professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, says we shouldn't discount the idea of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting. Professor McLean joins the… Audio

Jaimee Perrett is a primary school teacher from Nelson who's been fundraising to rebuild a school in Tetrem, a village about 300 kilometres north west of the Ghanaian capital, Accra.  Audio

The Covid-19 outbreak has meant tricky times for grape growers in the midst of harvest. There are fewer workers around to bring in the grapes and many winegrowers like John Douglas of Te Hera Vineyard… Audio

This week on Two Cents' Worth the team look at how Covid-19 has changed the way we work and live and what business might look like after the lock down is lifted. Audio

As people settle into a new way of life in their Covid-19 bubble it's clear not everyone is following the rules.

Under lockdown the government's message is clear - stay at home and if you leave your… Audio

Associate Professor Garry Nixon from the Department of General Practice and Rural Health at the University of Otago discusses how rural communities will cope during the Covid 19 Lockdown Audio

Professor David Murdoch talks about how new modelling from the University of Auckland's Te PÅ«naha Matatini shows New Zealand's speed at going into lockdown could save many lives Audio

Today we look at commercial properties and their tenants. Emma Hatton has been looking for some answers . Audio

A New Zealander in lockdown in Auckland is counting down the days until she can finish her quarantine in her hometown of Wellington.

Rochelle Boreham flew into Auckland from Edinburgh and is stuck in… Audio

Two New Zealanders currently in Ireland are just 14 hours away from boarding a flight from Dublin to Doha, where they have a connecting flight to Auckland. 

Kahu Stirling and Karen Kennedy were… Audio

We head around the the country to check in with how four households are coping with pandemic isolation. In Napier - 84 year old Erica Toomey who has her own villa at the Summerset retirement village… Audio

Unions concerned some employers have been requiring employees to work during the lock down, say more and more appear to now be falling into line. But Unite Union's Gerard Hehir and Mat Danaher from E… Audio

From providing emergency housing, to organising virtual mental health sessions, the Paekakariki Community Board has jumped into action to help their small village stay connected through the lockdown.

The country's truck drivers are facing an unfortunate predicament as they haul the goods needed to keeping our supermarkets stocked and essential services supplied.

They've got no-where to go to the… Audio

A New Zealander who's tested positive for Covid-19 says her only symptom is a loss of taste and smell.

Nicole Fyfe, 24, was tested for coronavirus on Tuesday and notified on Wednesday night she had… Audio

Two German tourists in New Zealand are waiting for a flight confirmation so they can get home.

The German government announced it will evacuate nearly 80,000 of its citizens stranded abroad.

Susi… Audio