Covid 19

There are currently 205 Covid-19 cases in the country, with fifty new cases yesterday.

The police have the power to order any person to stop any activity that contributes to the spread of Covid-19… Audio

New Zealand is waking up to a morning like no other in its history - people are confined to their homes, everything but essential services are shut.

The Prime Minister's expectation of what people… Audio

New Zealanders are waking up to a new reality - the country in isolation, to protect tens of thousands of New Zealanders from an invisible enemy - Covid-19.

As of midnight, everyone apart from… Audio

Tourists have been driving around in cars to find somewhere to stay as New Zealand locks down.

Officials say wherever you spent last night is the place you need to stay during the lockdown.

Tourism… Audio

An Auckland family doctor is opting to send her children away for the lockdown to keep them safe while she's on the Covid-19 frontline.

Marcia Wallace's husband is a primary school teacher so is able… Audio

Many New Zealanders were yesterday doing their last-minute grocery shop or tracking down the cable that will allow them to work from home.

Most shops had already shut down, except for supermarkets… Audio

The country has been told to self-isolate as it heads towards a nationwide lockdown so why did Parliament meet today? Video, Audio

Border restrictions have stepped up a notch in the final hours before a nationwide lockdown.

All New Zealanders travelling back from overseas will now be screened and sent to an approved facility to… Audio

Supermarkets and food retailers deny they've increased their prices, as panic buyers continue to strip shelves of the basics.

Some customers have taken to social media to complain that prices of… Audio

A pregnant woman who is due to give birth during the nation-wide shutdown says she fears being forced into having a homebirth.

Twenty-seven-year-old Fili Tagaloa says she knows of other pregnant… Audio

The Royal College of GPs is calling for the rationing of data and phone calls.

Phone and internet traffic has ramped up this week as people spend more time at home.

Vodafone says it has seen a 70… Audio

The wheels of justice are still turning in a handful of courthouses around the country - albeit much slower than normal. Courts have been deemed an essential service and will continue to run at a… Video, Audio

Food banks are bracing themselves for increased demand over the next four weeks, as the country goes into lockdown.

Some say they've already had more people coming in for help over the last few days… Audio

How do you stay competitive in a lockdown when your office is the swimming pool?

Twenty-year-old swimmer Lewis Clareburt was to be New Zealand's great hope in Tokyo.

He has already shown what he's… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is urging New Zealanders to act like you have Covid-19 - that is the best way to isolate properly during the lockdown.

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook joins us with answers… Video, Audio

As the nation prepares for lockdown, Christchurch's leaders says their city is prepared.

Over the past ten years Christchurch has dealt with it's fair share of crisis, from earthquakes, Port Hills… Audio

A State of Emergency has been declared as New Zealand prepares for the four-week lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the latest details from Wednesday… Video, Audio