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The whole country is holding it's breath to find out when we will go into Alert Level 2.

Once the level drops retail, hospitality and domestic travel will be allowed again, albeit with restrictions… Audio

Otago University epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker says while New Zealand is very close to being able to ease restrictions, we will all need to remain very vigilant when we do.

He speaks to… Audio

The opposition is putting pressure on the Government to go into Alert Level 2 ahead of today's Cabinet meeting.

Today Cabinet will decide whether the country will be able to move from Level 3 into… Audio

Parliament's second week in the debating chamber at alert level 3 includes the return of the General debate and two Covid-19 related bills. Video, Audio

Those 'shredding for summer' have had their work out plans dramatically curtailed after lockdown closed gyms and studios across the country.

As New Zealand drops down the levels, gyms will be opening… Audio

Level 2 also means a relaxation for sports, with many able to resume.

Dave Porteous is from Bowls Hastings, eagerly preparing for reopening.

He speaks to Kim Hill. Audio

Churches will be able to open their doors and allow their members back in for Sunday services. But only if the congregation is fewer than a hundred people.

Chris Bethwaite is the National… Audio

The change to Alert Level 2 will mean restaurants can have sit-down diners again.

Raechal Ferguson is co-owner of Wellington restaurant Field and Green.

She speaks to Kim Hill. Audio

News that people will be be able to travel around the country under Alert Level 2 is a huge boost for the tourism industry.

Cabinet will decide on Monday if and when Alert Level 3 will end, but in… Audio

Domestic travel? Expanding bubbles? We break down the long awaited rules for level 2 with Dr Patricia Priest. Plus, Australia vs. New Zealand in their covid-19 response. Audio

Super Rugby is back under Alert Level 2 - although when matches do kick off they'll be played in empty stadiums.

With international travel off the cards for the foreseeable future, New Zealand Rugby… Audio

The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown has been devastating for the tourism industry, with job losses and closures throughout the country.

But with news restrictions on domestic travel will lift under… Audio

Restaurant owners, gyms and retailers say they need more detail about how to operate under Alert Level 2.

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has offered a broad outline of how businesses could open… Audio

Staggered starts at work, buses running at maximum while half full, and limits on the lifts are among the prospects facing office workers heading into Covid-19 Alert Level 2.

Everyone will find out… Audio

With restaurants, bars, beauty salons and professional sports set to return in Alert Level 2, some normality in a post-covid world seems imminent, but the Prime Minister is warning it is just another… Audio

Professional domestic sport is back on under alert level 2 - but the stands will be empty.

Rules banning mass gatherings will still apply, so fans will have to head to their couches.

Sport and… Audio

Restaurateur Al Brown is champing at the bit to reopen when New Zealand's Covid-19 level 3 lockdown eases to level 2.

Brown's three Auckland businesses - Depot, Federal Delicatessen and Best Ugly… Video, Audio

If level 2 gets the green light, hairdressers, restaurants, domestic travel, gyms, home cleaners and more are all go.

The Reserve Bank estimates the four-and-a-half-week lockdown under level 4 cost… Video, Audio

New Zealand has been promised a "safer version of normal" under Level Two - as the Prime Minister signals what life might look like when restrictions relax.

The country is on track to drop out of… Audio

Life under alert level 2 means a raft of new regulations for the hospitality sector to operate under. Hospitality NZ chief executive Julie White talks about how that will impact the industry. Audio

The Prime Minister has unveiled guidelines for life at alert level 2. We go through what has been stipulated with RNZ's political editor Jane Patterson. Audio

We speak to Perry Rush, the President of the New Zealand Principals Federation. Audio

We speak to Kirk Hope, the Chief Executive of Business New Zealand. Audio