All episodes
Tuesday, 5 May 2020
- 5:07 NZ, Australia agree to trans-Tasman travel plan - latest update
- 5:14 Education response to pandemic praised and damned
- 5:17 'I refuse for our kids to be unemployed' - principal decries Education Ministry lockdown planning
- 5:25 Quarantine exemption appeal response should not be automated - Ardern
- 5:33 Evening business for 5 May 2020
- 5:37 NZ, Australia Covid-19 lockdowns not as different as they seem - expert
- 5:43 Confusing, inconsistent lockdown rules for Auckland fruit and vege shops
- 5:50 Waitemata DHB limiting staff movements after Covid-19 outbreak
- 5:53 Social Development Ministry preparing for wave of unemployment - leaked documents
- 6:10 Viaduct bar owner planning for level 2 party
- 6:13 National pitches Covid-19 financial rescue package
- 6:17 Lockdown-breakers disrupting conservation measures on Motukorea Island
- 6:20 Christchurch police investigate poisoning of family pets
- 6:25 West Auckland being kept awake by barn owls
Monday, 4 May 2020
- 5:09 New Zealand's first day of no new Covid-19 cases
- 5:13 High Court lets UK man leave quarantine to visit dying father
- 5:18 Covid-19 cluster: Marist College students, staff offered tests
- 5:21 Auckland water levels still dire despite weekend downpours
- 5:27 Cancer patients, elective surgeries face long waits under Covid-19 restrictions
- 5:35 Evening business for 4 May 2020
- 5:41 Pharmac pulling Keytruda a blow to health equity in NZ - top oncologist
- 5:46 Ōtaki shops get creative to survive Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:50 Taranaki tourism shows signs of life
- 5:56 New Zealanders take haircuts into own hands in lockdown
- 6:07 NZ reaches zero new Covid-19 cases, Ardern to join Australian Cabinet meeting
- 6:11 Dr Mark Jacobs compares Swine Flu and Covid-19
- 6:19 Repatriated travellers from India grateful to be in Auckland
- 6:25 Gun group takes Police Minister to task over no ammo compo
Friday, 1 May 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19: Three Waitemata DHB staff infected after PPE failure
- 5:10 Covid-19: Waitematā DHB concedes staff have complained about ill-fitting PPE
- 5:18 Govt pledges interest-free loans to small businesses
- 5:23 West Coast urges govt to ease lockdown in region to save jobs
- 5:26 Man charged with murder after woman dies in Mt Roskill
- 5:31 Evening business for 1 May 2020
- 5:35 What you need to know if cannabis becomes legal in New Zealand
- 5:50 How a top Auckland chef is facing the Covid-19 lockdown struggle
- 6:06 NZ cannabis growing rules released ahead of referendum
- 6:20 Redcurrent owner on rent strike, battling to survive lockdown
- 6:20 Iwi health services on major mission to test more Māori
- 6:24 Grieving communities struggling with lockdown funeral rules
Thursday, 30 April 2020
- 5:07 Govt warned of huge rise in poverty following Covid-19
- 5:10 Covid-19: Migrant workers desperate for more help, but govt denies benefit access
- 5:17 Covid-19: Bloomfield advises NZ scientists work with AUS on vaccine
- 5:20 Covid-19: Northland checkpoint remains with police help
- 5:33 Evening business for 30 April 2020
- 5:37 Man sentenced for fatal stabbing over missing tobacco
- 5:39 Returned traveller describes Covid-19 quarantine in NZ
- 5:45 Police Commissioner on legality of community checkpoints
- 5:51 Police officer jailed for six years over rape of colleague
- 5:55 Flood of abandoned animals expected at centres under level 3
- 6:06 Ardern address complaints of level 3 lockdown breaches
- 6:08 Are NZers keeping distance under lockdown level 3?
- 6:14 Sepuloni refuses law change to help desperate migrant workers
- 6:23 $7.4m loss not as bad as expected at NZ Rugby
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
- 5:07 Peters reveals Cabinet was asked to close border to returning NZers
- 5:12 Air NZ crews hoping to halt redundancies until alert level 2
- 5:21 Quarantine exemption process 'cruel' - daughters of dying mother
- 5:25 Schools back but mostly empty under lockdown level 3
- 5:32 Evening business for 29 April 2020
- 5:36 Covid-19 surveillance to test supermarket, rest home staff
- 5:40 NZ ski fields optimistic for June opening
- 5:50 Kennels, catteries hoping domestic travel will save businesses
- 5:53 After-school activities also online under lockdown level 3
- 6:06 Todd McClay urges open NZ-AUS border before end of 2020
- 6:12 What level 3 school reopening looks like in Wellington
- 6:17 National Park rules outdated - Fiordland tourism operators
- 6:22 Cycling the clear winner of Covid-19 lockdown level 4
- 6:25 100,000 birthday cards for war veteran Tom Moore's 100th birthday
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
- 5:08 Covid-19: How Wellington is working under lockdown level 3
- 5:14 Level 3 in Auckland: Roads busy, shops grapple with new rules
- 5:20 Back to work brekkie for tradies, lovers at early morning drive-thru
- 5:23 Health boss, PM walk back Covid-19 'elimination' comments
- 5:27 Covid-19 level 3 - Construction back, but sector nervous
- 5:32 NZ sharemarket rises, but warnings economic drama not over
- 5:36 Evening business for 28 April 2020
- 5:42 Small businesses need more govt help - mall owner
- 5:50 Fiordland tourism hurting since 2019, future uncertain
- 5:54 NZ quick to return to social sport under lockdown level 3
- 6:08 Parliament, politics back in action under lockdown level 3
- 6:15 Most travellers through iwi checkpoints flouting level 3 rules
- 6:24 New Zealanders embrace level 3 reopenings
Friday, 24 April 2020
- 5:07 Supermarket staff bonus pay ends before it is given
- 5:12 Covid-19: Winston Peters open to trans-Tasman flights
- 5:16 'The possibility of reinvasion of the disease is very strong' - Shaun Hendy
- 5:25 Horticulture NZ urges govt to let more fruit, vege sellers open
- 5:28 Ōtara volunteers work hard to get food to vulnerable
- 5:35 Evening business for 24 April 2020
- 5:39 Air NZ cuts long-haul flights, ground-work: 100 Nelson jobs to go
- 5:47 Auckland air quality better than any time in living memory
- 5:51 Covid-19 level 4 lockdown: How has it been for Manurewa?
- 5:55 NZers plan to commemorate Anzac Day their way at home
- 6:06 Air NZ confirms refunds available for its cancelled US flights - Consumer
- 6:09 At least 33,000 NZers on benefit since level 4 lockdown began
- 6:17 Families in shared custody fear no relief in lockdown level 3
- 6:23 Paypal sees surge in New Zealanders spending online
- 6:27 NZers in lockdown to stand at dawn for Anzac Day
Thursday, 23 April 2020
- 5:07 Broadcasting, Consumer Affairs Minister discusses $50m media bailout, Air NZ refunds
- 5:17 Covid-19 deaths climb to 16 in New Zealand
- 5:20 Auckland faces water restrictions as lakes near record lows
- 5:27 Plan to cut 300 tourism jobs a 'horror story' - Queenstown mayor
- 5:34 Evening business for 23 April 2020
- 5:36 Police Commissioner warns over rising lockdown breaches
- 5:43 Dozens of family trusts among Covid-19 wage subsidy claims
- 5:48 Funeral directors prepare for lockdown level 3 services
- 5:51 Covid-19 lockdown bubble diaries - the final week in level 4
- 6:07 Govt media support package leaves newspapers in cold
- 6:10 Covid-19 testing centre in South Auckland sees high demand
- 6:14 Kohanga Reo advised to stay shut under lockdown level 3
- 6:17 NZers stuck in India face up to $30k flight costs to bring families home
- 6:22 NZ eateries join forces to deliver without Uber Eats
- 6:26 Salon owner does night shift at supermarket to survive lockdown
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
- 5:08 Covid-19: Air NZ 'despicable' for refusing refunds - customers
- 5:20 Air NZ to review quarantine exemption for international crews
- 5:24 Health unions blast govt support as sector struggles under Covid-19
- 5:27 Damp face masks behind Covid-19 cases - Canterbury DHB
- 5:33 Evening business for 22 April 2020
- 5:37 Pharmac scraps lung cancer drug funding plan
- 5:42 SkyCity Convention Centre fire ruled an accident
- 5:46 Community healthcare 'short-changed' by govt in Covid-19 crisis
- 5:51 Māori leaders urge govt to allow hunting for self-sustenance
- 5:54 Fast food and delivery chains race to be ready for level 3
- 6:07 Covid-19 and cancelled flights - what are your rights?
- 6:16 China's crackdown on wild meat bad news for NZ venison
- 6:22 Royals photographer turns lens to birds under Covid-19 lockdown
Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- 5:10 Air NZ silent about Covid-19 cases as staff fears grow over quarantine exemption
- 5:27 Cheap petrol, but no demand - how low will price drop?
- 5:38 Evening business for 21 April 2020
- 5:45 Govt tries to reassure teachers, parents over reopening fears
- 5:48 Fears for farmers' mental health facing drought, Covid-19
- 5:52 Foodbanks running dry under Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:52 Food rescue charity struggling without volunteers under lockdown
- 6:10 North Korea's Kim Jong-un reportedly near death
- 6:14 Govt grilled by Opposition over help for small businesses
- 6:18 Health workers unions welcome personal protective gear review
- 6:25 Generous farmers 'meat the need' in Covid-19 lockdown
- 6:27 Songs of lockdown: Palmerston North choir alive and well online
Monday, 20 April 2020
- 5:09 NZ Covid-19 level 4 lockdown extends to end of April 27 - Ardern
- 5:12 Ardern announces level 4 lockdown extension - analysis
- 5:18 Covid-19 level 4 lockdown extended - Aucklanders react
- 5:20 Covid-19 level 4 lockdown extended - Retail NZ's reaction
- 5:28 Machete-wielding man shot dead by police in Papatoetoe
- 5:32 Evening business for 20 April 2020
- 5:35 Finance Minister answers Covid-19 lockdown change questions
- 5:45 NZ should work on charging Facebook, Google for local media - expert
- 5:50 Hawke's Bay Hospital sets up Covid-19, non-Covid-19 areas
- 5:55 Moving from lockdown level 4 to level 3 - impact on businesses
- 6:09 Dr Ayesha Verrall cautiously optimistic about contact tracing improvements
- 6:16 Some businesses disappointed at level 4 lockdown extension
- 6:20 NZ Covid-19 lockdown changes planned - Wellington reactions
- 6:22 Bridges concerned about Covid-19 testing, PPE
Friday, 17 April 2020
- 5:08 Teachers, early childhood centre staff fear level 3 reopening
- 5:12 Education Minister responds to alert level 3 schools backlash
- 5:20 NZ's lowest rise in new Covid-19 cases since lockdown
- 5:25 Covid-19 wage subsidy bill nears $10b, govt starts auditing
- 5:33 Evening business for 17 April 2020
- 5:40 Big pharma calls works together in fight against Covid-19
- 5:45 Covid-19: Looking back at 50 days since NZ's first case
- 6:01 Kiwi ingenuity and a seesaw between lockdown bubbles
- 6:11 Virus a stark reminder of Aotearoa's health inequities
- 6:12 What NZ's Covid-19 pop-up testing stations look like
- 6:15 Number of Covid-19 recoveries in NZ continues to rise
- 6:20 Covid-19 lockdown: What can help your mental health
- 6:25 Dramatic race home from around world for Ōhope family
Thursday, 16 April 2020
- 5:09 Covid-19 Alert Level 3 a 'recovery room' - Jacinda Ardern
- 5:15 Covid-19 Alert Level 3: What does it mean for businesses?
- 5:22 Fears NZ's main shopping strips may not survive Covid-19
- 5:35 Behind the scenes at NZ's first online-only supermarket
- 5:41 Covid-19 alert level three questions, answered by the Police Minister
- 5:43 Evening business for 16 April 2020
- 5:47 Repatriation flights planned but can NZers afford them?
- 5:50 Health services going extra mile under Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:55 Bubble Diaries: Easter under Covid-19 lockdown
- 6:10 Covid-19 level 3 school rules 'most irresponsible' - Auckland Grammar headmaster
- 6:15 NZ top rugby players see major pay cuts
- 6:31 The truth behind that can of beans in your cupboard
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19: Govt MPs, public sector leaders take 20 percent pay cut
- 5:12 Covid-19: Media rescue package to come, govt says
- 5:17 Huge waves batter Wellington coast, flood homes
- 5:19 Covid-19: Trump halts funding for WHO
- 5:21 Trump pulling WHO funding 'foolish' - Helen Clark
- 5:39 School Term Two begins online under Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:42 SEEK job advertisements down 70 percent since lockdown
- 5:46 Leaders concerned Māori will suffer more after lockdown
- 5:49 Covid-19 lockdown: Landlords not helping in crisis, renters say
- 5:53 Covid-19: Sixty NZers stranded in South America return home
- 6:06 Covid-19 lockdown price-gouging - the major complaints
- 6:11 Covid-19: David Seymour wants all MPs to take pay cut
- 6:17 Trump turns on WHO as he faces criticism for Covid-19 response
- 6:24 Insurer botched quake-damaged house repair - Christchurch couple
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- 5:07 NZ's most vulnerable Covid-19 cluster sees three more deaths
- 5:13 Some exceptions for visiting dying relatives at rest homes - Aged Care union boss
- 5:18 Finance Minister reveals post-lockdown business plans
- 5:28 Covid-19 lockdown: Australia, New Zealand compared
- 5:34 Evening business for 14 April 2020
- 5:38 Covid-19: 200 NZME staff face job losses
- 5:45 NZ regional airlines fear no return after Covid-19
- 5:54 NZ birdlife flourishing under Covid-19 lockdown
- 6:07 Billions more needed from govt to stop rising unemployment
- 6:19 Covid-19 deaths highlight vulnerable elderly in NZ
- 6:22 What will NZ life look like at Alert Level Three?
Thursday, 9 April 2020
- 5:09 Jacinda Ardern discusses drop in new Covid-19 cases
- 5:20 EQC's legacy a degraded housing stock, inquiry finds
- 5:42 Huge queues at supermarkets before they close for just one day
- 5:44 Evening business for 9 April 2020
- 5:46 Uncertainty over restaurant reopenings after Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:50 Dominion Rd suffers under Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:50 Covid-19 lockdown bubble diaries: Week Two
- 5:57 'There's a few that don't get it' - Police catch attempted holidaymakers
- 6:15 NZ turning a corner, but Covid-19 lockdown staying the course
- 6:15 EQC ill-prepared to handle Canterbury repairs - Dame Silvia Cartwright
- 6:25 Countdown's produce boss sees biggest day of his career
- 6:31 Plenty of Easter eggs for all under NZ Covid-19 lockdown
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
- 5:10 Home-schooling may continue after NZ's Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:16 Accusations some employers ripping off Covid-19 wage subsidy scheme
- 5:21 Education Minister explains Covid-19 home-learning plans
- 5:25 Why did busy Waikanae supermarket apply for Covid-19 wage subsidy?
- 5:38 Evening business for 8 April 2020
- 5:42 Tamihere told staff to lie for Covid-19 test, doctors claim
- 5:50 Covid-19: The shocking state of care, caution in Trump's US
- 5:54 Cyclone Harold tears through Vanuatu, Fiji, thousands homeless
- 5:58 Fungi taking hold on some sport turfs under Covid-19 lockdown
- 6:03 Covid-19 cooking: Rekindling a passion or a daily struggle?
- 6:10 PM Ardern cautiously optimistic as new Covid-19 cases ease
- 6:18 Not enough PPE being given from DHBs, care workers claim
- 6:19 Covid-19 lockdown: Lower decile students to be hit hardest
- 6:25 Govt pledges NZ tourism reboot after Covid-19
- 6:28 Countdown gives DHB masks, but loses flu jab priority
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19: 54 new cases NZ's lowest rise so far
- 5:12 Auckland's Spark Arena becomes huge foodbank during lockdown
- 5:16 Covid-19: Help on way for NZers stuck in Peru
- 5:27 Cyclon Harold: Scale of destruction revealed in Vanuatu
- 5:33 Evening business for 7 April 2020
- 5:37 Covid-19: How lawyers plan to sue Ruby Princess cruise ship
- 5:51 Covid-19: How volunteers are helping refugees in NZ lockdown
- 5:54 Covid-19 lockdown Govt working to reach kids not online
- 6:06 Govt cautiously optimistic Covid-19 lockdown is working
- 6:10 UK PM Boris Johnson in intensive care with Covid-19
- 6:14 Hereford conference: What happened at one of NZ's biggest Covid-19 clusters?
- 6:26 How soon can you get fish 'n chips after Covid-19 lockdown?
Monday, 6 April 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19 lockdown: NZ update on Monday 6 April
- 5:12 Covid-19: Rosewood Rest Home NZ's most vulnerable cluster
- 5:21 Covid-19 cases on Ruby Princess a surprise to NZ passenger
- 5:28 Concerns in Kaikohe after positive Covid-19 case at supermarket
- 5:33 Evening business for 6 April 2020
- 5:36 Covid-19 lockdown: NZer stuck on Maldives atoll
- 5:43 Vanuatu already feeling force of Cyclone Harold
- 5:48 Covid-19: How are businesses planning for life after lockdown?
- 5:53 KidsCan trying to reach families in need under lockdown
- 5:57 Holiday bach owners urged to stay home at Easter
- 6:06 Rest home's dementia unit a key cluster in NZ Covid-19 cases
- 6:10 Covid-19: Lawsuit prepared against Carnival Cruises
- 6:14 Covid-19 in UK: Queen delivers message as Johnson goes to hospital
- 6:23 'Family Lockdown Boogie' - behind the scenes of the viral video
Friday, 3 April 2020
- 5:07 Health Minister apologises for breaking lockdown rules
- 5:12 New Police Commissioner Andy Coster on lockdown rules, quarantine tracking
- 5:18 Covid-19 disrupts NZ courts more than WWII - Chief Justice
- 5:21 Covid-19: Bus companies accused of cutting drivers' leave
- 5:26 Fake fast food finds favour under lockdown
- 5:32 Evening business for 3 April 2020
- 5:35 How to help local cafes, businesses hit by Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:38 What your MPs are up to in Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:48 Christians, Muslims, Jews prepare for festivals in lockdown
- 5:53 How will Covid-19 be seen by history teachers in the future?
- 6:07 Covid-19: 100k foreigners may soon leave NZ to be repatriated
- 6:10 Covid-19 lockdown: Tourists remain stuck in Peru
- 6:13 Police working on security of isolation tracking app
- 6:17 Don't let lockdown stop you calling your doctor
- 6:20 Kiwis' creative ways to cope in Covid-19 lockdown
- 6:26 The dos and don'ts of exercise in Covid-19 lockdown
Thursday, 2 April 2020
- 5:07 Bauer announces immediate closure of major NZ magazines
- 5:11 Businesses, jobs suffering under Covid-19 restrictions
- 5:16 Police admit struggle with checking NZ arrivals at home
- 5:20 Woman loses taste, smell senses when contracting Covid-19
- 5:24 Covid-19 testing demand puts assessment clinics under stress
- 5:32 Evening business for 2 April 2020
- 5:36 Covid-19: Flour demand up 500 percent for NZ producer, but plenty of wheat
- 5:42 Covid-19: NZers stuck in India beg govt for help to get home
- 5:47 Covid-19 lockdown: The ups and downs of life in your bubble
- 6:06 Govt allows NZ travel for internationals catching flights home
- 6:10 Covid-19 lockdown: Air NZ slashes domestic flights
- 6:14 Police Commissioner Mike Bush signs off
- 6:17 Covid-19: Spitting incidents rising - health, security workers
- 6:26 Covid-19 lockdown: Rest home staff move in with residents
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19 lockdown: Treasury warns NZ to face severe hit, high unemployment
- 5:11 People in their 20s biggest group of NZ's Covid-19 cases
- 5:12 Southern DHB staff Covid-19 cases stays at two - DHB boss
- 5:19 Huge post-lockdown infrastructure boost planned for NZ
- 5:22 Covid-19 lockdown: Ezibuy shuts NZ distribution, but still selling from Australia
- 5:28 Pig cull likely as butchers unable to sell in Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:34 Evening business for 1 April 2020
- 5:38 Covid-19: What exactly is PPE - Personal Protective Equipment?
- 5:43 Lance O'Sullivan's Covid-19 container clinic opens in Kaitaia
- 5:54 Covid-19 lockdown: Looking back at the first week
- 6:06 Three attempts to get Covid-19 test before positive diagnosis
- 6:13 Disability service not warned before being named as Covid-19 link
- 6:17 Covid-19 lockdown: Stranded NZers finally get out of Peru
- 6:22 Covid-19: America's Cup 2021 unclear but infrastructure ready
- 6:26 Hunters turn from deer to mice in Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:35 Flour-free baking recipes to try under Covid-19 lockdown
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
- 5:07 More testing, strict rules needed to stop Covid-19 spread
- 5:12 Covid-19: Unions urge Air NZ not to rush redundancies
- 5:16 Supermarket staff describe abuse, stress of restocking shelves in Covid-19 lockdown
- 5:31 Millions of dollars of meat headed to landfill if butchers are shut
- 5:31 Evening business for 31 March 2020
- 5:35 Covid-19: Fonterra a bright spot in economic gloom
- 5:42 NZ workers in Australia relieved at financial help news
- 5:46 Covid-19 lockdown and property sales: What are your rights?
- 5:50 Covid-19: Support workers relieved protective equipment on way
- 5:52 Covid-19 lockdown: How to exercise and keep your distance
- 6:06 Covid-19 cases in NZ will keep rising - Health boss
- 6:10 'Pandemic' scientist makes breakthrough on Covid-19 cure
Monday, 30 March 2020
- 5:07 Covid-19 lockdown: Ardern warns supermarkets over high prices
- 5:08 Covid-19: Police boss warns of lockdown breach consequences
- 5:12 Covid-19 lockdown: Fruit, vegetables going to waste - traders
- 5:19 No commitment to cover vege, fruit stock losses - Consumer Affairs Minister
- 5:27 Covid-19: Extended border closures to hit NZ tourism hard
- 5:38 Covid-19 lockdown: Immediate bubbles can now visit deceased in funeral homes
- 5:41 Evening business for 30 March 2020
- 5:43 Covid-19: Matamata cases cluster from St Patrick's party at bar
- 5:47 Covid-19: Website to report lockdown breaches crashes in hours
- 5:51 Desperate NZers stuck in Peru plead for NZ govt help
- 6:07 Covid-19 lockdown day five: What you need to know
- 6:10 Propery managers tell landlords not to give rent holidays
- 6:37 Covid-19 lockdown: Your employment questions answered
Friday, 27 March 2020
- 5:09 Covid-19 lockdown Day Two: 368 total cases, one in ICU
- 5:12 Social Development Minister discusses Covid-19 financial help
- 5:20 Stay home, stay local - Ardern's simple Covid-19 lockdown rule
- 5:28 Covid-19: NZers hurry to get home as travel deadline looms
- 5:32 Covid-19: Concerns protective equipment is not reaching front lines
- 5:38 Covid-19: Why do fruit and vegetable prices seem so high?
- 5:40 Evening business for 27 March 2020
- 5:44 Covid-19: Supermarket worker told to work or go unpaid
- 5:46 Covid-19 lockdown: Kiwis stuck in Peru hope to escape on Australian charter flight
- 5:50 Covid-19 lockdown in Italy, Spain - latest details
- 5:56 Covid-19 lockdown: Look out for bears in windows as you walk
- 6:09 Covid-19 lockdown: The latest health figures
- 6:11 Covid-19 lockdown: What can we do? What can't we do?
- 6:18 Covid-19 lockdown: Kids' learning, gym lessons go online
- 6:25 'Keeping On' - an ode to Aotearoa in lockdown, by lyrical legend Sam Hunt
