First Up

The CEO of the Restaurant Association says the Government's Covid-19 package is a good start but well overdue. Businesses that can prove they've seen a 30 per cent drop in revenue in any month between… Read more Audio

Employers should be creative about how they protect their staff from COVID-19 - and need to begin conversations with staff early if they think hours will be cut or jobs could be lost. That's from… Read more Audio

As thousands of people start, continue or expect to go into isolation, one Wellington woman is trying to make it easier to get help. Consultant Meena Kadri decided to design a flyer that can be… Read more Video, Audio

Cruise ships are banned from New Zealand for months due to coronavirus, so what is the impact on our waterfront businesses? Just one cruise ship, the Silver Muse, docked in Auckland yesterday as it… Read more Audio

The co-owner of a logging company says while the past weeks have been terrible, he's thankful that help is now on its way. Gavin Edmonds and his wife run Stirling Logs in Gisborne. The forestry… Read more Audio

China has reacted angrily after US President Donald Trump referred to the coronavirus as "Chinese". It comes after a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman last week shared a conspiracy theory, alleging… Read more Audio

Doctors in South Auckland say their district - filled with hundreds of churches, is at high risk of a community outbreak and that the messaging is still not clear among its Pasifika community. Dr… Read more Audio

In France, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and most shops have shut until the 15th of April, as the country tries to stop the spread of the virus. The French goverment have also banned gatherings of more… Read more Audio

Religious communities around the country have ramped up their own restrictions around mass gatherings with some churches cancelling services altogether and encouraging members to stay home. Some… Read more Audio

Some retirement villages are calling on the government for support to deal with the possibility of a potential outbreak of Coronavirus. Internationally, the fatality rate of coronavirus is about… Read more Audio

The Prostitutes Collective is urging sex workers to contact Work and Income New Zealand amid the covid-19 pandemic. It's National Coordinator, Dame Catherine Healy says sex workers are going to take a… Read more Audio

Let's begin in the UK, where the total number of people to test positive for the virus has risen to 1,543. Indira was joined by our correspondent Alex Cadier. Audio