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9:29 AM.6000 thousand tests have been done in New Zealand for Covid 19 since the first case entered the country from Iran on February 28th.Yesterday 1200 laboratory tests were carried out.The test are being… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.David Hayman - Professor of Infections Disease Ecology at Massey University - has looked for Ebola in bats, and worked on non-vaccine preventable rabies viruses, says Covid 19 is absolutely serious in… Read more Audio

9:11 AM.An epidemiologist says New Zealand can't afford to be complacent about its relatively low numbers of Covid-19 cases, and says he estimates - allowing for population size - that the country is running… Read more Audio

11:33 AM.Is COVID-19 the death knell for some sports and should sporting codes get financial help from the government? Read more Audio

11:06 AM.The University of Auckland is suspending classes next week as it prepares for a possible campus closure. Staff and students have been told there will be no classes next week and scheduled tests have… Read more Audio

10:40 AM.Tilly Lloyd of Unity Books, Wellington, reviews To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova. This book is published by Granta. From the celebrated author of Border comes a… Read more Audio

10:24 AM.Hayden Wano is the chair of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission - established last year as part of the government's response to the comprehensive mental health inquiry. The inquiry recommended… Read more Audio

10:16 AM.Asian countries, including China, are bracing for a second wave of infections with hundreds of thousands of people flocking home as the global pandemic hits the US and Europe. Audio

10:07 AM.The Finance Minister Grant Robertson has just been briefing media at the Beehive over the government's 900 million dollar loan to shore-up Air New Zealand. RNZ Political Reporter, Jo Moir, has been… Read more Audio

9:40 AM.The Health Minister David Clark says the public health system is readying itself to move quickly if there's a community outbreak of Covid-19 - but we're not there yet.  Read more Audio

9:29 AM.The hospitality industry is braced to take a massive hit from the disruption caused by Covid-19, with an estimated $10 million dollars being lost each week as it drags on. The Restaurant Association… Read more Audio

9:21 AM.New Zealand's borders are now closed for the first time in its history. From midnight last night, no one except citizens, permanent residents, their children, guardians and partners are allowed in… Read more Audio

9:08 AM.The government is moving to shore-up Air New Zealand with a loan of $900 million. Kathryn speaks with aviation commentator Irene King. Read more Audio

11:26 AM.How can parents best navigate and negotiate the sexuality journey with young people? University of Canterbury Health lecturer Tracy Clelland has conducted the first local research on New Zealand… Read more Audio

11:06 AM.With an unprecedented number of us working from home, and using videoconferencing technology, telcos are offering to waive data caps, technology commentator Peter Griffin says. Read more Audio

10:42 AM.Catriona Ferguson reviews Here We Are by Graham Swift, published by Simon & Schuster. Audio

10:25 AM.Private hospitals around the country are standing ready to help if public hospitals become overwhelmed by patients. Richard Whitney, President of the Private Surgical Hospitals Association explains to… Read more Audio

10:07 AM.UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about the Covid-19 situation across the UK as the death toll there rises to 104 Schools in Scotland, Wales and England are due to close to all but… Read more Audio

9:52 AM.Representatives from business and tourism in Queenstown are meeting with cabinet ministers this afternoon to discuss their immediate needs in light of the Covid 19 epidemic. The Economic Development… Read more Audio

9:42 AM.Universities around the country are implementing strict protocols on Covid - 19 , and are preparing for the possibility of campuses being closed, and lectures going online. Otago University is also… Read more Audio

9:25 AM.The retail sector is braced for thousands of job losses as the number of Covid-19 cases in New Zealand increases. Read more Audio

9:10 AM.With more confirmed cases of Covid-19 are expected to be announced later today, after the total number of cases here jumped by eight to twenty yesterday, a public health research says it's time for us… Read more Audio