COVID -19
Anxiety in Christchurch following Covid case
Anxiety levels in Christchurch are heightened after a worker at an Ōtautahi managed isolation facility tested positive for Covid-19.
The worker visited a Countdown supermarket in the city while… Audio
Browns Bay gym closed after visit by covid-positive case
A gym in Auckland's Browns Bay will remain closed until at least tomorrow, after a covid-positive person attended it last Saturday, following a boot camp session.
The Snap Fitness is undergoing a… Audio
Will there be a vaccine or will we have to learn to live with the virus?
Guyon Espiner talks with David Nabarro, Helen Clark, and Prof. Papaarangi Reid about the implications for the world's health once the Covid-19 pandemic has passed
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How has the pandemic changed the world of work?
Guyon Espiner talks with Robert Reich (a former USA Secretary of Labor), Anna Curzon (Xero), Prof. Douglas A. Irwin (Dartmouth College)
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Vanessa Beavis: How NZ hospitals prepared for Covid-19
Dr Vanessa Beavis was on the frontline of the planning and preparation that took place in New Zealand hospitals as they readied themselves for Covid-19 patients. She's a consultant at Auckland… Audio
Newly resettled refugees and the lockdown
Newly resettled former refugees who've just begun to find their feet in their new communities across New Zealand are getting by in lockdown with the help of volunteers from Red Cross. Produced by… Audio
Powerful or powerless? What can the Epidemic Response Committee do?
For three weeks the Epidemic Response Committee has been grilling Ministers and Officials on their response to Covid-19 but how much power do they actually have? Audio
An outlandish call for Covid-19 surrender
As the country moved toward lockdown, The Listener published a column calling efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 "hysteria" and an "overreaction".