Covid 19
Parts of level 4 lockdown unlawful: 'We always thought we were acting legally'
Attorney-General David Parker says there's been no decision yet on a possible appeal to the high court ruling that some of the country's alert level 4 lockdown was unlawful. Video
Infected hotel worker not linked to cluster initially passed health checks
A worker at an isolation facility who tested positive for Covid-19 didn't have any obvious contact with the woman who carried the same strain of Covid-19, authorities say. Video, Audio
Mask rules toughen for UK and Paris as Covid-19 cases spike
A recent spike in cases has led to masks being required in more places for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Paris.
NZ opera returns to the stage with Semele
General Director Thomas De Mallet Burges talks about how NZ Opera dealt with the effect of Covid 19. The company has kept busy and are now preparations are well underway for a multi media sit specific… Audio
Victoria: 466 new Covid-19 cases, man in 30s among 12 dead
A man in his 30s is among 12 people who have died from coronavirus in Australia's state of Victoria in the past 24 hours as authorities recorded 466 new infections.
Brownlee queries timing of mask recommendation
Mask manufacturers are receiving massive orders after the government says people will be encouraged to wear them if the country returns to alert level 2. Audio
Covid updates are prudent, not a campaign strategy - Health Minister
Checkpoint - Health Minister Chris Hipkins talks about why we're being told to buy masks, and the Covid Card to be trailled in Rotorua. Audio
Victoria: 459 new Covid-19 cases, soaring aged care spread
Victoria has reported another 10 deaths and cases in care facilities have past 500 at 38 centres, leaving authorities scrambling to halt the crisis.
Covid-19: 'the worst illness I've ever had', medical expert says
"I've never been as ill as this and it's been really frightening", says Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Paul Garner, who's well qualified to talk about disease.
New ventilator 'very simple and cheap to make' - NZ-born designer
A NZ-born expert in lung damage who has designed a new and cheap emergency ventilator in response to the Covid-19 crisis says the "art" of mechanical ventilation has become incredibly sophisticated. Audio
NZ tempts Covid-19 fate by not introducing masks - researchers
New Zealand would have seen 990 to 4200 Covid-19 deaths if our losses matched OECD rates, but we're still tempting fate by not introducing masks, experts say. Audio
Covid-19: Are mutations making it more infectious?
The coronavirus that is menacing the world right now is not the same as the coronavirus that first emerged in China.
Hope fading for timely Pacific Bubble
The harsh economic realities of tourists staying away from Island holidayspots are really starting to bite. Audio
Lockdown adds to dental delays for 135,000 Auckland children
Dentists are worried the delays could mean a lot more children might have serious dental problems by the time they are seen.
Justice system struggling with massive jury trial backlog
Defendants awating trial by jury are facing months of delays as courts grapple with backlogs caused by Covid-19.
Inquiry under way to find who leaked Covid-19 case data
The government has apologised to those at the centre of a major privacy breach as it moves to track down whoever is responsible.
Covid-19: Victoria records 74 new coronavirus cases
The Australian state of Victoria has recorded another 74 coronavirus cases overnight and has frozen rent payments for some public housing tenants.
NZ must consider opening borders - Gluckman, Clark, Fyfe
Three influential New Zealand figures are urging the government to consider reopening the borders, which could see the country abandon a total elimination strategy. Audio
After the Virus: 'There is this awareness of death all around us'
In the final episode of the After The Virus podcast, focused on society, Emily Mandel, Clementine Ford and Merepeka Rauawa-Tait talk about how their worlds were shifted by the pandemic.
Govt to look at reinstating compassionate leave for those in Covid-19 managed isolation
Minister Megan Woods and Air Commodore Digby Webb are giving an update on the country's Covid-19 isolation and quarantine system. Audio