Covid 19 Coronavirus

When it comes to mobilizing helping hands at this south Auckland gurdwara, there's no dearth of volunteers. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio

Journalists are facing a backlash for asking tough questions of Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Are they being too harsh, or is the director general of health’s popularity prompting efforts to shield him from… Audio

New Zealand scientists are playing a key role in genome testing being used trace coronavirus cases back to their sources. Audio

Guyon Espiner talks with Christiane Amanpour and Kevin Rudd about how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we are governed.

You might not know his face, but you probably remember his voice. Māori Television’s Heta Gardiner has been one of the most memorable contributors to the daily Covid-19 briefings Audio

A lot of people weren't happy when Ashley Bloomfield was asked about the idea that bleach injections could treat Covid-19. Mediawatch deliberates on the question's worth and issues a call for calm.

They’re getting nationwide applause. Thankful words from politicians. But will our media's focus stay on our essential workers once the lockdown is over? Video

A song has been written about him. People have penned paeans to his extreme competence. But the media is starting to resist the deification of Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Audio

Sir Ray Avery and epidemiologist Simon Thornley have claimed their contrarian ideas on Covid-19 are being censored. That's true, provided you ignore the huge amount of media coverage they've received.

As huge audiences tune into the government's daily press briefings on Covid-19, more people than ever before are seeing how the journalism sausage is made. Some of them aren't happy with the…

Newstalk ZB's most popular host Mike Hosking spent March contradicting himself on Covid-19. It seems his affliction has been catching.

Products including high-end dressing gowns and decorative cushions have been deemed 'essential;. Community newspaper publishers are wondering why they still can't get the same treatment.

Patrick Gower, the National Party, and several political commentators have spent the week calling for government to quarantine the border. The only issue: the government had already signalled the…

The announcement that Bauer Media is shutting down has been met with a flurry of conflicting recriminations. If you're unsure where to place your blame, Mediawatch is here to help.

The nation’s most prominent talkback pundit has oscillated from opinion to directly-contradictory opinion with blistering speed during the Covid-19 crisis. 

Bauer Media was the publisher of the NZ Listener, North & South, NZ Woman's Weekly, Next, and Metro. It has cited the Covid-19 shutdown for its decision. The government has confirmed the company never…

The owner of The New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB has warned staff that job losses and major changes to the company's scope and scale are coming, as the Covid-19 crisis cuts into advertising…

While Covid-19 has created vast volumes of politics, business and health news in recent days, the sports news has been all about the absence of sports events - and filling the bulletins and channels… Audio

Community newspaper and magazine publishers say a sudden move to stop them delivering print editions during the Covid-19 lockdown will leave many of New Zealand’s poorer and more vulnerable people… Audio

On the eve of New Zealand going into lockdown, NZME and Stuff made cost-cutting moves to stave off the financial damage being inflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic.