Covid 19

Victoria has recorded another four Covid-19 infections bringing the Melbourne cluster to nine.

The government here has suspended the quarantine travel bubble with Victoria for at least 72 hours.

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A new analysis finds media coverage is more important than ever after Covid in shaping our perception of leaders’ success, trustworthiness  and transparency (or a perceived lack of them). But - as we… Audio

Georgia Lines released her debut EP just as the country went into Level 4 lockdown last year. This month, the singer released a new single called 'No One Knows'. She joins the show to discuss the new… Audio

New Zealander Gary McLean is an international authority on coronaviruses. Professor McLean is with us to look at Long Covid, the vaccine rollouts, and the fact that Covid sticks around the body longer… Audio

Tourism businesses in the Cook Islands may be crying out for more Kiwi holidaymakers, but the sentiment isn't shared by all.

Some Rarotongans are anxious about Covid-19 creeping into the Cooks, while… Video, Audio

Tokyo doctors are calling for the cancellation of the Olympic Games because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. The Games are scheduled to begin in just over nine weeks from 23 July through to the 8 August… Audio

A long-serving staff member at the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi has died of Covid-19.

The Indian staff member started working at the Commission in 1986 - when Sir Edmund Hillary was High… Audio

Business owners say they have been forced to pay more and risk breaching contracts because they can't get goods into Ports of Auckland.

Goods are being re-routed to Tauranga and arriving five weeks… Audio

Check your receipts - a computer glitch at dozens of supermarkets yesterday meant shoppers did not get the discounts that were advertised on the shelf.

If you were shopping at a Pak n Save, New World… Video, Audio

Nick Truebridge joins Lisa Owen live from Rarotonga on day one of the NZ-Cook Islands travel bubble.

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There were plenty of hugs, tears and cheers at Rarotonga international airport today as the Cook Islands bubble finally opened.

The first flight from Auckland left with almost 300 people on board to… Video, Audio

A report into the Covid-19 vaccine rollout raises serious concerns about whether the government can reach its targets and if there's even enough vaccine in the country.

It calls on health authorities… Video, Audio

The BBC World Service Rich Preston - joins us to talk about the current picture of coronavirus around the world, efforts begin later this week to prepare for the next one, the US climate envoy, John… Audio

The All Blacks will play two tests against Fiji and one against Tonga in a rejigged July schedule.

The changes have been brought about following Italy's decision to pull out of their tour here… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6254530722001 Video, Audio

National MPs are rallying behind their leader Judith Collins after last night's dire political poll and endorsing her claims of a separatist government agenda.

The Newshub Reid Research poll - which… Audio

International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says athletes would be "out of your mind not to be vaccinated" before heading to Japan.

Pound told Checkpoint he has his ticket to Tokyo and unless… Video, Audio

With just two months to the Tokyo Olympics, are the Games really a go?

The host nation has ramped up its Covid-19 controls - expanding the current state of emergency from six areas including Tokyo to… Audio

The global vaccine scheme Covax has so far given 65 million doses to poorer countries - but agencies like UNICEF say that figure should be at least 170 million by now. The World Health Organisation -… Audio