Covid 19

Pasifika people that have helped do their bit for Covid-19, one year since the virus arrive in New Zealand. Audio

Auckland moved back into Alert Level 3 lockdown this morning - with the rest of the country being moved to level 2 - after a new Covid-19 case was detected in the community. Joining us again is the… Audio

Aucklanders let out a collective gasp last night when news broke that the city would be going back into Alert Level 3 lockdown after a new community case of Covid-19 was detected. Mayor Phil Goff… Audio

Last night the Prime Minister announced Auckland will be returning to Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least the next week. Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett looks at the likely economic… Audio

In recent years, musician Tim Finn has turned his considerable talents to opera. His latest work, Ihitai 'Avei'a - Star Navigator, tells the story of the incredible star navigator Tupaia and his time… Audio

According to research from the University of Notre Dame, people think they are more financially responsible than they actually are. One of the authors of a new paper on the subject published in the… Audio

Professor Craig Wright is author of The Hidden Habits of Genius: Beyond Talent, IQ, and Grit - Unlocking the Secrets of Greatness. He's travelled the world looking to unearth the hidden lessons from… Audio

Saturday night is usually quiet time for the news media. Not under the new normal of Covid-19. 

Joining us is Gary McLean, professor in molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University. Dr McLean looks at how the vaccine rollouts are going overseas, in what seems like a race between them… Audio

Country Life's guest this week is Irish shearer Enda Bradley, one of the foreign agricultural workers who've been allowed into New Zealand during the pandemic to plug gaps in the labour market during… Audio

More than a year after the inital outbreak of Covid-19, a team of experts went to Wuhan on a two week trip to trace the origins of the virus.

The World Health Organisation mission included… Audio

This Sunday marks a year since New Zealand registered its first case of Covid-19, and as the Director General of Health, Ashley Bloomfield, says - it's been a roller-coaster for us all since then.

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Recent figures shows last week's level three lockdown cost Auckland and Northland retailers $44-million in lost earnings.

The city went into a 72-hour-lockdown following three positive Covid-19 cases… Audio

'Close-plus', 'close', 'casual-plus' and 'casual' - the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion.

As officials try to contain Auckland's… Audio

Immigration bosses are looking into the case of a Green MP's partner to ensure no special treatment was given regarding his visa application.

Ricardo Menendez March flew to Mexico in December to care… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6235124618001 Video, Audio

Air New Zealand has burnt through $1 billion in cash reserves, with the company today announcing a loss of $185 million for the second half of 2020.

It has just over $170 million of its own cash… Video, Audio

Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall apologises about the wait time of nearly eight hours on the phone to Healthline for a woman who had visited Kmart on Saturday 20 February. Video, Audio