Covid 19

Six months ago, commercial media companies pleaded for government help and pundits warned their days could be numbered. Most cut costs, jobs and pay to stay afloat. But this week, two of New Zealand's… Audio

One Auckland councilor’s proposal to offload half of a key public asset prompted a talk radio star to say the state takeover of major industries was imminent - drawing a puzzled response from the PM.

Former first lady Michelle Obama tweeted on Friday that she was 'exhausted and frustrated' by the state of the country in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and two protesters. US correspondent… Audio

Taranaki native John Ayton first left New Zealand in the late 1960s and while he has returned home for stretches, he has led a fascinating, globe-trotting existence in the ensuing years. He's Calling… Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New. Audio

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gemma New Recorded 29 August 2020, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio

Phylogeneticist Dr James Hadfield is working with scientists at ESR, the University of Otago & the University of Auckland to map the path of the recent Auckland COVID-19 outbreak using genetic tracing… Audio

 Harvard public health professor Dr David R Williams says chronic stress suffered by Black Americans from living in a constant state of vigilance accounts for striking health inequalities Video, Audio

NZ Blood is stockpiling plasma from recovered Covid-19 patients so it can be used in international clinical trials or more widely if it's proven to be an effective treatment.

This week the US food… Video, Audio

While many businesses around the country are taking a battering because of Covid-19, a real estate agent in the Coromandel Peninsula is enjoying his best August in five years.

The Coromandel is… Video, Audio

More than 156,000 jobs are being supported by the latest round of the wage subsidy scheme and businesses say it's a desperately needed lifeline to get them through a second lockdown.

The so-called… Audio

"We are nearly there, but the job is not quite done". That's according to the Finance Minister, Grant Robertson, who says Auckland will leave Covid-19 alert level 3 on Sunday night, despite another… Audio

The government is refusing to back down on a controversial decision to put nearly $12 million into a privately-owned Green School in Taranaki.

Green Party co-leader James Shaw, who championed the… Audio

As the government looks to make producers of certain products responsible for the waste they generate, a Christchurch company is stepping in to save medical devices from landfill. Audio

Guam's governor has pleaded with the public to stay at home as Covid-19 cases continue to rise. Audio

Calls in French Polynesia for the government to close the border as Covid-19 cases reach over 300. Audio

As Auckland struggles through a "tricky" extended lockdown, who are the political winners & losers? We debate covid fatigue, who's won from the wage subsidies (hint: not women) and two up-for-grabs… Audio

Parliament’s only function is to make laws but MPs meeting this week are focusing on Government accountability instead Audio