Covid 19

Six new Covid-19 cases in the community as of yesterday, four linked to the existing Auckland cluster and the origin of the other two cases is being looked into. Professor Michael Baker is back for… Audio

Our weekend panellists Jane Clifton and Richard Harman look at our Covid-19 situation, the number of Kiwis coming into isolation, the second bout of panic buying and Donald Trump's insistence that we… Audio

Joe Biden has accepted his big challenge to defeat Donald Trump in this year's presidential election and bring the United States out of the darkness and towards the light. US correspondent Karen… Audio

After making wine around the globe, Grant Phelps was lured to Chile by the country's fifth richest man to run his winery. Eventually Grant branched out on his own to make his boutique wine in the… Audio

An anti-government protest in Bangkok earlier this week drew more than 10,000 people. Professor Bridget Welsh joins the show to look at the worsening situation in Thailand and the wider issue of… Audio

"In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism" In his recent Rolling Stone essay The Unraveling of America Canadian anthropologist Wade Davis… Audio

Consultant clinical virologist Dr Chris Smith of Cambridge University and The Naked Scientists returns to digest emerging Covid-related science and research. This week, a new study suggests that… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed Auckland will not come out of level three restrictions early. Otago University professor of Biochemistry, Kurt Krause joins The Panel to discuss, and to… Audio

Māori leaders in Te Tai Tokerau have put in place mobile patrols to alleviate anxiety among the northern communities.

Iwi had planned to put in place a checkpoint north of Whangarei after concerns… Audio

New Zealand's Alert Level settings are not likely to change today, travel restrictions in and out of Auckland will remain in place over the weekend.

That means police checkpoints at the Tāmaki… Audio

The current Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have been under discussion at a Cabinet meeting this morning - but there's not likely to be a decision on the Alert Levels until Monday.

At the moment… Audio

Australia is a step closer to securing a vaccine for Covid-19, and an international deal to produce it locally, if Oxford University's trials succeed. The indication is New Zealand could benefit as a… Audio

Canterbury's chief medical officer and leader of the region's Covid-19 response says the adversarial and divisive approach of the board and the Crown Monitor is behind her decision to quit. Dr Sue… Audio

The third round of wage subsidies is leaving chain stores with Auckland branches out in the cold because of the devil in the qualifying detail according to Retail NZ.

Businesses that have or will… Audio

A key part of National's plan would be a requirement for people to show evidence of a negative Covid-19 test before flying to New Zealand.

So what do voters think of that? Checkpoint reporter Logan… Audio

National is promising a dedicated Border Protection Agency to oversee and manage Covid-19, and any public health threats at the border if the party is elected into government. Audio

Queenstown Lakes residents have slammed Aurora Energy plan's to hike power prices, calling the power company untrustworthy, unreliable and even incompetent.

The company has applied to the Commerce… Audio

Some Auckland schools have re-opened to Year 12 and 13 students today.

The Ministry of Education agreed to allow senior students back, as long as they stay in bubbles of 20 and observe social… Audio

Covid-19 has meant a hard landing for Auckland Airport with an after tax drop in profits of 63 percent for the year.

The pandemic has all but grounded the aviation industry, meaning the airport has… Audio