Covid 19

Auckland will remain in alert level three lockdown until midnight on Wednesday 26 August.

The rest of the country, including the Waikato, will remain in level two for the same period. That's an… Audio

Shops in Auckland will only be able to stay open if they can demonstrate that they are complying with public health protocols under level three - things like click and collect, so that there's no… Audio

Further vital financial support will be provided to businesses affected by the Covid-19 restrictions.

The wage subsidy and mortgage deferral scheme will be extended and Covid-19 sick leave will be… Video, Audio

Covid-19 alert level three is to continue in Auckland for another 12 days at least. How will this affect schools? Tim O'Connor is the Headmaster at Auckland Grammar and joins Lisa Owen to discuss the… Video, Audio

Checkpoint reporter Nick Truebridge has just been to a media conference with Auckland Mayor Phil Goff. Goff has told media the city will beat Covid-19 again. But we can't continue to lockdown… Video, Audio

The Health Minister has given assurances that most front-line border staff will have been tested for Covid-19 by the end of today.

There's been confusion over testing of staff who work at the borders… Audio

Aucklanders continue to flock to Covid-19 testing centres across the city. Checkpoint reporter Nita Blake-Persen is at Eden Park where a new testing centre was set up today and joins Lisa Owen with… Video, Audio

RNZ health correspondent Rowan Quinn joins Lisa Owen in the studio to discuss the government decision to keep Auckland in alert level two and New Zealand in alert level three until August 26. Video, Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson explains the wage subsidy extension, as Auckland and New Zealand remain in alert levels three and two until August 26. Video, Audio

Auckland will remain in alert level three for a full two weeks, with the government announcing that the country will remain at current Covid-19 alert levels for 12 more days.

Prime Minister Jacinda… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

The cluster of community Covid-19 case has grown to 30, with 12 new confirmed cases and one probable.

And it's now spread outside of Auckland. Health officials are still treating it as a single… Audio

There is little to no optimism from Aucklanders that the city will return to Alert Level 2 restrictions at midnight.

The city - and the rest of the country - is anxiously waiting on the government's… Audio

Cabinet has been meeting since 3pm on Friday. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch is in Parliament with the latest. Video, Audio

Community transmission of Covid-19 has now spread beyond Auckland, with two new cases in Tokoroa.

As of today, there are 12 new cases in total and one probable case, meaning there are now 30 cases of… Audio

We waste $1.16 billion worth of food every year. Nearly 160,000 tonnes.

With more and more people needing help putting meals on tables in the wake of the coronavirus, Two Cents' Worth looks at… Audio

Health experts are seeing more COVID misinformation doing the rounds as the latest developments in New Zealand coincide with the lead up to a general election. Researcher Kate Hannah talks about… Audio

Earlier in the programme we asked listeners and viewers to send us pictures of you wearing your masks.

You've told us you've been making them out of all sorts of things, from socks to the sleeves of… Video, Audio

Aucklanders have once again mobbed testing clinics across the city - more of which have popped up to cope with the demand.

Traffic snaked for hundreds of metres outside some centres, where people who… Video, Audio

Health officials are still racing to track the the origins of the community outbreak of covid19 as the cluster hits 17 cases.

Since four members of the same Auckland family tested positive, a student… Video, Audio