Covid 19

The gruesome prospect of mass slaughters of pigs on farms because of over-supply prompted the government to buy 12,000 carcasses during lockdown - and donate them to food banks.

Hundreds more papers… Audio

Authorities in Victoria will assess data over the weekend to determine whether the state goes into a full New Zealand-style lockdown as the number of infections, especially in rest homes, continues to… Video, Audio

We speak to Dr Anne-Lise Chaber from Adelaide University about an exciting development in Covid-19 detection. Audio

The collapse of a travel company specialising in school trips has left a number of New Zealand schools considering their legal options to try to recoup the money lost to students and their parents. Audio

The Australian state of Victoria has passed the halfway mark of its six-week coronavirus lockdown but the modelling curve is not flattening as expected.  Audio

Privacy Commissioner John Edwards wants to establish whether any of the 18 people whose data was leaked want to pursue a case against those who breached their privacy.  Video, Audio

Amid dwindling numbers of international visitors, a novel attraction is helping luring Aucklanders to their city's most popular landmark.

Twice a week at dawn, the country's highest yoga classes are… Video, Audio

It's around this time of year that students in their final year at high school would usually be preparing for their next step - be it university, an OE, or heading into the work force.

But Covid-19… Video, Audio

Victorians who have tested positive for Covid-19 have defied the stay-at-home order and continued to go to work and visit supermarkets and pharmacies.

It comes after a record 723 new cases overnight… Video, Audio

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

Another person has briefly escaped from a managed isolation hotel in Auckland after tailgating a staff member.

The man attempted to follow a staff member out of the gate at the Crowne Plaza, claiming… Audio

The inquiry into the leak of Covid-19 details has confirmed what we already knew - the National MP Hamish Walker and former party president Michelle Boag are chiefly to blame.

But the Ministry of… Audio

A mother who has admitted escaping managed isolation with her four children says she was left with no other option.

The family returned from Australia after the children's father died unexpectedly… Video, Audio

Fears are growing in New South Wales over the rapid spread of Covid-19. Audio

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

New Zealanders who enter the country temporarily, or who leave after planned regulations come into force will be charged for managed isolation, the government has announced.

The Minister responsible… Video, Audio

New Zealanders coming home for a holiday, or those coming back from trips overseas will have to stump up for their Covid-19 managed isolation costs.

The government has announced it will only impose… Video, Audio

New studies reveal more about the damaging affects of Covid-19 on the human brain. Audio