Covid 19
Govt lockdown purchase brings home the bacon for food banks
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
Victoria faces prospect of full-scale Covid-19 lockdown
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
Scientists working to train Covid-19 sniffer dogs
We speak to Dr Anne-Lise Chaber from Adelaide University about an exciting development in Covid-19 detection. Audio
Class action - Schools consider legal move after travel company folds
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
Covid-19 numbers continue to spiral in Victoria
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 investigating Boag's, Walker's leak
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
Virasana with a view - Sky Tower yoga proves popular
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
What are NZ school leavers planning to do after Covid-19?
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 defy Covid-19 restrictions as new cases, deaths rise
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
Evening business for July 30
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Man charged after failed dash from Auckland isolation hotel
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
Covid-19 details leak inquiry confirms Walker's, Boag's roles
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
'I was panicking' - mother explains escape from isolation
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
Covid-19: Cases grow in New South Wales
Fears are growing in New South Wales over the rapid spread of Covid-19. Audio
Evening business for 29 July 2020
News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
Minister overseeing isolation, quarantine discusses new charges
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
Covid-19 managed isolation costs - what you need to know
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
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles
Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles looks at two new studies into Covid-19, including one into why it causes a loss of smell. Audio
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst joins Lynn to talk about the efforts to control Covid-outbreaks in Melbourne and Sydney, as a senior advisor to Prime Minister Scott Morrison self-isolates… Audio
Effects of Covid on the brain
New studies reveal more about the damaging affects of Covid-19 on the human brain. Audio