Covid 19
Man with exemption visa denied boarding on flight to NZ
People with exemption visas to travel to New Zealand have been prevented from boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight from Cambodia, after the airline refused to accept their paperwork.
A New Zealander… Audio
'Stuck in a very small apartment, it's very, very hard' - Melbourne lockdown residents
There are major concerns for the mental health of the residents of nine Melbourne tower blocks that have been locked down amid fears Covid-19 could spread out of control in the high-rises.
There are… Video, Audio
QC Michael Heron leading hunt for Covid-19 case details leaker
The Government has launched an independent inquiry into who leaked the private details of people who have tested positive for Covid-19.
Queen's Counsel Michael Heron has been appointed to lead the… Audio
Trans-Tasman bubble plans pending on Australia’s state restrictions
Will a surge in Covid cases in Victoria affect the timeframe for a trans-tasman bubble?
Here was Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's response at her post Cabinet press conference this afternoon. Video, Audio
New South Wales gears up to close border with neighbour state Victoria
New South Wales Police are calling in the defence force to help them close the border with Victoria for the first time in more than a century, as Covid-19 cases surge in the southern state.
With 127… Audio
How vitamin D can help stave off respiratory infections
Vitamin D has a limited lifespan in the body, so do we need a top up in winter? And if so, just how much do we need? Dr Pamela von Hurst joins the show to discuss how to get your daily dose. Audio
Tony Burrows: the most popular singer you've never heard of
Tony Burrows, otherwise known as 'the man of 1000 voices', sang on around 100 top 20 hits during the 60s and 70s. But it was his novelty hit 'Gimme Dat Ding' with The Pipkins that made its way to the… Video, Audio
Breaking for the borders
There are more than 10 million Covid cases around the world and climbing - and more than half a million dead so far. New South Wales won’t take flights from neighbouring Victoria right now. But there… Audio
Breaking for the borders
There are more than 10 million Covid cases around the world and climbing - and more than half a million dead so far. New South Wales won’t take flights from neighbouring Victoria right now. But there…
AudioEpidemiologist Adam Kucharski: the rules of contagion
Why do some diseases spread while others fail to take hold? Adam Kucharski studies the mathematics of contagion: predicting patterns of transmission for outbreaks including Ebola, Zika and now… Audio
London Calling: more life less lockdown
From tomorrow lockdown measures will be eased in the UK. Karyn catches up with our UK correspondent Olly Barratt about the new rules. Audio
Wilson Parking receives more than $1m in wage subsidy
The government's wage subsidy bill has now topped 12 billion dollars - with Wilson Parking among the companies to receive more money through the latest round of payments. Wilson's latest claim is for… Video, Audio
Unlikely collective call for clearer border strategy
The former chief science advisor, Sir Peter Gluckman, the former prime minister Helen Clark and former Air New Zealand chief executive Rob Fyfe have co-authored a paper saying keeping the country… Video, Audio
Victoria lockdown: police presence used to enforce lockdown
Victoria's premier is warning more suburbs in and around Melbourne could go back into lockdown if cases of Covid-19 remain high. Audio
Covid-19: Some Victoria residents refusing testing
The state of Victoria has recorded another 66 cases of Covid-19 today. The number of active cases in the state is now at 442 - and 23 people are in hospital. A lockdown is in force in more than 30… Audio
Isolation plans need to be 'bulletproof' - Queenstown mayor
Queenstown's mayor says plans for isolating people in his district will need to be bulletproof before he'll back them. Yesterday the government announced it was looking to the resort town and Dunedin… Audio
The little ventilator that could - during Covid
How two multi-millionaires, two pandemic futurists, Air NZ's former boss, a dairy executive on a break, a retired anaesthetist (and a few others) nearly saved New Zealand Audio
The man who invented the 'bubble'
It's been a buzz to see a concept you came up with taken up by your government and others around the world, says Dr Tristram Ingham, creator of the term 'bubble'. He tells Jesse Mulligan he first came… Audio
Is Covid-19 raising a generation of children afraid of human contact?
Guyon Espiner talks with Emily St John Mandel, Clementine Ford and Merepeka Raukawa-Tait
Coming up
After the Virus: Society
In this episode; society. Do we want to go back to our pre-Covid lives? Produced by Justin Gregory, Guyon Espiner, Claire Eastham-Farrelly, Tim Watkin and Veronica Schmidt. Audio