Covid 19

UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about the expectations being set by Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a weekend announcement about lifting lockdown restrictions. Why is the UK one… Audio

Some disability carers left their families and moved into the bubble of their clients - how is the sector coping? Plus, harrowing stories from Kiwis with other health problems during covid-19. Audio

New Zealand First has once again opted not to name any donations from the mysterious foundation bankrolling the party on its electoral return.

But an electoral law expert says for the first time the… Audio

An Australian journalist says the federal government is treating the travel bubble with less urgency than New Zealand.

The Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, yesterday said that trans-Tasman… Audio

A Hawke's Bay farmer says the government's latest drought relief package - a $500,000 fund for advisory services - is a 'drop in the ocean' and will not go far to alleviating struggling farmers'… Audio

A new economic report is forecasting that three times as many jobs could be lost in central Auckland by next March than during the Global Financial Crisis, with GDP also expected to take a huge hit.

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The trauma of the Covid-19 lockdown on those who had nothing to do with the disease was laid bare for MPs on Wednesday.

The Epidemic Response Committee has been hearing about experiences of death -… Audio

There is growing support for a petition to ban all freedom camping, nation-wide, for non-residents.

The woman behind the idea wants the country to re-asses the parameters around freedom camping in… Audio

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

Nearly seven weeks after confirming its first case of Covid-19, and weeks into a nationwide lockdown, another student from Auckland's Marist college has tested positive.

It brings New Zealand's… Video, Audio

For the first time ever, Parliament is issuing summonses to the Solicitor-General, the Director-General of Health and the Police Commissioner, seeking all legal advice on the lockdown.

The Epidemic… Audio

Former parliamentary counsel and law drafter Andrew Borrowdale is putting the question to the test, asking the High Court to rule lockdown level 4 and 3 illegal. He is arguing that Director-General of… Video, Audio

Including Australia in New Zealand's bubble should come with some big caveats. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker explains why we should tread carefully. Audio

Science commentator Siouxsie Wiles looks at two studies focused on why people can test positive for Covid-19 weeks after an infection, and whether they're still infectious. She'll also talk about the… Audio

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche joins Kathryn to talk about how Australian workplaces will operate as the government seeks to get the country 'up and running' by July. He'll also look at the… Audio

An obsession with hand washing might seem like a boon in the middle of a global pandemic, but the reality of living with OCD right now is a very difficult experience. Audio

Another week is underway in our curtailed Parliament which is demonstrating the scattergun impact achievable through omnibus legislation. Audio

Jacinda Ardern makes history by being the first NZ PM to sit in on an Australian national cabinet meeting. We speak to, about how Australia feels about a trans-Tasman bubble being formed. Audio