Covid 19
How will the UK lift its lockdown
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
Disability and Trauma
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
NZ First stays silent on foundation donations
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
Australia govt not urgent on trans-Tasman bubble
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
Drought relief 'drop in the ocean' - Hawke's Bay farmer
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
Auckland unemployment may be triple that of GFC - report
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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MPs hear NZers' traumatic experiences under Covid-19 lockdown
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
Petition to ban non-NZ freedom campers across country grows
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
Law firms repay millions of dollars in unneeded wage subsidies
Some of New Zealand's largest law firms have started paying back the millions of dollars they claimed in government wage subsidies.
Audits are being done on the hundreds of thousands of businesses… Audio
Evening business for Wednesday 6 May
News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
Marist student tests positive for Covid-19 nearly seven weeks after outbreak
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
Epidemic Response Committee summons officials over legal advice for Covid-19 lockdown
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
Was Covid-19 lockdown legal? Professor Claudia Geiringer explains
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
The dangers of including Australia in our bubble
Including Australia in New Zealand's bubble should come with some big caveats. Epidemiologist Professor Michael Baker explains why we should tread carefully. Audio
Covid infection studies, and giant 'murder hornet' in the US
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
How quickly is Australia opening back up for business?
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
OCD in a pandemic
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
Omnibus blunderbuss: hitting 45 laws in one shot
Another week is underway in our curtailed Parliament which is demonstrating the scattergun impact achievable through omnibus legislation. Audio
Omnibus blunderbuss: hitting 45 laws in one shot
Another week is underway in our curtailed Parliament which is demonstrating the scattergun impact achievable through omnibus legislation.
AudioPM Ardern joins Australian cabinet to talk trans-Tasman bubble
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