Covid 19

Many businesses are back to work under alert level three, but for others, restrictions remain. It's enough to make you throw something. For Lloyd Bombell, that's part of the problem. He'd love to get… Audio

While most New Zealanders are adjusting to life under Alert Level 3 after almost five weeks at Level 4 - some are emerging from months living under even tighter restrictions.

For a small group caught… Audio

Is quarantine a two-week luxury holiday or a prison-like experience with exercise in outdoor pens?

For weeks now, almost every single person arriving in New Zealand has had to spend two weeks in… Audio

Auckland tourism operators are preparing for a bleak winter with no international tourists arriving in the foreseeable future.

Government figures show international visitors accounted for more than… Audio

Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's Cabinet meeting today via video link to discuss the possibility of a trans-Tasman bubble.

That would allow travel between the two countries without having to… Audio

Farmers in Hawke's Bay say their problems with drought are becoming desperate, especially in the central and southern parts of the district.

Not only is there little grass available in the paddocks… Audio

The heart of the Gisborne economy is beating again, as the forestry industry gets into full swing under Alert Level 3.

About 300 forestry workers lost their jobs, or had hours reduced, prior to the… Audio

Frustration is growing among people stuck on surgery wait lists due to their age or weight.

Elective surgeries and specialist appointments are restarting under Alert Level 3, but the Ministry of… Audio

The opposition says the Prime Minister needs to come out of today's meeting with her Australian counter-parts with a clear signal of when a trans-Tasman bubble could get off the ground.

Jacinda… Audio

For the first time in a long time we had 24 hours with ZERO new cases! But we can't celebrate just yet... Audio

New Zealanders managed to ingest five weeks' worth of takeaways in the first week after moving to a Level 3 lockdown.

That's according to a report from ASB, which also says that in the future… Audio

It's been a week since we moved into Alert Level 3, but retailers and small outlets say the restricted move back into economic activity is doing very little to help their prospects of recovery.

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Reform of the Resource Management Act can't come soon enough.

That's the view of Infrastructure New Zealand, which says the Act is cumbersome, complex, and not fit to help recovery from the Covid-19… Audio

The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite having recently returned from the United Kingdom.

The case has raised questions about the way the… Audio

President Trump says as many as 100,000 Americans could die from Covid-19. In a virtual 'Town Hall' on Fox News, the President revised earlier statements where he said 60,000 lives would be lost.

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Zero cases might be a cause for celebration but it'll be the tamest party on the block if health experts have their way.

They say New Zealanders can pat themselves on the back for reaching the first… Audio

The secretive US data firm Palantir has been in talks with the Privacy Commissioner, as well as pitching its pandemic-tracking software to the Health Ministry.

Palantir - co-owned by New Zealand… Audio

The country has been hammered with the message to stick to your own bubble and stay indoors for weeks.

With economic pressure growing the Government is seriously considering opening up New Zealand's… Audio