Covid 19

Mayors around the country have filed shopping lists of 'shovel ready' projects they hope will get a share of government cash aimed at boosting the post-Covid economy.

They want funding for water… Audio

Monday marked the beginning of a new way of life for many people around the world, as a number of countries eased their restrictions.

In Italy, a country with one of the highest death tolls in the… Audio

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will join Australia's national cabinet meeting at midday today to discuss whether a trans-Tasman bubble is a possibility.

For weeks New Zealanders have been… Audio

The leader of the occupation movement at Ihumātao is concerned if legislation is passed to fast track resource consents, significant Māori heritage sites may be destroyed. 

Cabinet has approved a new… Audio

Germany is slowly returning to normality as it eases restrictions on its lockdowns.

As of this week, Germany has allowed the reopening of churches, museums, galleries, zoos, parks, botanical gardens… Audio

The first weekend at alert level 3 saw numerous breaches and arrests. Clinical psychologist at Victoria University Dr Dougal Sutherland talks about why we're not behaving. Audio

Police are adamant they enforced lockdown rules appropriately, despite advice from Crown Law they had little to no power to enforce them early on.

Leaked emails show a Crown Law opinion warned the… Audio

An epidemiologist is worried people's loose approach to the rules could result in community transmission if someone unknowingly had Covid-19.

It wouldn't be until late this week - or even next week -… Audio

Police say there was an increase in people breaking Alert Level 3 rules over the weekend, compared with weekends over the Level 4 lockdown period.

112 people were charged by police or given warnings… Audio

A group developing technology for smart thermal camera systems for predator control has teamed up with University of Canterbury mechanical engineers, Callaghan Innovation, and the Auckland… Audio

We're at the half way mark of the government's 12 week wage subsidy which so far has paid out over $10.5 billion to nearly 1.75 million New Zealanders . In the first four weeks of lockdown 33,000 more… Audio

There are conflicting accounts about the state of New Zealand's supply of the flu vaccine.

The government says there is sufficient stock, but a leaked e-mail from the Ministry of Health suggests… Audio

Maori health experts and industry leaders have largely been excluded from parliament's epidemic response committee, leaving many feeling extremely frustrated and left-out. The committee is tasked with… Audio

Travellers returning to New Zealand to see a family member who is dying are not being allowed out of managed isolation.

So far all 24 people who have applied for an exemption to visit a relative who… Audio

The government plans to fast-track consents for 'shovel ready', large scale building projects, sidestepping mechanisms for the community to have a stay.

The temporary changes will speed up the… Audio

Cabinet has approved the introduction of law changes that could fast-track consent under the Resource Management Act.

The Government says it doesn't want the RMA to stand in the way of the timely… Audio

Scientific studies have reported some unusual symptoms from Covid-19, but respiratory physician Dr Michael Maze says that's actually not so unusual after all.  Audio

The dairy industry wants New Zealanders to fall back in love with life on the farm.

With Covid-19 meaning the migrant workforce isn't available, it's predicted the sector will need to fill 1000 jobs… Audio