Covid 19

Paywave limits on debit and credit cards have been increased to $200 at some terminals around the country this morning. Previously only transactions of $80 or less were able to be completed without… Audio

A Covid-19 group set up by Maori public health specialists says it urgently needs to find out what the Health Ministry is doing before there are costly mistakes.

Sources have told RNZ the ministry… Audio

The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.

But not everyone can afford big trips to… Audio

The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.

The post is an essential service and… Audio

The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.

But how are those with disabilities… Audio

The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.

Supermarkets workers are bearing the… Audio

Holiday hotspots around the country will be on high alert this weekend for people coming to spend Easter at their holiday homes, despite the government and police saying its against the lockdown… Audio

Fourteen days away from the big decision over whether we can move out of lockdown big questions remain over how the country will be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.

Experts agree, rapid, mass… Audio

The government's announced its new plan for learning under lockdown. Plus what's the future for business after level four? Audio

For anyone thinking that the end of a Level Four lockdown will automatically mean the kids can go back to school, take a deep breath.

Minister of Education Chris Hipkins has made it clear there will… Audio

Principals are worried further lockdowns could harm children's education.

The government has warned that schools might not reopen as soon as the current shut down is over and it is preparing for all… Audio

The latest international news about Covid-19.

More than 1.44 million people have now been infected worldwide, 82,000 have died according to Johns Hopkins University.

France has become the fourth… Audio

Bernie Sanders is out of the race to be US president.

The self-described "democratic-socialist" has suspended his campaign and cleared the way for Joe Biden to run for President.

US correspondent… Audio

The Opposition doubts the public will be ready for an election in September.

It's increasingly likely some parts of the country will still be living under varying kinds of lockdown when September 19… Audio

Some employers are not passing on all of the pandemic wage subsidy they're receiving for workers, and are instead pocketing the money for themselves.

The $585 a week subsidy requires employers to use… Audio

The Prime Minister will today announce the compulsory supervised quarantine of all people entering the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters speaks to Corin Dann. Audio

The East Coast has only one confirmed case of Covid 19, but but locals say more testing is needed to see if that's the true picture of what's going on.

The Director General of Health, Ashley… Audio

The Prime Minister will announce today that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into supervised quarantine.

Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding such action, saying… Audio

As the tourism industry takes a massive hit from the Covid-19 crisis, some high-end lodges are now looking to target more of the domestic market in order to keep the doors open.

They say they'll be… Audio

An Auckland small business owner says he's paying 100 percent for broadband in a shut up factory and it is not fair. Steve runs a small manufacturing busines supporting the construction sector.

RNZ… Audio