Covid 19

In the UK more than 4000 people, including doctors and nurses, have died during the coronavirus outbreak.

In the last 24 hours the Queen has made a rare public address and Prime Minister Boris… Video, Audio

The government is launching a campaign and resources to help New Zealanders cope with stresses created by Covid-19. Jacinda Ardern spoke about the issue of mental health while addressing media after a… Audio

Josh Barraud had to break his bubble to save someone's life. Audio

We speak to d-nature technical lead John Mackay about the work his lab is doing to help. Audio

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Locals in the Northland community of Kaikohe are anxious to get tested after a supermarket worker tested positive for Covid-19.

The Northland DHB said on Saturday that anyone who visited the… Audio

Matthew Hooton and Stephen Mills talk to Kathryn about the Government's lockdown exit strategy and look at what point the economic & social consequences become a health issues. Matthew Hooton is an… Audio

Covid-19 and its ramifications in Africa. South Africa has the highest number of cases on the continent. Audio

Banks have been asked by the government to help implement a number of measures to ease the burden on New Zealanders, including a six month deferral on mortgage repayments and offering $500,000 loans… Audio

Cabinet will today consider what the trigger for exiting level four might be and has been seeking advice from business advisory groups. Businesses large and small around the country are wondering how… Audio

Aotearoa officially has over a thousand cases of Covid-19. But as the increase stays steady, the government is beginning to look toward leaving level four. Plus, how to garden under a lockdown. Audio

New Zealander Andrew Rhodes runs a yacht charter business out of Denarau in Fiji. He joins the show to discuss how things have changed in the past week after the country confirmed five Covid-19 cases.

Christchurch-based author Belinda O'Keefe has just been announced as the winner of the Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon award for her book A Recipe for Disaster. She joins the show to discuss winning the… Audio

Australia still appears to be a land of confusion when it comes to Covid-19 and the restrictions (or lack thereof) in place during the lockdown on there. Australian correspondent Rebekah Holt joins… Audio

Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio

Professor Michael Baker, the public health physician from the University of Otago, Wellington, has been with us since the pandemic's early days and joins the show once again to answer your Covid-19… Audio

As local media companies scrambled to stay in business this week, the giant German publisher of our most important magazines pulled the plug on them - and about 250 jobs - with no warning.  It… Audio

Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.

Research NZ continues to take the pulse of the nation through the Covid-19 lockdown. Emanuel Kalafatelis joins the show to reveal the results of the latest survey, which shows Kiwis are more worried… Audio