Covid 19

How are New Zealanders coping with the Covid-19 lockdown? Who better to ask than frazzled parents who are juggling kids, school work and jobs ? Katy Gosset looks at family life under lockdown. Audio

UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to look at the UK's increase in Covid cases - up 4,324 since yesterday. Wimbledon is cancelled for the first time since World War II. Audio

Many people are using the lockdown to learn new skills, clean out the garage or paint the fence. One man in Waiheke has set himself a more ambitious goal -- he's aiming to write and record a song… Video, Audio

As we close in on week one of lockdown, people may be feeling trapped and isolated.

On paper staying at home sounds simple, so why does it feel so hard for so many?

RNZ asked people who have lived… Audio

Just because New Zealanders are in lockdown doesn't mean their addictions are too.

Some experts are calling on people to use the time to reassess their use of both legal and illegal substances and… Audio

About 60,000 foreign students made it into New Zealand before the pandemic disrupted international travel and now they are stuck thousands of kilometres from their home countries.

They told RNZ… Audio

The Christchurch City Council is considering letting businesses and property owners delay paying their rates for six months.

Under the scheme being considered by council today, businesses that can… Audio

Some plumbers are defying the lockdown and are doing non-essential jobs, at the same time as essential jobs can't be done for lack of personal protection equipment.

The Master Plumbers organisation… Audio

Covid-19 will continue to have a devastating impact on the country's tourism sector and the government shouldn't waste money trying to keep struggling businesses afloat.

So says economist and former… Audio

Stocks of influenza-vaccine are being shifted to centres in short supply in a bid to get the most at-risk people vaccinated.

There are roughly 800,000 vaccines in the country, but due to the ordering… Audio

The government is warning that unemployment could climb into the double digits as the fallout of Covid-19 continues.

New Zealand's unemployment rate has been in single digits since 1993.

Council of… Audio

Overseas visitors are paying thousands of dollars for flights home or facing limbo in lockdown.

The tourism industry estimates about 100,000 visitors remain in the country.

Tourism reporter Tess… Audio

A pregnant nurse is angry and upset that the DHB she works for is refusing to give her special leave during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The woman says her midwife has advised her to isolate herself… Audio

Hutt Hospital has built a new intensive care unit in less than two weeks because of Covid-19.

It's one of several hospitals that've been racing the clock - and the virus - to get ready to face a… Audio

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the government will not allow New Zealand's media sector to implode as Covid-19 causes advertising revenue to plummet.

NZME has already closed one radio station… Audio

Some hospitals say they're being swamped with people wanting to be tested for Covid-19 since the rules about who can be tested were relaxed this week.

Many wanting the tests were showing no… Audio

More than 40 million masks are on the way to help protect frontline health workers after weeks of confusion and fear about the supply of Covid-19 equipment.

On top of that, up to 11 planes full of… Audio

Emergency medical supplies will begin arriving in New Zealand this weekend as health authorities try to make sure there is enough personal protective equipment for frontline health workers.

The… Audio