Covid 19

Funeral Directors have put recommendations to the Ministry of Health which would enable more whānau to visit their loved ones who have died.

One of the funeral homes who have put recommendations… Audio

US President Donald Trump has backtracked on his initial plan to quarantine New York because of the coronavirus.

Over the weekend the President said he might impose a quarantine on New York, and… Audio

As we head into day five of nationwide lockdown, many people will be struggling with cabin fever, or feeling stressed and anxious about what lies ahead.

Clinical psychologist Karen Nimmo speaks to… Audio

Forget thinking big. Behaviour scientist Dr. BJ Fogg says we should instead be thinking small and introducing tiny behaviours.  Video, Audio

We spoke with New Zealander Lew Dagger a few weeks back ago when China was in lockdown, but now he says life is pretty much back to normal. In fact, he has even managed a sit-down meal in a… Audio

Vaughn Davis is the owner and creative director at  The Goat Farm. He offers his thoughts on a public toilet built in the darkest hours of WW2 - a story of beauty and hope that is entirely relevant in… Audio

Our media have plenty of ‘emergency journalism’ experience after several major disasters and crises in recent years. But covering the whole country going into lockdown was a new one - and in spite of… Audio

Remdesivir is being billed as the most promising Covid-19 drug by researchers. Andrew Joseph is a reporter at STAT covering health and medicine who has been looking into Remdesivir.  Audio

Today marks day four of New Zealand's nationwide Covid-19 lockdown. We're joined by commentators Linda Clark and Michael Barnett to see how they feel New Zealand is handling the situation. Audio

Research NZ are working to take the pulse of the nation as Covid-19 restrictions have the country on lockdown. The preliminary poll shows the majority of people think it will be more than six months… Audio

New Zealander Gary McLean, a professor of molecular immunology at London Metropolitan University, says we shouldn't discount the idea of a second wave of Covid-19 hitting. Professor McLean joins the… Audio

Jaimee Perrett is a primary school teacher from Nelson who's been fundraising to rebuild a school in Tetrem, a village about 300 kilometres north west of the Ghanaian capital, Accra.  Audio

The Covid-19 outbreak has meant tricky times for grape growers in the midst of harvest. There are fewer workers around to bring in the grapes and many winegrowers like John Douglas of Te Hera Vineyard… Audio

This week on Two Cents' Worth the team look at how Covid-19 has changed the way we work and live and what business might look like after the lock down is lifted. Audio

As people settle into a new way of life in their Covid-19 bubble it's clear not everyone is following the rules.

Under lockdown the government's message is clear - stay at home and if you leave your… Audio

Associate Professor Garry Nixon from the Department of General Practice and Rural Health at the University of Otago discusses how rural communities will cope during the Covid 19 Lockdown Audio