Covid 19

Professor David Murdoch talks about how new modelling from the University of Auckland's Te PÅ«naha Matatini shows New Zealand's speed at going into lockdown could save many lives Audio

Today we look at commercial properties and their tenants. Emma Hatton has been looking for some answers . Audio

A New Zealander in lockdown in Auckland is counting down the days until she can finish her quarantine in her hometown of Wellington.

Rochelle Boreham flew into Auckland from Edinburgh and is stuck in… Audio

Two New Zealanders currently in Ireland are just 14 hours away from boarding a flight from Dublin to Doha, where they have a connecting flight to Auckland. 

Kahu Stirling and Karen Kennedy were… Audio

We head around the the country to check in with how four households are coping with pandemic isolation. In Napier - 84 year old Erica Toomey who has her own villa at the Summerset retirement village… Audio

Unions concerned some employers have been requiring employees to work during the lock down, say more and more appear to now be falling into line. But Unite Union's Gerard Hehir and Mat Danaher from E… Audio

From providing emergency housing, to organising virtual mental health sessions, the Paekakariki Community Board has jumped into action to help their small village stay connected through the lockdown.

The country's truck drivers are facing an unfortunate predicament as they haul the goods needed to keeping our supermarkets stocked and essential services supplied.

They've got no-where to go to the… Audio

A New Zealander who's tested positive for Covid-19 says her only symptom is a loss of taste and smell.

Nicole Fyfe, 24, was tested for coronavirus on Tuesday and notified on Wednesday night she had… Audio

Two German tourists in New Zealand are waiting for a flight confirmation so they can get home.

The German government announced it will evacuate nearly 80,000 of its citizens stranded abroad.

Susi… Audio

Elderly and disabled people are being left without support because the lockdown has thrown the caregiver system into turmoil.

They include people with dementia and diabetes who need help dressing and… Audio

Courier drivers for New Zealand Post in Wellington say the company is not doing enough to make them feel safe as they work through the lockdown.

Some workers say they have only been given a pair of… Audio

Hundreds of childcare centres will be paid tens of millions of dollars for loss of income during the Covid-19 crisis thanks to a special insurance deal that excludes almost all other businesses.

The… Audio

As the Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said earlier, medical supplies company Amtech will be chartering a plane to fly essential personal protective equipment to New Zealand.

Jeremy… Audio

Suppliers of protective equipment and the essential workers using them on the frontline say there's a looming shortage of masks and gowns.

The government has put together a team of people hoping to… Audio

Today is the final day that New Zealanders can fly or catch ferries home for the lockdown.

The government extended the deadline for domestic travel to midnight tonight after thousands of people found… Audio

Most Pacific island countries have now completely sealed themselves off from the outside world in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

.Their leaders admit they would struggle to cope if… Audio