Covid 19

Employment lawyer Susan Hornsby Geluk, managing partner at Dundas Street Employment lawyers answers listener questions abotu the wage subsidy scheme. Audio

Louise Delaney, Senior Lecturer at Otago University's Department of Public Health explains what new powers the government has to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Audio

The Police Association President, Chris Cahill, talks about keeping officers safe and healthy while they are keeping the streets safe during the lock down. Audio

Associate professor Adam Kamradt-Scott, an infectious diseases expert at Sydney University's Centre for International Security Studies - in the past he was part of a small team tasked with revising… Audio

Do you find yourself with more reading time suddenly? What can you get your hands on to keep the kids occupied?  Audio

The Wellington Student Volunteer Army is ready to support the community during the lockdown.  Audio

The civil service leaders of the response to Covid 19 address media and take questions about day one of the level four restrictions being in place. Audio

Services are on alert as cases of family violence are expected to spike in the coming weeks in the Covid-19 lock down.

One of those is Shine, and its policy advisor Holly Carrington spoke to Māni… Audio

New Zealand is 12 hours into the Covid-19 lockdown, and life in New Zealand's commercial centres could easily be described as nearly dead. 

Auckland reporter Anneke Smith speaks to Mani Dunlop from a… Audio

Māni Dunlop speaks to reporter Jono Mitchell about what it's like on Wellington's streets. Audio

We've been asking for your questions about the economic, financial, and market implications of the Covid-19 outbreak.

RNZ's business reporter, Emma Hatton, has some answers.  Audio

Dr Sarb Johal is a specialist in the psychology of disaster recovery and pandemics. He's been thinking about ways to make working from home work for you, and has come up with 9 key points. Audio

Families around the country are trying to figure out how to cope in the next month. How will teenagers and young people - whose friends and social contacts are so important - manage in isolation? How… Audio

Charities working with vulnerable New Zealanders say they're having to adapt how they deliver their services during the lockdown. Foodbanks have stopped accepting in-person deliveries and are instead… Audio

The Interislander is continuing to carry passengers and freight across Cook Strait A couple of days ago there were scenes of chaos in Picton as passengers lined up trying to get aboard. Interislander… Audio

Many retailers have completely emptied their shops as lockdown begins. Some are citing concerns around looting, others fear their landlords will lock them out and possess stock if they miss rent… Audio

Mick Roberts from Massey University is a Professor in Mathematical Biology who has published over a hundred papers on modelling epidemics. He talks to Kathryn Ryan about why every single contact we… Audio

The Chief Executive of New Zealand Wine Growers Phillip Gregan says grapes will have to stay on the vines while the safety of vineyard workers can be assured. The grape and wine industry is allowed to… Audio

The primary sector has been listed as an essential service in the Covid-19 response. How is it coping ? This includes fishers, farmers, orchardists, winegrowers, meat and dairy processing companies… Audio

Gym owners are coming up with inventive ways for their members to continue workouts during the lockdown period.

Jeff Willoughby is the owner of Studio 41 in Wellington and has quickly converted his… Audio