Covid19
NZ man's second round of managed isolation
Aaron Fry has found himself in managed isolation for the second time since the Covid-19 outbreak reached New Zealand. Audio
Worth a shot? The economics of the race for a vaccine
The race is on: Two Cents' Worth investigates the economics of finding a vaccine for coronavirus. Audio
Clothing brand booming at Le Bons Bay farm
The sheep are being dagged at Carl and Tori Uren's Le Bons Bay farm this week. The couple produce cross-bred wool at the scenic Banks Peninsula property, but it's actually high country merino wool… Audio
The Case for a Modern Debt Jubilee
As the global economy spirals post-coronavirus and many people can no longer pay their debts or are being forced to take out new ones, is it time to wipe the slate clean? Two Cents Worth considers the… Audio
Overseas Correspondent
Fiona Lovatt has been running a small collective of orphanages on the border of Boko Haram's territory in North East Nigeria for many years now. Fiona has been marooned in New Zealand during lockdown… Audio
Losing it all - a personal story of bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is something to be avoided - but maybe not at all costs. Two Cents' Worth follows a woman's journey into insolvency. Audio
Together at Home: Naomi Klein
In this installment of the Aera Foundation's Together At Home series, Derek Handley talks to author Naomi Klein about how we might be able to make meaningful changes to our economy and environment in… Audio
A Side Hustle Story
Forty percent of Millennials have one and increasing numbers of GenXers and Baby Boomers are getting in on the act too. Two Cents' Worth finds delves into the world of side hustles... Audio
Turning wine-making waste into hand sanitiser
Grape marc is what's left after you make wine and in Marlborough there's as much as 46,000 tonnes of marc left over every year. The MBIE COVID-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund is accelerating research… Audio
Is Our Border the Key to Economic Recovery
Nights' Pundit and Chief Economist at The New Zealand Initiative, Dr Eric Crampton is our first guest to join us in the studio for quite some time. He's been taking a look at some ideas for New… Audio
Budgeting Services Gearing Up for Covid Fallout
We're joined by Shirley McCombe from Tauranga Budget Advisory Service as services like theirs around the country are bracing for the tsunami of requests for help as a result of Covid-19. Audio
Overseas Correspondent - Scotland
Andrew Learmonth from Scotland's The National newspaper join us once again with the latest news and views from Scotland. Audio
48 Hour Shakespeare Readathon
In order to raise some much-needed funds for the Globe Theatre in London, a bunch of its former students held a 48-hour Shakespeare readathon. Katherine Corner, one of the organisers joins us on the… Audio
Doctor Michael Baker
We ask Dr Baker where we are up to with our national fight against Covid-19 Audio
Looking back at the Epidemic Response Committee
Disestablishing the Epidemic Response Committee has been added to the Government's to do list so The House takes a look back at how and why the Committee was set up. Audio
Don't Try This At Home: Using Bleach to Self-Medicate
Nights Toxicologist Leo Schep joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the science behind claims that taking bleach might help combat covid-19. Audio
Aid agency coalition
A coalition of 14 aid agencies in New Zealand are welcoming the $7-million in humanitarian funding for the coronavirus pandemic that was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Audio
Kiwi traveller locked down in Palm Springs
Queenstown native, Steve Wilde had big plans to head across the USA in a 1978 GMC Motorhome. Then Covid-19 left him stuck in Palm Springs, California. Audio
Government misses the mark on contact tracing app
After months of discussing it, the Government has released it's contact tracing app to the public
The NZ COVID Tracer app is described as a digital diary, with businesses encouraged to register with… Audio
Doc Edge Festival Programme Announced
This morning at 6am, Doc Edge Festival launched its 2020 programme and tickets are now on sale. We talk to Alex Lee, festival director. NZ's first digital international film festival. Audio