Jacinda Ardern
Coronavirus: Grant Robertson to face Epidemic Response Committee
More Government ministers will come under the scrutiny of Parliament's Epidemic Response Committee today where the Finance Minister will spell how just how badly Covid-19 has affected the economy.
As… Audio
Coronavirus: DHB casual workers complain of cut hours
The nurses union says it's expecting hundreds of its members who have had their hours cut to take legal action against District Health Boards.
The Nurses Organisation says casual workers have had… Audio
Coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern on rest home testing kits
Rest homes are looking at buying their own Covid 19 testing kits after the Ministry of Health refused to test new admissions.
This comes as infections continue to show up among the country's most… Audio
Linda Clark and Michael Barnett on the impact of Covid-19 in NZ
Assuming it ends on schedule, New Zealand moved past the halfway point of the alert level 4 lockdown this week. Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett join the show to discuss this impact the… Audio
Professor Michael Baker answers your Covid-19 questions
Professor Michael Baker is with us again on Sunday Morning to discuss the latest in the battle against Covid-19 and answer your questions and ours as New Zealand enters the third week of the… Audio
Jacinda Ardern discusses drop in new Covid-19 cases
Staying home seems to be working. In the past 24 hours more people have recovered from Covid-19 than have caught it, it is the first time that has happened since New Zealand went into lockdown.
The… Video, Audio
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Coronavirus: Mandatory supervised quarantine on the way
The Prime Minister will announce today that every person arriving in New Zealand will have to go into supervised quarantine.
Academics and opposition MPs have been demanding such action, saying… Audio
Coronavirus: Far flung Kiwis headed home, but what about those stranded closer?
Plans are afoot to get more New Zealanders stuck in far-flung parts of the world home - but others stranded closer to our shores are struggling to find a way back.
Forty-nine New Zealanders have… Audio
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Live coverage of the Ministry of Health's latest Covid Update
An update from the Government on Covid 19 - speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr Ashley Bloomfield, Director-General of Health. Audio
Live coverage of the Government's Covid 19 update
The government is launching a campaign and resources to help New Zealanders cope with stresses created by Covid-19. Jacinda Ardern spoke about the issue of mental health while addressing media after a… Audio
Coronavirus: Govt looking at contact tracing apps - Jacinda Ardern
The country's three major IT groups say they have been left out of the loop over picking the right technology for contact tracing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This despite the consensus that rapid… Audio
Campground blues: When a holiday turns into weeks of isolation
Steve and Jacqui Clark had to bunker down in Himatangi Beach Holiday Park after coming to New Zealand for a holiday and getting caught up in lockdown. However, they are about to leave the park and… Audio
Professor Michael Baker answers listeners' Covid-19 questions
Professor Michael Baker, the public health physician from the University of Otago, Wellington, has been with us since the pandemic's early days and joins the show once again to answer your Covid-19… Audio
Linda Clark & Michael Barnett on NZ's Covid-19 response
Panellists Linda Clark and Michael Barnett are back again to offer their thoughts on New Zealand's response to the threat of Covid-19 and how the country is managing 10 days into the lockdown period.
…Coronavirus: National Party wants tighter border quarantine rules
There's no sign the Government will tighten quarantine controls for those arriving at the border, in response to calls from the opposition to quarantine and test everyone.
The police have admitted… Audio
Live coverage of the Government's Covid 19 update
Speakers today are Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Audio
Coronavirus: Communities cry out for policing help
The government is confident police are well-resourced to crack down on people breaking the lockdown rules, but some communities say it's still not enough. An East Coast group operating its own safety… Audio
PM's Covid 19 response media conference
New Zealanders in their 20s are the age group with the biggest numbers of Covid-19 and are "the ones that pass it on", says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The Prime Minister has thanked NZ for its… Audio