Lisa Owen

Cabinet has been meeting since 3pm on Friday. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch is in Parliament with the latest. Video, Audio

Community transmission of Covid-19 has now spread beyond Auckland, with two new cases in Tokoroa.

As of today, there are 12 new cases in total and one probable case, meaning there are now 30 cases of… Audio

Earlier in the programme we asked listeners and viewers to send us pictures of you wearing your masks.

You've told us you've been making them out of all sorts of things, from socks to the sleeves of… Video, Audio

Aucklanders have once again mobbed testing clinics across the city - more of which have popped up to cope with the demand.

Traffic snaked for hundreds of metres outside some centres, where people who… Video, Audio

Health officials are still racing to track the the origins of the community outbreak of covid19 as the cluster hits 17 cases.

Since four members of the same Auckland family tested positive, a student… Video, Audio

Across the Tasman where Victoria has reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in three weeks.

Another 278 infections were recorded today along with eight further deaths. Bridget Burke has… Audio

A lot of hope is being pinned on the development of a vaccine for Covid-19, with the hope it will allow life to return to normal.

However experts say the public would need to have high confidence in… Audio

The political clash surrounding the Covid-19 cluster has escalated - with the Opposition, accused of peddling conspiracy theories.

Labour, New Zealand First and the Greens say National is being… Audio

A school community is on high alert, after one of its students tested positive for Covid-19.

The Mount Albert Grammar pupil is a close contact of the family who had four members test positive this… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Despite a surge in Covid-19 cases in the Auckland community, it appears not everyone is onboard with the latest lockdown measures, which came into force at lunchtime yesterday.

Residents could also… Video, Audio

Checkpoint invited Minister Megan Woods, who is in charge of managed isolation and quarantine facilities, to get more information on where these community cases will be accommodated.

She provided… Video, Audio

Covid-19 testing stations in Rotorua were swamped on Thursday, and a pop up clinic was set up, as hundreds raced to be tested.

More details have been released about where some members of the south… Video, Audio

Health Minister Chris Hipkins has met with National's health spokesperson Dr Shane Reti to discuss the response to the new Covid-19 outbreak in New Zealand.

On Wednesday National leader Judith… Video, Audio

There is now officially a cluster of community transmission in New Zealand, with 13 new cases confirmed today.

They are all close contacts of the four cases identified on Tuesday, and all are in… Video, Audio

What impact will the return of Covid in the community have on Election 2020? Plus Gerry Brownlee's conspiracies, Labour's Ardern-astic launch, and Merv & Mellow in Auckland Central Audio

In Wellington many supermarkets saw floods of shoppers stocking up on supplies, and retailers and cafes dusting off the old Covid-19 tracing posters and social distancing signs.

Despite Wellington… Video, Audio

Today's rapid move to Level 3 and Level 2 has in part been in a bid to avoid what's happening across the Tasman.

Victoria today recorded its deadliest day since the pandemic began - 21 deaths in the… Audio

The final round of netball's ANZ premiership has been called off due to the change in Covid-19 alert levels around the country.

Netball New Zealand has declared all matches a draw but still hopes to… Audio

The return to Covid-19 Alert Level 2 has been described a 'kick in the guts' for South Island businesses which were just getting back on their feet.

Last night's announcement triggered a flood of… Audio