Lisa Owen

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

The Prime Minister says rolling tangihanga will be allowed under alert level two, after backlash from Māori over a limit of 10 people.

On Monday Jacinda Ardern said the tangi and funeral limit would… Audio

Principals are pondering what to do about bullrush, assemblies and drinking fountains under alert level 2.

They have to ensure the 800,000 children who go back to school on Monday do not break the… Audio

The health system has received a huge cash boost in an early budget announcement, in part to help it catch up because of Covid-19.

The government will give more than $4 billion to District Health… Audio

The promise not to get political over Covid-19 has gone out the window, with tempers running high in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon.

The Prime Minister was forced to defend a controversial memo her… Audio

A doctors' union fears the Waitematā District Health Board is covering up mistakes that led to seven of its staff contracting Covid-19.

Staff from Waitakere Hospital tested positive for the… Audio

The Tourism Minister is under fire for not acting fast enough in response to Covid-19 impacts.

Tourism operators say hundreds of thousands more jobs could be lost while they wait for details of a… Audio

A collective of social service providers is calling on the government to urgently increase benefit levels further as the poverty rate continues to climb in New Zealand.

The Ministry of Social… Video, Audio

Josh Thomas owns Woof Bar in Dunedin. Under level 2 guidelines, restaurants can open on Thursday but bars will have to wait until next Thursday May 21 to open their doors.

Josh has found that… Video, Audio

In Wellington people have mixed about the move to level 2. Some believed the time is right for life to go back to some sense of normality, but others were concerned some have not been following social… Video, Audio

New Zealand is about to be back open for business, but not all at once and not for gatherings larger than ten people.

The Prime Minister on Monday laid out how the country will move to alert level… Audio

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

Internal Air New Zealand documents predict it will be two years before the airline can hope to be back at 70 percent of its pre-Covid-19 long haul business.

The airline is flying just five percent of… Video, Audio

Today's announcement of the move to level 2 on Thursday has brought relief to many on the streets of Auckland.

Patience at level 3 has been wearing thin for some and the timing of the shift is… Video, Audio

SkyCity is looking at cutting almost one in five of its staff, in a bid to save $50 million a year as Covid-19 suffocates its core businesses.

With next to no income for its casinos and hotels, the… Audio

New Zealand is preparing to open shops and businesses as it moves into Covid-19 alert level 2 rules on Thursday (11:59pm Wednesday).

Government spokesperson Grant Robertson talks to Lisa Owen about… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced New Zealand will move to alert level 2 restrictions from 11:59pm Wednesday, with a staggered reopening of businesses.

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson… Video, Audio

Checkpoint can reveal a woman who tested positive for Covid-19 at the weekend had been in an Auckland jail for 10 days, after refusing to undergo a medical examination when she arrived at Auckland… Video, Audio

After weeks of level 4 and level 3 lockdown, New Zealand is moving to level 2 restrictions from 11:59pm Wednesday. Retail stores, malls, gyms, cinemas, restaurants, hairdressers, playgrounds and movie… Video, Audio

Tourists who dock on the shores of Aotea Great Barrier Island could soon be turned away, with some locals preparing to set up a checkpoint there during alert level 2.

Checkpoint organiser Kelly Klink… Video, Audio