Lisa Owen

With lockdown alert level 3 approaching, small, independent restaurants and cafes are coming up with ways of making sure they can still deliver to hungry customers.

From a group of Wellington… Video, Audio

Some families stuck in India since lockdown have been forced to pay up to $30,000 to get on a repatriation flight home.

Early on Friday morning, an Air NZ 777 will take off from New Delhi. And as… Audio

The Kohanga Reo National Trust has advised all kohanga reo to remain closed under alert level 3, saying they are not willing to risk transmitting the virus to its vulnerable kaumatua or to whānau.

It… Audio

A Covid-19 centre in South Auckland is testing people who aren't showing any symptoms in a bid to reach at-risk Pacific communities.

Ministry of Health guidelines require testing of those with at… Audio

Media companies hard hit by plummeting advertising revenue since the start of Covid-19 level 4 lockdown have been offered a lifeline by the government in the form of a $50 million support package.

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The days may seem like they're merging into one, but New Zealand has been in level 4 lockdown a month now.

The Oliver family of Pukekohe has four kids in their bubble, and 73-year-old Tricia is in a… Video, Audio

As of next Tuesday, funerals and tangihanga will be able to go ahead, albeit with a strict ten person limit, and enforced social distancing.

It has prompted a sigh of relief from funeral directors… Audio

The government's wage subsidy scheme has been paid to nearly 1000 companies who shouldn't have received it.

More than $10 billion has been paid out to businesses - the bill has now reached more than… Audio

Bubble breakers have been out in force over the past 24 hours with police catching 423 people breaching the Covid-19 lockdown rules.

Since New Zealand went into alert level almost 4,500 people have… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report Audio

The mayor of Queenstown Lakes has described plans to cut hundreds of tourism jobs as a horror story.

One of the country's largest tourist operators, Ngāi Tahu Tourism, has announced plans to close… Audio

Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has apologised to the family of a woman who's died of Covid-19 for describing her as being in a stable condition just days earlier.

Jocelyn Finlayson was… Audio

On Thursday the government announced a $50 million bailout package for the media industry which has suffered under a loss of advertising amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

The package includes scrapping… Audio

If Her Majesty the Queen was a feathered creature, which one would she be?

Royal Photographer Arthur Edwards knows.

With the Queen and her family in lockdown for the past three weeks, the 40-year… Video, Audio

New Zealand venison farmers are being caught out by the Chinese government moves to crack down on the trade of wild meat.

The confusion has prompted some processors here to hold off shipping venison… Audio

Outdated consumer laws in New Zealand could mean travellers grounded due to Covid-19 are stuck with thousands of dollars in airline credits they may never get to use.

Checkpoint has spoken to several… Video, Audio

The race for fast food and delivery chains to get ready in time for Tuesday's rush is on, with each store working to get their fridges fully stocked, their workspaces safe, and their deliveries up and… Video, Audio

Māori leaders are backing calls for the government to lift the ban on hunting during alert level three, but only to whānau who rely on it to feed themselves.

Hunting is currently prohibited under… Audio

Community healthcare providers say the government has short-changed them during the Covid-19 crisis -- and it's putting extra strain on their services.

The Medical Association said GPs may lose their… Audio