Lisa Owen

How do you stay competitive in a lockdown when your office is the swimming pool?

Twenty-year-old swimmer Lewis Clareburt was to be New Zealand's great hope in Tokyo.

He has already shown what he's… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is urging New Zealanders to act like you have Covid-19 - that is the best way to isolate properly during the lockdown.

RNZ reporter Charlotte Cook joins us with answers… Video, Audio

As the nation prepares for lockdown, Christchurch's leaders says their city is prepared.

Over the past ten years Christchurch has dealt with it's fair share of crisis, from earthquakes, Port Hills… Audio

A State of Emergency has been declared as New Zealand prepares for the four-week lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19. RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the latest details from Wednesday… Video, Audio

The drought in many parts of New Zealand continues to bite even after rain in some of the affected areas.

The entire North Island, parts of the South Island and the Chatham Islands are in drought.

… Video, Audio

The lockdown deadline has been extended for people trying to high tail it home by 11.59pm Wednesday.

Pressure on ferries, trains and planes, and the need to keep passengers a safe distance apart… Video, Audio

Hunker down and stay home. That's the message from the Prime Minister as the country heads into the final 24 hours before nationwide lockdown begins.

It will be four weeks minimum before the… Video, Audio

Restaurants are crying out for clarity on government restrictions and essential services as the deadline for the unprecedented nationwide shut down fast approaches.

Food bag delivery services are… Video, Audio

Meanwhile mass flight cancellations and border closures in crucial transit countries are wreaking havoc on New Zealanders' travel plans trying to come home, as well as those going the other way.

One… Video, Audio

The rush is on to get home before midnight on Wednesday when officially all of New Zealand will be in lockdown.

Stranded airline passengers are trying to book last minute flights with Air New… Video, Audio

The government on Tuesday agreed to six-month mortgage holidays and another $6.25 billion for a finance guarantee scheme for small and medium-sized businesses.

So where did the money come from and… Video, Audio

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

It's been a hectic day in Wellington with people flocking to supermarkets, banks, Warrant of Fitness providers, McDonald's drive-throughs and petrol stations.

Hundreds of Victoria University students… Video, Audio

It has been a chaotic day in parts of Auckland as people scrambled to prepare for tomorrow's four-week lock down.

Queues of people getting tested for Covid-19, along with queues of people doing some… Video, Audio

There is still much confusion on Tuesday over whether stores like The Warehouse will remain open over the four week lockdown period.

Retail giants, hardware stores and manufacturers are all… Video, Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has the details on what the government is doing about getting stranded New Zealanders home. What happened to the mercy fl

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson has… Video, Audio

The government has brokered a deal with banks in a bid to keep roofs over homeowners' heads.

There will be six-month mortgage holidays for people whose incomes have been hit by Covid-19.

The banks… Video, Audio

The National Party has given a full endorsement of the government's move to impose a four-week lockdown across the country. Video, Audio

The country is preparing for the first day of nationwide self-isolation Tuesday.

Workers are setting up home offices and parents are gathering home-schooling resources, to get ready for battening… Audio

The support package to assist businesses affected by the fallout from Covid-19 has been expanded significantly, removing the cap for wage subsidies altogether. Audio