Lisa Owen

Health officials cannot rule out the possibility of community transmission in two confirmed Covid-19 cases. 

Unlike the other cases, these two cases cannot immediately be linked to overseas travel -… Video, Audio

Kiwi Jenene Crossan has lost track of the days at North Shore Hospital. She has coronavirus. For her that means a sore throat and what she describes as a heavy chest and hacking cough.

She is case… Video, Audio

New Zealand's response to the global Covid-19 pandemic has ramped up again today after the Prime Minister urged people over the age of 70 to stay indoors - more than half a million people. 
 

There… Video, Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced an alert system to manage New Zealand's Coronavirus outbreak. Currently New Zealand is at level two. Video, Audio

The numbers of Covid-19 cases across the Pacific has risen to 26 with five more people testing positive in French Polynesia today.

Tonga and Samoa have declared states of emergencies. Foreign… Audio

Care workers say a lack of communication from their employers is stoking fear among their patients that they will catch Covid-19 from their support workers.

One carer RNZ spoke to says she still has… Audio

The forecast for businesses around the country is growing bleaker each day as efforts to contain Covid-19 ramp up.

Businesses will recieve the lion's share of a mega $12.1 billion dollar economic… Audio

Calm down and shop normally! That's the message from supermarket owners today as they rush to assure New Zealanders there is more than enough food in the country.

Shoppers have encountered empty… Video, Audio

Wellington College has embarked on a digital-learning trial, to prepare for being closed if there was to be a widespread outbreak of Covid-19 in New Zealand.

Teachers were livestreaming from their… Audio

In Christchurch, noise complaints about the police Eagle helicopter have skyrocketed.

Sitting at 39 just a week ago, as of Wednesday night they had almost doubled as residents register their… Audio

Low-decile schools could act as 'food-hubs' for communities in need if schools have to go into lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19.

Schools are figuring out how to teach students from home if… Video, Audio

A man who deliberately lit fires in tinder-dry Tasman last year initially posed as a frightened resident who had to be evacuated from his home.

Benjamin Durrant and Abigail Page have been on trial… Audio

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

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joins Lisa Owen to discuss issues around the Covid-19 restrictions.

In response to the question of whether schools will close, or school holidays will be extended, she… Video, Audio

The New Zealand Warriors are defying the odds and will continue to play in the NRL Premiership for as long as the rugby league competition continues this season.

Warriors chief executive Cameron… Audio

New Zealanders stuck overseas are paying thousands of dollars to get home. In many cases have no idea if they will be allowed to board flights - or whether more flights will be cancelled due to… Audio

Taxpayers have flown to the rescue of Air New Zealand, with the Crown loaning our national airline $900 million to save it from almost certain collapse.

The Finance Minister Grant Robertson says the… Audio

Southern DHB is alerting people to various locations where they may have come in contact with a Spanish tourist who has Covid-19 and is currently in Lakes District Hospital.

These are all considered… Audio

New Zealanders are being warned to be kind and remain calm after panic buying yesterday left supermarket shelves across the country empty.

Supermarket owners say they have plenty of stock to go round… Audio

Health correspondent Rowan Quinn and political editor Jane Patterson join Lisa Owen with their analysis of the announcement that the New Zealand border will be closed to non-resident and non-citizens… Video, Audio