New Zealand

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

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

Three minutes max, succinct opinions from New Zealanders on topics of their choice. Here's one of our most beloved comedians, Michele A'Court with her thoughts on Mother's Day. Audio

Art director Laura Taylor was on a job in Tunisia when Covid-19 took hold of the globe, and with the help of the British Embassy she was able to get back to her base in Sao Paulo. Now she is under… Audio

The seventh weekly Research NZ report on the impact Covid-19 is having shows a significant drop in respondents thinking that Kiwis are listening to government messaging about restricting their… Audio

There have been many stories of how families have spent the month in lockdown, but one family has had a particularly unique experience.

Kirsty Willis is the general manager of Willowbank Wildlife… Video, Audio

Ski resorts expect visitor numbers will be cut in half as border closures keep international guests off the slopes.

The industry received a big boost on Thursday with news that ski fields can open in… Audio

Living in isolation isn't new for the residents of the Chathams - but being completely cut off during the lockdown has been hard going, even for them.

The challenges of losing loved ones and getting… Video, Audio

With all eyes on next week's Budget, new figures show the bite of Covid-19 on people's jobs - with about 40,000 people going on the dole since lockdown.

The government is putting the finishing… Audio

As we move closer to the more relaxed alert level 2, New Zealanders are starting to shift their focus from surviving lock down, to the exciting freedoms and possibilities that level 2 will bring.

RNZ… Video, Audio

A recent surge of cars and trucks on the roads has provided a much needed boost for towns who rely on travellers stopping to shop.

Data from the Transport Agency show a four-fold increase in heavy… Video, Audio

Those 'shredding for summer' have had their work out plans dramatically curtailed after lockdown closed gyms and studios across the country.

As New Zealand drops down the levels, gyms will be opening… Audio

Food businesses say their perishable goods are spoiling as courier drivers are run off their feet and can't carry them fast enough.

One courier firm has launched an app to recruit enough drivers to… Audio

A Christchurch man is pleading for government officials exempt him from quarantine, so that he can see his dying wife one last time.

Mining contractor Bernie Ryan returned from Australia on Sunday… Audio

A drop in the demand for oil during lockdown has created a backlog of oil tankers at Marsden Point refinery near Whangarei.

The ships are waiting to drain their massive tanks of crude oil, but as… Audio

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

A New Zealand man working onboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship says a crew member, who later tested positive for Covid-19 stayed on the ship between voyages in early March as passengers disembarked… Video, Audio

Principals fear some students won't return to school at all after lockdown because they've been forced to get full-time jobs to support their families through the pandemic.

It has been almost two… Audio

The owner of the bar at the centre of Matamata's Covid-19 cluster says he feels partly responsible for the outbreak in his community. 

The cluster - one of the biggest in New Zealand - grew to 77… Video, Audio