Life And Society

Auckland's City Mission has adapted its operations to fit in with alert level 3 restrictions which came into force earlier this week. City Missioner Chris Farrelly talks to Jesse about what they're… Audio

Anxiety levels are rising in South Auckland, as the city prepares for the possibility of an extended period at Alert Level 3.

A food bank at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae in Mangere has received triple the… Audio

A border worker has raised serious concerns about the lack of health checks and safety protocols at the border.

Public health experts are outraged, saying the testing of border staff hasn't been… Audio

It's an anxious wait for Aucklanders today who fear the government will extend the lockdown beyond midnight tonight.

Businesses across the city have been under stress as they've been forced back to… Audio

A mother of a Mt Albert Grammer School Pupil is calling their street "Cluster Avenue" as they become the centre of a second Covid-19 outbreak.

The street in central Auckland - where Mt Albert Gammer… Audio

New economic modelling suggests Covid-19 lockdown measures may reduce annual GDP growth by $21 billion.

The research by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research says GDP - which measures the… Audio

A woman tested at an Auckland pop-up clinic had to queue in a tent with other symptomatic people - with little social distancing and hardly anyone wearing a mask.

Auckland hit a record number of… Audio

Around the rest of the country people are New Zealanders outside of Auckland are peppered with anxiety, frustration and a touch of apathy as they grapple with the possibility of returning to lockdown.

Yesterday there were huge queues at Covid-19 testing stations around Auckland.

Reporter Jordan Bond is at a new pop-up testing centre at Eden Park.

He speaks to Kim Hill. Audio

For Aucklanders it is a nervous wait to hear whether they're staying in at Alert Level 3, going down to Level 2 or being plunged into full lockdown at Level 4.

Their livelihoods depend on today's… Audio

A public health expert is predicting the Alert Level restrictions will be extended today because of the growing number of cases in Auckland.

Professor Sir David Skegg, from Otago University, is… Audio

At 3 on Friday afternoon Cabinet ministers will meet to once again decide the lockdown future of the country.

Then at 5.30pm the Prime Minister will step up to the podium in the all-too-familiar… Audio

Psychologist Dr Sarb Johal joins host James Nokise to talk about the effects of suicide on family, friends and survivors. Produced by Charlie Bleakley. Audio

As Europe sweats through a hot summer, new coronavirus infections are spiking.

Spain, France, Greece and Germany are among the countries that are now running into the consequences of going back to a… Audio

A six-year-old boy who fell ill and was taken out of school by his parents is one of New Zealand's latest cases of community transmission.

Auckland health authorities informed Southern Cross Campus… Audio

Aucklanders are not optimistic that the region will come out of Alert Level 3 tonight.

Cabinet is meeting this morning to discuss whether it is safe to move the country out of lockdown with a… Audio

It's decision day with Cabinet meeting this afternoon to decide whether the country will change Covid-19 alert levels.

This comes after a new cluster of community transmission has officially taken… Audio

The owner of Taupō tourist company that took two people infected with Covid-19 on a lake cruise is confident the risk to other passengers is very low.

Four members of the Auckland family travelled to… Audio

Northland businesses are worried they won't make it through another full lockdown if there are alert level changes.

The Te Tai Tokerau region is under Alert Level 2 along with the rest of the… Audio