Lockdown
Rodney Jones: will the nationwide lockdown be extended?
Cabinet will decide this afternoon whether to extend the nationwide lockdown as the Delta outbreak continues to grow. Another positive case has been announced by the Associate Health Minister Ayesha… Audio
RNZ's lockdown lifesavers for harried caregivers
Stuck at home with the kids? Wintery weather keeping everyone inside? A recipe for madness perhaps? Well, don't let those walls close in around you help is at hand on the RNZ website.
Back home for hundreds of thousands of school children under Level 4 lockdown
It's back to home for the hundreds of thousands of school children across Aotearoa today, with the return of level 4 lockdown. Tom Kitchin has more. Audio
Level 4 lockdown gutting but necessary - South Island businesses
South Island businesses are standing behind the lockdown, saying it's a gutting but necessary decision.
Tess Brunton reports. Audio
Covid-19 Delta outbreak day 2: What you need to know
New Zealand's Covid-19 outbreak has grown to 10 and the Prime Minister has warned there will be more.
Jacinda Ardern also announced that, from midnight tonight, it will be mandatory to wear a mask… Audio
Rain helps maintain Covid-19 lockdown in Wellington
Rain in the capital helped encourage many Wellingtonians to embrace lockdown today.
It has also hit pause on the capital's major food event - Wellington On A Plate.
Jake McKee has more.
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Photos: New Zealand wakes up to first day of level 4 lockdown - again
Typically bustling streets were empty, traffic jams ceased to exist and only a handful of people could be seen out and about as the country entered day one of the level 4 lockdown.
Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown - Professor Michael Baker's analysis
A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.
Professor Michael Baker is an epidemiologist from the University of Otago… Video, Audio
Auckland Mayor Phil Goff supports Covid-19 Level 4 lockdown
All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level 4 lockdown for three days from 11:59pm Tuesday, as a Covid-19 case in the community in Auckland threatens the country with a Delta variant outbreak.
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Covid-19: Ardern announces Level 4 lockdown, Delta suspected
A case of Covid-19 has been detected in Auckland this afternoon. It is not yet known, but suspected to be the Delta variant.
All of New Zealand will move to Alert Level Four from 11:59pm Tuesday.
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Covid-19 possible lockdown looms: Queues at testing stations
Queues are also forming at Covid-19 testing stations.
Our reporter Nick Truebridge is at a testing station in the Auckland suburb of Balmoral.
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138 Dates: an epic journey to finding true love
New Zealander Rebekah Campbell seemingly had it all; But she didn't have love. So Rebekah set out on an adventure that would see her date 138 different men. She explains the process of writing the… Audio
Calling Home: Sean Barry in Baku, Azerbaijan
Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery
NSW's worst day of Covid-19 outbreak - 262 new cases, 5 deaths
New South Wales has seen its worst day yet, with 262 new Covid-19 cases, and five more deaths.
Not only that, but the outbreak has spread beyond Sydney.
Covid-19 has turned up in wastewater around… Video, Audio
NSW police boss calls in defence force to enforce lockdowns
The New South Wales Police Commissioner has called in the Australian Defence Force to help deal with the Covid-19 compliance operation in the state. Sydney authorities are tightening Covid-19… Audio
Greater Sydney faces further four weeks in Covid-19 lockdown
Greater Sydney will stay in lockdown for another four weeks.
The state has yet to get a grip on the growing number of delta variant cases - recording another 177 locally acquired cases today.
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Fiji Covid-19 crisis: Nearly 1,300 cases in past 24 hours
The suffering continues in Fiji as Covid-19 cases soar amid its worsening health crisis.
Close to 1,300 cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours, resulting in new curfew hours for the nation's… Audio
Covid-19 in Fiji: Pressure builds for govt to change strategy
Yet more pressure is mounting on the Fijian government to impose a national lockdown amid the worsening Covid-19 crisis.
More than 16,000 people infected with the virus are in isolation - with a… Audio
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton
Karen joins Kathryn for an update on Australia's lockdowns in Sydney, Melbourne and now Adelaide as Covid case numbers continue to rise, and the vaccine rollout takes its toll at the polls for Scott… Audio
Calling Home: Philip Toogood on Denarau Island
When Philip Toogood and wife Julie arrived in Fiji in 2006 it was only with the intention of being there for three years. Fifteen years later, the couple remain at home on Denarau Island. He's Calling… Audio, Gallery
