Covid 19

New Zealand's second big Covid lockdown may be helping to shrink the country's hidden economy - the under-the-table work that no one pays tax on. 

The job of a contact tracer is difficult, delicate, and a race against the clock. 

How the Delta variant has blown a hole in the security of our supply chains.

Tough lessons in survival and strategy led Alan Chew to become a leader in innovation and philanthropy. The 66-year-old's now garnering applause for his role in helping New Zealand combat Covid-19. Audio

It's the same but darker - and at times lighter - than the 1pm Beehive presser of last year's lockdown.  

How do you have a Parliament without a debating chamber? Go small and go virtual. This week five select committees will question ministers on TV. Audio

This week, how information flows in the cell from DNA to proteins, and how scientists have tapped into this to enable a new way to make vaccines using messenger RNA. Audio

Between 10 and 30 percent of Covid patients go on to develop Long Covid, a crippling illness with up to 114 symptoms.  They're not happy with the level of research being conducted on it, so they're… Audio

Desperate kiwis are paying thousands for clever computer operators to get them a space in MIQ, because booking a spot is proving impossible for ordinary travellers.  Audio

Three closely aligned nations, three different political approaches, and three very different results when it comes to the path taken by the pandemic.  Audio