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Coronavirus: Schools expecting few students at reopening
April 23, 2020 19:38 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBPrincipals are expecting few children will turn up for class when schools partially reopen next week. They say early indications range from none at all to as many as 15 percent of students returning. Schools and early childhood centres are reopening on Wednesday for the children of parents who need to return to work at Alert Level 3 and for those who cannot learn from home. RNZ's education correspondent, John Gerritsen, reports.
Coronavirus: Questions over Simon Bridges' leadership
April 23, 2020 19:31 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBThe phones are running hot in the National Party caucus as MPs frantically try to figure out whether to replace Simon Bridges as leader. It comes after a massive backlash to a Facebook post and media release criticising the Prime Minister's decision to extend Alert Level 4 for another week. Bridges accused the government of not having "done the groundwork" to safely release the country from the harshest level of lockdown. RNZ's Political Editor Jane Patterson speaks to Philippa Tolley.
Coronavirus: Police tolerance for checkpoints will drop - Commissioner
April 23, 2020 19:26 - 4 minutes - 4.07 MBCommunity checkpoints are continuing to pop up in response to Covid-19. Police have elected not to shut them down for now, although that could change once New Zealand gets to Alert Level 2. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster speaks to Corin Dann.
Coronavirus: More iwi checkpoints coming in Taranaki
April 23, 2020 19:22 - 3 minutes - 3.62 MBTaranaki iwi are worried that going into Level 3 could be devastating for local Maori and it's going to set up checkpoints around the region. Iwi leaders say not enough Maori have been tested for Covid-19 and they are taking matters into their own hands.
Coronavirus: What it's like to be a Covid-19 tester
April 23, 2020 19:18 - 3 minutes - 3.4 MBA Covid-19 tester says she's making grown men cry every day but the long shifts in sweltering PPE are making a difference. DHBs say they've been busy testing a lot more people with the most minor of Covid-19 symptoms since the Prime Minister put the call out last week to get tested even if you have a runny nose. One of those doing the mahi on the ground, is nurse Sue Wilson, who's at the Invercargill testing centre. Her team is working nine-hour shifts in head-to-toe personal protective ...
Coronavirus: Last weekend of Alert Level 4 approaches
April 23, 2020 19:10 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBIt's the last weekend in lockdown, as the country moves from level four to level three restrictions on Tuesday. Authorities are warning people not to become complacent as the shift approaches. The police say everyone must stick to the lockdown rules over the ANZAC holiday and they'll be taking action against anyone caught breaking them. There has been a dramatic drop in the number of new Covid-19 cases - just three yesterday - that's back to the lows of early last month. Sixteen people h...
Business News for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:53 - 5 minutes - 5.35 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report.
News in Vagahau Niue for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:52 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBThe latest news in Vagahau Niue brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Coronavirus: Chinese restaurants not sure whether to reopen
April 23, 2020 18:49 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBCovid-19 has hit Chinese restaurants particularly hard with many suffering a loss of business well before lockdown. Some Chinese food outlets say moving to Alert Level 3 next week will provide some relief, but others say it still won't be worth reopening. RNZ's Chen Liu spoke to some of them.
Coronavirus: Singapore extends lockdown
April 23, 2020 18:45 - 3 minutes - 3.59 MBSingapore is extending its lockdown until 1 June, in a bid to slow a steep rise in Covid-19 cases. Initially it appeared they had done well in containing the virus, but now the infection is spreading - predominantly among migrant workers in cramped dormitories. Corin Dann spoke to senior producer at CNN James Griffths - who's based in Hong Kong. He said at the start of the month Singapore was considered one of the places that had got their coronavirus response right.
Coronavirus: Kiwi scientist behind leading Covid-19 treatment
April 23, 2020 18:42 - 3 minutes - 2.97 MBThe compound which is now a front runner as a treatment option for Covid-19 was created by a New Zealand scientist. A number of anti-viral drugs are currently being investigated as potential treatments for the novel coronavirus. Now a group of scientists from New Zealand have asked the Government for funding, so that when an effective anti-viral drug is identified, New Zealand has the ability to manufacture it here. Charlotte Cook reports.
Morning Rural News for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:22 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBNews from the rural and farming sector.
Early Business News for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:20 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBA brief update from the business sector.
Coronavirus: Growing concern in Papua New Guinea
April 23, 2020 18:18 - 5 minutes - 4.68 MBThere's growing concern in Papua New Guinea about a spike in the number of Covid-19 cases confirmed there, across four provinces. It's a blow to the region which has so far been successful in keeping it out, with growing optimism that the curve was flattening in places where it has emerged. RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana speaks to Philippa Tolley.
Coronavirus: Creative displays at home this ANZAC Day
April 23, 2020 18:09 - 1 minute - 1.53 MBIt's Anzac Day tomorrow and a long weekend. Authorities are warning people not to become complacent as the shift to Alert Level 3 approaches approaches. The police say everyone must stick to the lockdown rules over the Anzac holiday and they'll be taking action against anyone caught breaking them. New Zealanders are preparing to mark Anzac Day this year at home after services around the country were cancelled. The cancellation of the services for the first time ever hasn't stopped people...
6am World, Pacific and Sports news for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:00 - 9 minutes - 9.02 MBThe latest World, Pacific and Sports news
Top Stories for Friday 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 18:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBNew Zealanders are being warning the long Anzac weekend is still a lockdown weekend, and Record numbers are turning up at Covid-19 testing centres - we hear what it's like doing the testing
News in Cook Islands for 24 April 2020
April 23, 2020 17:10 - 5 minutes - 5.2 MBThe latest news in Cook Islands Maori brought to you by Pacific Media Network
Radio Kahungunu: Keeping the Iwi connected during lockdown
April 23, 2020 10:45 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBWe speak to operations manager at Radio Kahungunu, Apikara Brightwell.
What is Open Data?
April 23, 2020 10:30 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWe get an introduction to Open Data with Paul Stone, NZ Open Government Data Programme Lead at Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.
Dame Ngaio Marsh’s 125th birthday
April 23, 2020 10:20 - 19 minutes - 18 MBTo mark what would have been New Zealand crime writer and theatre director Dame Ngaio Marsh's 125th birthday, we speak to biographer Bruce Harding.
100-year moth project – in the footsteps of George Vernon Hudson
April 23, 2020 09:06 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBModern-day citizen scientists are following in the footsteps of a well-known Wellington naturalist, collecting moths to document a century of change.
Our Changing World for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 09:05 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWellington naturalist George Vernon Hudson collected thousands of moths and a century later a group of citizen scientists are following in his footsteps in Zealandia sanctuary.
Dateline Pacific for 23rd April
April 23, 2020 08:15 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBRNZ Pacific have temporarily suspended Dateline Pacific in it regular format so that they can concentrate their efforts on broadcasting to the Pacific. In the meantime, each weeknight we'll chat to one of their reporters for a daily update. Tonight Bryan Crump talks to RNZ Pacific's sports reporter Vinnie Wylie.
ABC Wantok program for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBThe latest Wantok program brought to you by the ABC
Nights Science - New Zealand Native Fish
April 23, 2020 07:40 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBAnother self-confessed geek, Stella McQueen our New Zealand native fish expert has a lovely idea to keep the children (and adults) entertained in lockdown.
Vanuatu Nightly News for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 07:30 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBVanuatu Nightly News brought to you by Buzz FM
News in Solomon Islands Pidgin for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 5 minutes - 5.5 MBThe latest news in Solomon Islands Pidgin
7pm Pacific regional news for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.32 MBThe latest Pacific regional news
Salon owner does night shift at supermarket to survive lockdown
April 23, 2020 06:26 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBA New Plymouth beauty salon owner is going the extra mile in an attempt to save her business and the jobs of her employees - which are teetering on a knife's edge due to the Covid-19 crisis. Charlotte Ward is now filling online orders on the night shift at the local New World supermarket - a move she says is simply about survival. RNZ's Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more
NZ eateries join forces to deliver without Uber Eats
April 23, 2020 06:22 - 4 minutes - 3.73 MBWith lockdown alert level 3 approaching, small, independent restaurants and cafes are coming up with ways of making sure they can still deliver to hungry customers. From a group of Wellington restaurants bandying together to deliver food across the city, to a New Zealand start-up with ambitions to compete nationwide with Uber Eats. The efforts are designed to make sure all the money goes towards the restaurants and sidesteps the fees when using delivery companies like Uber Eats. Harry Lo...
NZers stuck in India face up to $30k flight costs to bring families home
April 23, 2020 06:17 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBSome families stuck in India since lockdown have been forced to pay up to $30,000 to get on a repatriation flight home. Early on Friday morning, an Air NZ 777 will take off from New Delhi. And as Jeremy Parkinson reports, on board is a 95-year-old whose visit to his home country, will likely be his last.
Kohanga Reo advised to stay shut under lockdown level 3
April 23, 2020 06:14 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBThe Kohanga Reo National Trust has advised all kohanga reo to remain closed under alert level 3, saying they are not willing to risk transmitting the virus to its vulnerable kaumatua or to whānau. It follows similar moves from many early childhood centres which have also indicated they won't be opening their doors next week. Te Aniwa Hurihanganui has the story.
Covid-19 testing centre in South Auckland sees high demand
April 23, 2020 06:10 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBA Covid-19 centre in South Auckland is testing people who aren't showing any symptoms in a bid to reach at-risk Pacific communities. Ministry of Health guidelines require testing of those with at least one symptom of infection, or where there has been a cluster, or an outbreak in a vulnerable facility. At one centre on Thursday more than 300 were tested, and many were turned away due to overwhelming demand. Mackenzie Smith reports.
Govt media support package leaves newspapers in cold
April 23, 2020 06:07 - 3 minutes - 3.21 MBMedia companies hard hit by plummeting advertising revenue since the start of Covid-19 level 4 lockdown have been offered a lifeline by the government in the form of a $50 million support package. However, even the Broadcasting Minister admits it won't be enough to keep them afloat for long. Ruth Hill reports.
Covid-19 lockdown bubble diaries - the final week in level 4
April 23, 2020 05:51 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBThe days may seem like they're merging into one, but New Zealand has been in level 4 lockdown a month now. The Oliver family of Pukekohe has four kids in their bubble, and 73-year-old Tricia is in a bubble with her son and his partner just out of Wellington. They give us an update on their final week in level 4.
Funeral directors prepare for lockdown level 3 services
April 23, 2020 05:48 - 3 minutes - 3.37 MBAs of next Tuesday, funerals and tangihanga will be able to go ahead, albeit with a strict ten person limit, and enforced social distancing. It has prompted a sigh of relief from funeral directors and whanau who haven't been able to say a proper farewell. Katie Doyle reports
Dozens of family trusts among Covid-19 wage subsidy claims
April 23, 2020 05:43 - 4 minutes - 4.39 MBThe government's wage subsidy scheme has been paid to nearly 1000 companies who shouldn't have received it. More than $10 billion has been paid out to businesses - the bill has now reached more than half of the government's total health spend for all of last year. Thousands of applications for the subsidy continue to pour in every day, with dozens of family trusts among those receiving the money. Checkpoint has been told an update on the audit process is due to be announced soon. Nita Bl...
Police Commissioner warns over rising lockdown breaches
April 23, 2020 05:36 - 7 minutes - 6.97 MBBubble breakers have been out in force over the past 24 hours with police catching 423 people breaching the Covid-19 lockdown rules. Since New Zealand went into alert level almost 4,500 people have ignored strict instructions to stay at home and save lives. And 477 of them are being prosecuted. Police Commissioner Andrew Coster discusses the issue with Lisa Owen.
Evening business for 23 April 2020
April 23, 2020 05:34 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBNews from the business sector, including a market report
Plan to cut 300 tourism jobs a 'horror story' - Queenstown mayor
April 23, 2020 05:27 - 4 minutes - 3.72 MBThe mayor of Queenstown Lakes has described plans to cut hundreds of tourism jobs as a horror story. One of the country's largest tourist operators, Ngāi Tahu Tourism, has announced plans to close its businesses for the foreseeable future with 300 jobs on the line. Tourism businesses around the country have been hemorrhaging staff and income since the borders closed and lockdown started last month. Tourism leaders told our reporter Tess Brunton more high profile operators are likely to f...
Auckland faces water restrictions as lakes near record lows
April 23, 2020 05:20 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBAuckland could face water restrictions not seen since the 1994 drought if water use doesn't drop - and fast. WaterCare says storage lake levels have now dropped to 48 percent - under the halfway mark for the first time in 25 years. Mandatory restrictions will be on the cards if levels keep dropping with no rain in sight for the next few weeks. Anneke Smith reports.
Covid-19 deaths climb to 16 in New Zealand
April 23, 2020 05:17 - 3 minutes - 3.23 MBDirector-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has apologised to the family of a woman who's died of Covid-19 for describing her as being in a stable condition just days earlier. Jocelyn Finlayson was one of two people who've died in the past 24 hours - on a day when the number of cases climbed by just three. RNZ deputy political editor Craig McCulloch has the story.
Broadcasting, Consumer Affairs Minister discusses $50m media bailout, Air NZ refunds
April 23, 2020 05:07 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBOn Thursday the government announced a $50 million bailout package for the media industry which has suffered under a loss of advertising amid the Covid-19 lockdown. The package includes scrapping transmission fees for broadcasters for six months and cutting New Zealand On Air levies. There is also an $11 million fund set aside for targeted assistance to media companies. A number of media companies have cut wages and jobs or even shut up shop during the lockdown after a dramatic drop in r...
Getting the political tone right in times of crisis
April 23, 2020 04:55 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MBHave politicians and commentators got the tone right during this Covid 19 pandemic?
Charity cafe burgled during lockdown
April 23, 2020 04:49 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBMangere East Community Centre manager, Hone Fowler, talks about the burglary at their not-for-profit Village Cafe and talks about their fundraiser to replace stolen equipment.
Last day tomorrow for submissions on prisoner's voting rights
April 23, 2020 04:40 - 8 minutes - 7.43 MBTomorrow is the last day for the public to submit their views to parliament about prisoners being being able to enrol to vote if their sentences are shorter than three years.
Stand at Dawn for ANZAC day this year
April 23, 2020 04:32 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBBJ Clark, the President of the New Zealand Returned Services Association talks about this year's ANZAC commemorations with a difference.
The capacity for contact tracing
April 21, 2020 04:09 - 9 minutes - 8.46 MBThe Goverment's goal for Covid 19 is elimination and to that end contact tracing is crucial. Associate Professor Malcolm Campbell, Deputy Director of the GeoHealth Laboratory at the University of Canterbury looks at whether or not we have the capacity.
I've been thinking for 21 April 2020
April 21, 2020 03:55 - 5 minutes - 4.63 MBPanellists Cindy Mitchener and Chris Wikaira share what they've been thinking about.