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Lessons from lockdown: The changes we'll keep
14 May 2020Lockdown has been an extended period of reflection for many of us. RNZ captured 'door-traits' of New Zealanders during a unique moment in history and asked: what lessons have we learned?
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Foundation donations not named on NZ First electoral return
6 May 2020New Zealand First has once again opted not to name any donations from the mysterious foundation bankrolling the party on its electoral return.
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Govt prepping for 300,000 new beneficiaries - leaked documents
Leaked documents show the government is preparing for an extra 300,000 benefit applications, as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens widespread unemployment.
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Without Keytruda, 30 deaths a week in NZ from cancer - Lung Foundation
4 May 2020Pharmac's decision to backtrack on funding Keytruda is a major blow for equality in New Zealand's health system, a leading oncologist says.
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Working at helplines a relief for some during Covid-19
1 May 2020For some helpline workers, helping others in lockdown moves the focus away from their own isolation.
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Ombudsman 'discouraged' from accessing prisons amidst lockdown concerns
24 Apr 2020The Chief Ombudsman says Corrections has discouraged him from entering prisons amidst concerns inmates are being locked in their cells 21-23 hours a day during the pandemic.
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Pharmac back-tracks on plan to fund lung cancer drug Keytruda
22 Apr 2020The drug agency says budget pressures caused by Covid-19 have forced it to freeze plans to fund a drug that would have helped at least 1400 cancer patients a year.
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Concerns prisons will turn into Covid-19 'quarantine facilities'
22 Apr 2020Leading defence lawyers are taking on the solicitor-general after she told prosecutors to oppose bail if a defendant was suspected of having the coronavirus.
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SFO decision over NZ First Foundation will come before election
21 Apr 2020The Serious Fraud Office says it will decide by September whether to lay charges in its investigation relating to the foundation bankrolling NZ First.
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Virus, recession and 'institutional racism at all levels' hit Māori, Pasifika
17 Apr 2020Māori and Pasifika populations are more vulnerable to Covid-19 and the effects of a recession. The combination could be devastating, reports Susan Strongman.
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Covid-19 testing: 'I was angry about the process'
10 Apr 2020First Person - "Don't hang up on me," pleaded Geoff Muliaga Brown, when he awoke to a voice on the line. "I can't breathe, I'm struggling, I'm really worried." Video
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How NZ's level 4 Covid-19 lockdown might end
It's the question on everyone's mind - so RNZ asked experts how and when the level 4 restrictions might be lifted.
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Prisoners kept in solitary during outbreak - prison reform group
8 Apr 2020Four families have now come forward telling RNZ that inmates across the country are being confined to their cells for 23 or more hours a day.
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Faith in quarantine: How religion has been affected by Covid-19
7 Apr 2020Churches and mosques around the country are now closed. Here's how religious New Zealanders are adjusting, and what they believe the pandemic means.
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Covid-19: Prisoners in cells up to 23 hours a day - guards
6 Apr 2020Prison guards say they are having to confine prisoners to their cells for between 20 and 23 hours a day to manage physical distancing.
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One street: Life under lockdown
3 Apr 2020It took a pandemic for Kate Newton's Auckland street to meet their neighbours. Now they're forging a new network over fences and through text messages.
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The people leading NZ's fight against Covid-19
1 Apr 2020Ashley Bloomfield, Sarah Stuart-Black and Juliet Gerrard have all become household names, but who are they?
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The man modelling NZ's Covid-19 spread from his kitchen table
27 Mar 2020A month ago Shaun Hendy realised the coronavirus was 'gonna be bad' and set up a team to model the spread. Here's how they are predicting what might happen.
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Interactive: How Covid-19 arrived in New Zealand
26 Mar 2020Use RNZ's interactive globe to see where people testing positive for the coronavirus flew from.
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Cramped, rotting and risky: Scale of the hospital fix-up revealed
Insight - The state of many public hospital buildings is compromising medical care and there's been a national stocktake. Phil Pennington looks at what's wrong, and asks if it can be fixed. Audio
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A timeline: How Covid-19 started, spread and stalled life in NZ
20 Mar 2020The economy is in turmoil, scared Kiwis are stockpiling and travellers are self-isolating. How did we get here? Susan Strongman tells us.
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Christchurch mosque attack survivor fears for future
13 Mar 2020Insight - A chef shot in the mosque attacks last year fears his young family will not be able to afford rent when they are moved out of their temporary housing, Conan Young reports. Audio
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Immunosuppressed with a premature baby during Covid-19
27 Mar 2020A mother vulnerable to the coronavirus after a kidney transplant also has a premature baby at risk.
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How Muslim women tried to warn of impending danger
Insight - The Islamic Women's Council believes it's likely the mosque attacks would never have happened if the police and security agencies had not ignored their repeated warnings. Audio
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