Covid 19

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

While New Zealand and the Cook Islands are bubbling away, the Covid-19 situation in what used to be our biggest Pacific tourism destination, Fiji, is horrifying - and out of control.  Audio

Covid-19 drives a young producer from her dream job in an L.A. music studio to lockdown in a tiny caravan in Whitianga. Audio

The internet allowed connection to continue during lockdown, but for at least one young person, it also proved to be a steppingstone to a new career. Audio

While Jessica Dermody was enjoying what felt like "school holidays” during lockdown on her parent’s farm, a close relative committed suicide.  Audio

A young backpacker decides a pandemic isn’t enough of a reason to put off her dream OE. Audio

It’s not a great time to be young right now. But has Covid crushed what was left of our dreams? 

Yeah. Nah.  Audio