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As huge audiences tune into the government's daily press briefings on Covid-19, more people than ever before are seeing how the journalism sausage is made. Some of them aren't happy with the…

Fourteen days away from the big decision over whether we can move out of lockdown big questions remain over how the country will be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.

Experts agree, rapid, mass… Audio

Health Minister David Clark, lucky to keep his job right now, but demoted in cabinet over flouting lock down rules. Political commentator Richard Harman gives his views on the debacle Audio

The Health Minister has called himself an idiot and has told the Epidemic Response Committee that he stuffed up after breaching lockdown rules.

David Clark has been demoted after providing the Prime… Audio

The Health Minister David Clark says he's let New Zealand down by taking a trip to a beach during the Level 4 lockdown, in addition to other questionable movements while his Government urged Kiwis to… Audio

The Health Minister David Clark has admitted he broke the lockdown rules more than once and offered the Prime Minister his resignation last night.

Jacinda Ardern has said in a statement this morning… Audio

Health minister David Clark has offered to resign after admitting to more more breaches of the Level 4 lockdown.

He has admitted that in addition to driving to a mountain bike track on the first… Audio

New Zealand is continuing to ramp up it's capability for testing for Covid-19 in the hopes of sniffing out any chains of community transmission during the lockdown.

Meanwhile, government adviser and… Audio

The Health Minister David Clark says the public health system is readying itself to move quickly if there's a community outbreak of Covid-19 - but we're not there yet.  Audio

The government is moving to shore-up Air New Zealand with a loan of $900 million. Kathryn speaks with aviation commentator Irene King. Audio

The Health Minister says the testing for Covid-19 needs to focus on those suspected to have the virus, rather than anyone who is concerned.

David Clark speaks to Philippa Tolley. Audio

The list of cancelled events continues to grow after the government announced a ban on all gatherings of 500 people or more, whether indoors or outdoors.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is one of… Audio

The World Health Organisation has officially declared the outbreak of Covid-19 a pandemic.

Health Minister David Clark speaks to Susie Ferguson about how this affects New Zealand. Audio

New Zealand still has just one confirmed case of the disease Covid-19.

The infected person -a New Zealander aged in their 60s - travelled from Iran via Bali on an Emirates flight to New Zealand on… Audio

UPDATE 17:35: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed the Covid-19 case being tested in NZ is positive. A person in their 60s is in Auckland Hospital. They are a permanent resident to NZ and had… Video, Audio

The World Health Organization has said the world should do more to prepare for a possible coronavirus pandemic.

The WHO says it is too early to call the outbreak a pandemic but countries should be… Audio

New Zealand is advising its citizens not to travel to China because of the Wuhan coronavirus, and it's banned travellers from China from entering. Audio

Travel ban will 'strengthen' China's exit screening, New Zealand's health minister says. Audio