Stories by Adam Jacobson

Many Cook Islands businesses are experiencing a boom since the travel bubble with New Zealand began, but major labour shortages present a challenge to reopening.

The arts have been a powerful tool to help Kiwis get through the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Senior Catholics from the Wellington region received their first dose of the vaccine today, with the government encouraging religious heads to play a role in spreading awareness.

Niue's first delivery of Covid-19 vaccines has arrived. The nation's high commissioner hopes it won't be long now until it can join the Pacific travel bubble.

New Zealand-based companies are among the top offenders earning big from selling sugary drinks to the Pacific, where lifestyle diseases are rampant. Audio

A health expert says the restructuring of the health system could help the country's defence against future pandemics.

There are fears that proposed new gun laws aiming to curb gang violence will affect Māori with only loose connections to gangs.

Long-awaited funding for cervical screening tests and a new breast screening system are welcomed, but much more needs to be done, health leaders say.

The government is being told its huge health system overhaul should include a fully funded ambulance service.

The New Zealand Defence Force is threatening to sack service members who do not get a Covid-19 vaccination. Audio

Unvaccinated border workers may continue in some frontline MIQ jobs for the next three weeks before they are moved to other roles.

Air New Zealand says it doesn't know of any impending announcement regarding a two-way travel bubble but it is ramping up its operations to the islands from 10 May.

Far North District Council has failed to warn people about the dangers of Cable Bay following a drowning in 2018, a Coroner's report says.

Waikato District Health Board has been found to be systematically failing to meet the needs of its Māori and Pacific communities.

Fresh questions are being asked over management at managed isolation (MIQ) hotels following news of a possible transmission at an Auckland facility. Audio

A multi-billion fund which aims to kickstart the supply of infrastructure for new housing is being praised, but some say this is just a temporary fix to a problem which has been years in the making.

Employers and unions are in talks with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) to work out how to manage border workers who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine.

There are fundamental flaws in the newly announced multi-billion dollar Auckland transport package, and some of the claims made for it don't add up, say climate and transport groups.

More than 1000 foreigners have been cleared to enter Aotearoa to attend the 36th America's Cup.

After years of preparation, Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa are finally set to enter the starting box tomorrow - getting the America's Cup officially under way.

Tāmaki Makaurau's rainbow community says it is hopeful the final major events of the Auckland Pride calendar can go ahead next Friday.

While Covid-19 messaging is available in 24 languages, the NZ Covid Tracer app is not.

Manukau Institute of Technology is asking for kindness as a student who tested positive for Covid-19 faces cyber-bullying.

Buying a home is increasingly out of reach for many as housing affordability dips to historically low levels.

It was touted as New Zealand's answer to Ikea, but Magsons Hardware - which traded under the Nido brand - has closed for good less than a year after it opened.