Stories by Jake McKee

Some members of the New Zealand delegation to Her Majesty's funeral sit down exclusively with Jake McKee, to discuss their feelings ahead of the historic occasion. Audio

New Zealanders in London are divided about the grandeur surrounding the Queen's death.

Leading New Zealanders in London are gearing up for a string of busy days ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday.

Thousands of royal supporters lined the streets as Queen Elizabeth II's body was brought from Scotland to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.

People seeking mediation through the Human Rights Commission are facing delays because of an "unprecedented" number of complaints and inquiries.

Community transmission of monkeypox in New Zealand is likely before a prevention campaign exists, health officials say.

Health advocates want bolder action on monkeypox, saying New Zealand could see the same failures as other countries if the government doesn't act now.

The Freedom and Rights Coalition has been warned it could face enforcement action if it goes ahead with an event at Auckland Domain this weekend.

Health officials are being asked to reconsider the evidence used to ban midwives from working if they are unvaccinated against Covid-19.

New Zealand's borders are now completely reopened to the world but any change to numbers arriving on the country's shores is expected to start as a trickle.

Dunedin Hospital's move to have student nurses fill hospital aide shifts has raised concerns about the risk and "burden" it could have on people.

Local and central government officials are taking a strong line on climate change: wanting to act stronger and more collaboratively to make change.

Trans men and non-binary people are missing cervical screenings because some health software systems are not set up to notify them. Instead, the systems notify a 'female'.

The Mental Health Foundation says while the pandemic has definitely played a role in people's worsening mental health wellbeing, Covid-19 can't cop all the blame.

Aotearoa is heading into the middle of winter, Covid-19 case numbers are rising, and health professionals warn it could mean a return to red restrictions.

About 1.2 million people in New Zealand experienced crime last year and people in a range of minority groups are more likely to be victimised.

Health professionals are expecting a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose will be less popular in its uptake.

There's no room for stigma when it comes to GPs prescribing a safe sex drug commonly used by gay men, a leading doctor says.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis can reduce the risk of being infected with HIV by up to 99 percent - and Pharmac's move to overhaul prescription criteria is being welcomed

Officials are unclear how long services will continue to operate in Hutt Hospital's earthquake-prone Heretaunga Building.

A number of officials are supporting a push for the Hutt Valley District Health Board to shift its earthquake-prone maternity ward to one nearby that was mothballed last year.

Supermarket sector divestment may be used to improve competition in places where Foodstuffs or Woolworths New Zealand have a monopoly. Audio

Safe sex advocates want funded access to an effective HIV prevention drug widened to all immigrants.

People are nervously waiting for their tornado-damaged homes in Levin to be assessed, with the mayor expecting the damage count from Friday's storm to rise.

The number of people first diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand last year is the lowest since the late 1990s, partly due to Covid-19 restrictions.