Stories by Sam Olley

The government has ringfenced $572 million for a Whangārei Hospital redevelopment. Audio

Marina managers hope border restrictions being eased will bring hundreds of private yachts back from overseas.

While the government says New Zealand does not rely on Russian oil, the global oil price is expected to continue rising as the conflict with Ukraine worsens.

The government has ditched a Whakaari/ White Island Memorandum of Understanding.

Two of the first doctors to be suspended for Covid-19 misinformation in New Zealand are appealing the Medical Council's decision in the Wellington District Court today.

The Northland DHB says a field hospital in its pandemic plan is "extremely unlikely" to be used.

Omicron patients will go to a makeshift facility if Covid-19 cases take up too many beds at Whangārei Hospital.

Whangārei's Hundertwasser Arts Centre will exhibit 80 works flown from Vienna when it opens on Sunday.

A Whangārei nurse is so annoyed by anti-vaccination billboards in Northland, she wore a disguise and spraypainted over misinformation. Audio

The anti-vax GP has been pushing his views on the practice's Facebook page for months, calling the vaccine "a gene therapy injection".

The prime minister has condemned a trauma cleaning company that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media.

A crime scene cleaning business has been posting images of the aftermath of suspected suicides, attempted suicides, assaults and domestic violence. Audio

Families across Aotearoa are making contingency plans for loved ones in aged care after an Auckland rest home's suspected close call with the highly infectious Omicron variant.

Te Tai Tokerau tourism and hospitality businesses are reporting a quieter Auckland Anniversary weekend than most.

Two RNZ OIA requests to Kāinga Ora have been declined, but they do show the agency does not centrally record compensation payouts or instances of behaviour that require a police response

Ecologists are reviewing research on reefs around the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, to see how biodiversity may fare following the latest eruption.

Cabinet ministers met yesterday to decide whether it is tweaking settings that have all regions at orange except Te Tai Tokerau - it has remained in red over the summer break. Audio

An anti-vax GP has lashed out at a trainee doctor who raised concerns about misinformation in patient notes.

A family whose village is one of the closest in the world to the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano is anxiously awaiting news from fellow residents of Nomuka Island. Video

Ministerial emails released to RNZ reveal that a concerned colleague emailed officials about what they had seen and heard from the anti-vax doctor.

Northland missed out on a tourism support package, despite Ministry of Social Development advice recommending it be included, a briefing obtained by RNZ shows.

A Northland intersection - where students were injured in a bus crash - is yet to change, despite investigators' advice.

Emails released from the Ministry of Health show staff were deeply worried about the lack of data tracking Covid-19 vaccination rates for pregnant women.

Whānau who whakapapa to Wharemaru hapū o Kaimaumau are expecting to find extreme fire damage to sacred historic sites.

The suspension of an anti-Covid-19 vaccination psychiatrist has brought relief to a mental health patient advocate, but she is worried the damage has already been done.