Jordan Bond

The first international flights have touched down in Auckland in over two years, bringing in tourists, family and Kiwis home from holidays or business trips.

A historic and entirely unprecedented… Video, Audio

Plane-loads of people have been touching down on New Zealand soil for the first time in years.

The first vaccinated tourists from the US, who don't have to go through MIQ have landed at Auckland… Audio

The first vaccinated tourists from the US not required to go into MIQ have arrived Auckland Airport this morning.

The border reopened at midnight to vaccinated visitors from about 60 visa-waiver… Audio

A former methamphetamine addict who's now clean says she's not surprised that meth use spiked hugely during Covid-19 lockdowns.

Police say use of the drug has stayed elevated since restrictions eased… Audio

A social worker says children as young as eight are using methamphetamine.

Police say meth use was up 32 percent in the last few months of 2021.

Chief executive of the Otangarei Trust Martin Kaipo… Audio

A family friend of Kaoss Price, shot dead by police, says it's now clear they did not need to kill the unarmed young man.

The 22-year-old was shot on Saturday night on State Highway 3 while trying to… Audio

The Covid-19 booster vaccine campaign appears all but over, as demand dries up and the rate of booster coverage has actually started to decline.

There are 980,000 people who are eligible for a… Audio

A person died at Ports of Auckland this on Tuesday morning after a fall from a height.

The stevedore company Wallace Investments confirmed it was one of their staff members.

RNZ reporter in Auckland… Audio

A Defence Force deployment is leaving for Europe to help distribute donated miltary aid for Ukraine.

 A Hercules carrying nine personnel is departing soon, with the rest of the remaining 41 troops… Audio

The man who killed a rising MMA star in a late night Auckland attack last year has been sentenced to just under three years in jail.

25 year old Liufau Vake died in hospital nine days after being… Audio

From Friday, Auckland Council will be asking for the public's feedback on a new parking strategy for the city.

Despite fears that many Auckland roads would lose their street parking, only three… Audio

The America's Cup will be defended in Barcelona.

Team New Zealand announced it will go overseas as it thought the money on offer to defend the cup in New Zealand was not enough.

Reporter Jordan Bond… Audio

There are weeks of cleanup ahead for some homes in Auckland and Northland after the violent storm which hit the region.

A fast and furious downpour hit the upper part of the country overnight Sunday… Audio

Some self-employed contractors unable to work due to Omicron are able to claim $13,000 of Government support over six weeks.

That's $2200 a week, nearly four times as much as the original $600… Audio

In just a matter of weeks, New Zealand may no longer have gatherings limits, vaccine passes or most mandates.

The Prime Minister has said these restrictions will ease or stop altogether once we're… Audio

It's a new dawn at the petrol pump - prices should now be back to what they were three or four three weeks ago.

The Government's temporarily pulled 25 cents a litre off its fuel excise duty, and told… Audio

Public records show wealthy Russians own at least $60-million worth of land and real estate in New Zealand, about 50 percent more than the Prime Minister has previously said.

Several private… Audio

A tradie in Auckland says he knows about 25 people with Covid, none of whom have officially recorded their cases with the Ministry of Health.

There are 23,183 new cases in New Zealand on… Audio

Manu Vatuvei, one of the greatest players in Warriors history, has been jailed for three and a half years, for importing methamphetamine, hidden in skipping rope handles.

His lawyer described the… Audio