Stories by Katie Todd

The man convicted of the Christchurch mosque shootings told prison authorities he wanted today's initial hearing postponed due to a lack of access to court documents.

GPs say they're still in the dark about whether they will be helping the government meet its target of one million Covid-19 jabs by the end of June.

Government security roles have only recently been advertised, eight months after the government decided to hire its own security force instead of using private firms.

Officials who opened a new Māori-based service youth justice facility in Auckland this morning did so with a promise: that it will have made a significant difference in a year.

The leaders of MIQ have paid tribute to a system they describe as a cornerstone of New Zealand's Covid-19 elimination strategy.

The government plans to move unvaccinated workers in managed isolation facilities to low-risk roles from Monday, but still cannot say how many workers will be affected. Audio

A third of Australia will remain largely off-limits when the travel green zone begins this month.

The imminent travel bubble has brought relief for separated families, and travellers who believe they'll be safer using air travel 'green zones' than stopping off in MIQ.

An Auckland man has been found guilty of careless use of a Lime scooter in a landmark court decision this morning.

There are fears the Ever Given ship's six-day occupation of the Suez Canal could spell a domino effect in New Zealand's shipping supply chains.

The Nurses Society warns there's not enough resources to cope if managed isolation and quarantine guests arriving from Australia are replaced by people from more Covid-19-infected countries, when a…

About 424 New Zealanders have taken return trips overseas and ticked "holiday/vacation" on their arrival card, since 20 March 2020.

As health authorities probe how a cleaner become infected with Covid-19, one returnee fears "too relaxed" standards among hotel staff could be to blame.

The managed isolation booking system is being jammed up and MIQ is now looking at ways to more fairly cope with the unrelenting demand.

The America's Cup is safely secured in New Zealand's clutches - and now there's mounting pressure for the event to stay put in local seas.

The America's Cup has lured a 50,000-strong crowd to Auckland's waterfront each day this weekend, while Waitematā Harbour has hosted a huge spectator flotilla of up to 2000 vessels.

Aucklanders are free to mingle in large groups after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a shift down down alert levels this morning.

Seafarers stranded outside the country are seeking unrestricted access to managed isolation.

The government has been quietly investigating if returnees and border workers should use a phone app that can detect Covid-19 two or three days before symptoms set in.

An evening shopping trip has ground life to a halt for more than 1200 shoppers, yet the ever-widening net of contact categories in Auckland's Covid-19 response is stirring up confusion. Audio

Experts believe Facebook's "aggressive" stance against anti-vax posts is failing to stifle misinformation.

The central figure in a High Court trial has been described as a "wealthy, influential businessman" who took opportunities with young men who came to him for help.

This weekend the Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine will be heading to the Jet Park MIQ hotel, bringing a mixture of relief and trepidation among those on the receiving end.

The Prime Minister has pledged to leave no stone unturned in the search for the source of Auckland's community cases, despite experts warning the source may never be known.

A managed isolation administration team was a "shambles", says a former employee who claims she had minimal training for the role after being placed in it by a temp agency.