Covid 19
Peeni Henare details vaccine rollout for Māori
The government is warning people breaking covid rules will cost them as it increases the penalties people may be forced to pay.
The courts will now be able to sting people up to $12,000 for breaching… Video, Audio
Collins refuses to resign, even if National polls below 20 percent
National's leader Judith Collins says she will never resign from her position - even if the party's support sinks below 20 percent.
The declaration comes as dissatisfaction at her performance grows… Audio
Evening business for 21 September 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6273503894001 Video, Audio
Bacon butty adds sizzle to Taranaki vaccination rollout
In an effort to boost vaccination rates the Taranaki District Health Board is adding a bit of sizzle to make getting a jab more appetising.
Tomorrow morning anyone who turns up for a shot at its New… Audio
Auckland builders wary of chaos as work returns under level 3
Auckland builders are being told to plan carefully to avoid chaos when they return to work tomorrow.
Most sites are expected to reopen at level 3. But straight away they will face what other firms… Audio
Shot bro? Covid-19 vaccination buses jab 400 in first week
Nearly a week since their launch, Auckland's shiny new vaccination buses have given the shot to just over 400 people.
But several of the promised buses are yet to hit the road.
Checkpoint went in… Video, Audio
Late Edition - Auckland covid update with Mayor Phil Goff
For more on covid level updates we're joined by Auckland Mayor, Phil Goff. Audio
Late Edition - Roadmap for New Zealand's Covid-19 alert levels.
At ten past four this afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield annouced the roadmap for New Zealand's Covid-19 alert levels. Audio
Netball: Silver Ferns v England Tests a logistical nightmare
It's been a logistical nightmare but the Silver Ferns and England will meet in the first of three Tests in Christchurch tonight.
Four days ago, the Silver Ferns were preparing to play without their… Video, Audio
Epidemiologist Rod Jackson on Covid-19 alert level change
Epidemiologist Professor Rod Jackson discusses Auckland's move to Covid-19 alert level 3. Video, Audio
Basketball: Breakers player refuses vaccine, loses spot
A refusal to get the Covid-19 vaccination has cost basketball player Tai Webster his spot on the New Zealand Breakers roster for the upcoming Australian National Basketball League season.
The club… Audio
Covid-19: Business struggling at Auckland's northern border as city stops southern travellers
Some businesses on Tāmaki Makaurau's northern border say things are so quiet they fear they may go extinct - and desperately want a travel corridor to keep them moving.
RNZ Tai Tokerau reporter Nita… Audio
Evening business for 20 September 2021
News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6273356501001 Video, Audio
Thousands more MIQ vouchers to come - MIQ deputy CEO
The lobby was very crowded this morning with at least 25,000 people waiting with their fingers crossed for a spot in MIQ.
Three thousand rooms were released on Monday morning under the new system… Video, Audio
Happiness, heartbreak in new MIQ system for overseas NZers
New Zealanders overseas trying to book a coveted spot in MIQ are still rolling the dice - just under a different system.
A new MIQ voucher system made its debut today, allocating more than 3,000… Audio
Waikato mayor disappointed prisoner bailed into region
Parts of the Hauraki plains have effectively been ring-fenced and placed into alert level 4 for at least five days.
It takes in an area near Miranda where there are three new Covid-19 cases including… Video, Audio
Auckland moves to Covid-19 alert level 3: Latest details
Auckland will move to alert level 3 from 11:59pm Tuesday, and will stay there for at least two weeks.
There were 22 new cases today, but health authorities say most new cases are linked to… Video, Audio
Deputy PM on alert level moves and MIQ changes
Lisa Owen asks Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson what advice he could give to Aucklanders who had travel booked for the school holidays beginning on October 2.
They also discuss the return of the… Video, Audio
Testing blitz around Firth of Thames as Covid-19 cases emerge
A testing blitz has been on in several Waikato towns today after three cases emerged from a household on the Hauraki Plains.
The three are household members of a prisoner on bail, who returned to… Audio
Auckland reacts to news of move to Covid-19 alert level 3
The government has announced Auckland will drop to Covid-19 alert level three from midnight Wednesday morning.
It will remain in those tight restrictions for at least two weeks.
The decision will be… Audio