Covid 19

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

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

News from the business sector, including a market report. [embed] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6273503894001 Video, Audio

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 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

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

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 Professor Rod Jackson discusses Auckland's move to Covid-19 alert level 3. Video, Audio

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

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

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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

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

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 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

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

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

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