Joanna Mackenzie

Outside the "hermit kingdom" of Aotearoa people are embracing a Covid rules-free world - but are things as back to normal as they seem?  Audio

The whole world is facing a pandemic recession - so what are the off-beat measures some governments are taking to stimulate their economies?  Audio

The Kaitiaki - or guardians - of a maunga north of Auckland say the controversial Auckland Shooting Club should never have been allowed to operate there because the land is wahi tapu or sacred. Video, Audio

Workers from some of New Zealand's best-known brands, including Farmers and Countdown, marched into an Auckland shopping mall today demanding employers pay their staff a living wage. Reporter Joanna… Video, Audio

RNZ reporter Joanna MacKenzie is at the police cordon at Ihumatao, where protest numbers have been growing in a land dispute with Fletcher Building.

She joins Susie Ferguson with the latest details.

Numbers facing off against police at Ihumātao have swelled, with more expected to join today and into the weekend.

Three more people were arrested on Wednesday as hundreds of supporters joined those… Audio

The stand off at Ihumātao continues into a second day - ramping us as hundreds of people turn out to support the protest. They answered a call that went out to join the protest at Māori ancestral land… Video, Audio

Protesters remain at a police cordon, which is barring the public from a disputed piece of land near Mangere in Auckland. Video, Audio

The second gun buy back and the first rural collection takes place later today in the small Northland town of Waipu.

RNZ's Joanna MacKenzie went to Waipu to find out how they are preparing for… Audio

A charity in Auckland that repairs and recycles broken goods has had $20,000-worth of equipment stolen in a premeditated burglary.

The team behind the Repair Cafe - which provides specialist gear to… Audio

Ten highly trained agents are being transported around Auckland on a new specially made wagon to hunt down pests, such as rats, stoats and skinks. Joanna MacKenzie and videographer Claire… Video, Audio

Events are being held throughout the country to mark the Māori New Year, with just a few days to go before the Matariki Constellation rises in our skies. Reporter Joanna MacKenzie went out on a waka… Video, Audio

It's just a few days until the Matariki stars once again grace our night skies and signal the start of the Māori New Year.

And this year the Matariki festival in Tāmaki Makaurau will be bigger and… Audio

A Tolaga man whose farm was wrecked in last year's devastating storms which washed debris and logs onto roads and farmland is delighted one of the forestry companies has pleaded guilty to causing the… Audio

Plastic bottles, cigarette butts and polystyrene are still being scooped out of the Hauraki Gulf in vast numbers - despite a charity working tirelessly for 17 years to clean up the pollution.

Sea… Audio

Destiny Church's leaders Brian and Hannah Tamaki have launched a new political party called Coalition New Zealand, which they say is a voice for the 'silent majority'. Video, Audio

A rideshare scheme that's half way through its trial is being hailed a success by Auckland Transport - but some local board members argue it's a waste of money and should be canned. The AT Local… Audio

A meditation centre locked in a bitter dispute with a shooting club has no confidence Auckland Council will enforce a Court of Appeal decision banning the club from operating. Video, Audio