Sam Olley

Restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores are expecting gaps on shelves and in menus as Omicron spreads.

They say most stores have the products they need for now, but they doubt that will last… Audio

A doctor who sent 600 anti-Covid-vaccination texts to patients has been appealing his suspension in court today.

Dr Matthew Shelton discouraged patients from getting the vaccine, and allegedly told… Audio

Omicron patients will go to a field hospital in Whangārei if Covid-infected patients take up too many beds.

The hospital has been struggling with booming populations, undersized departments and… Audio

Warning: Story contains details that may be distressing to some listeners.

A trauma cleaning business that has been posting graphic death-related images on social media has been forced to apologise.

A warning, this story contains references to suicide, sudden death and assault, and graphic details about human remains.

A New Zealand crime scene cleaning business has been posting photos of scenes… Audio

A warning, this story contains references to suicide, sudden death and assault, and graphic details about human remains.

A crime scene cleaning business used by government agencies and city councils… Audio

Families across Aotearoa are making contingency plans for relatives in aged care after an Auckland rest home's suspected close call with the highly-infectious Omicron variant.

Summerset by the Park… Audio

Te Tai Tokerau tourism and hospitality businesses are reporting a quieter Auckland Anniversary weekend than most.

Two suspected Omicron cases in the region, connected to the Soundsplash music… Audio

The Government will announce today whether Northland will remain in red under the Covid-19 traffic light system.

Cabinet ministers met yesterday to decide whether to tweak the settings.

Currently… Audio

One of the isolated Tongan islands without communication is Nomuka.

It has one of the closest villages to the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, just 70 kilometres to the north-east.

The New Zealand… Audio

An anti-Covid-vaccination GP has lashed out at a trainee doctor who raised concerns about misinformation in patient notes.

Last week, RNZ revealed Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins had… Audio

A major Northland intersection - where students were injured in a bus crash - is yet to undergo safety improvements, despite investigators' advice.

A bus carrying Otamatea High School pupils crashed… Audio

The massive fire fighting operation in Northland has swung into action again this morning as crews try to contain the massive scrub fire that is threatening homes.

It's north of Kaitaia near the… Audio

Northlanders are nervously awaiting the arrival of Aucklanders after the region's borders opened overnight.

The region has low vaccination coverage and there has been some concern from locals around… Audio

Northland has locked in a summer in the red zone, with gathering limits set to stay in place across the rohe.

For businesses, it's another burn on top of being cut off from much of the country, with… Video, Audio

Thousands of people are still without vaccine passes, waiting for their overseas jabs to be added to New Zealand register.

When the Ministry of Health was swamped in the weeks leading up to the… Audio

Aotearoa's fuel security is dividing experts and suppliers.

Z Energy - which owns a 13 percent share of Refining NZ - has put out a new report saying closing the Marsden Point refinery will make the… Audio

Two years on from the disastrous Whakaari/White Island eruption, a lawyer representing Australian victims says the regulatory shortcomings are 'terrifying'.

Horrific burns killed 22 people and more… Audio