Sam Olley

A code of conduct complaint has been laid against the Thames-Coromandel District Council's mayor for her controversial Covid-19 vaccination views.

Sandra Goudie has encouraged people to contact anti… Audio

In Northland, Aucklanders' bookings are being cancelled and Waitangi commemorations at the Treaty Grounds have been scrapped.

From December 15, unvaccinated people can travel north if they return a… Audio

Two thirds of fully-vaccinated New Zealanders now have their vaccine pass.

From Friday, they'll be compulsory at some events, businesses and gatherings.

Support helplines and inboxes have been… Audio

The scrapping of Whangārei waterfront development plans have left some relieved and others resentful.

The district council was given $60 million in government funding for the Ōruku Landing conference… Audio

More than 1.75 million vaccine passes have been issued since the My Vaccine Pass site went live a week ago.

But the helpline is being swamped, with some callers trying dozens of times a day to reach… Audio

Whangarei is at risk of losing a huge government grant for a conference and events centre, plaza, bridge and ferry terminal. Last year the Provincial Growth Fund committed 60-million-dollars to Oruku… Audio

There is a protest underway in Whangārei this morning against the bringing in of the vaccine mandate for health workers which takes effect today.

RNZ reporter Sam Olley is at the protest. Audio

There's growing anger from Northlanders over delays to funding that have left Whangārei hospital falling apart.

Despite repairs ramping up in the past five years, the hospital roofs leak in heavy… Audio

The College of Midwives wants the government to record Covid vaccinations among pregnant people.

The Ministry of Health is not budging, citing "privacy reasons" to RNZ.

Sam Olley reports. Audio

Hundreds of pregnant people in Te Tai Tokerau are unvaccinated as the number of Covid-19 cases climbs.

The Pfizer vaccine helps to protect both the parent and baby in the womb but midwives say… Audio

Refrigerated containers are being hired, bought, and scoped by hospitals worried they won't have enough space to keep Covid-19 bodies.

Not all District Health Boards have morgues and many that do are… Audio

People who have waited patiently - and often painfully - for weeks in lockdown are finally able to access face to face care from dentists, physios and other allied health professionals.

The… Audio

Business is back in Te Tai Tokerau.

But lurching in and out of lockdown has taken its toll.

Sam Olley reports from Whangarei. Audio

A psychiatrist who has been employed in the Wellington region for more than a decade has promoted anti-vax views in multiple videos online.

The Hutt Valley DHB has confirmed he is still in the job… Audio

Locations of interest are popping up in Northland, after a positive case travelled there.

But locals are frustrated at reports the woman isn't being forthcoming with public health teams, who're… Audio

Ahipara mana whenua are occupying a foreshore land block after a historically significant Pohutukawa tree was partially hacked down. The Te Rarawa group have set up camp on their ancestral land to… Audio

The Covid-19 Response Minister has denounced antivax GPs but says it's up to the Medical Council to deal with them.

Chris Hipkins' statements come after RNZ revealed two Northland GP clinics do not… Audio

Anti-vax GPs are hindering the pandemic response in one of the least Covid-19-vaccinated regions - Northland.

Just sixty-seven per cent of people in Te Tai Tokerau have had one Pfizer dose and only… Audio

Church communities are being encouraged to discuss problematic porn use.

Sex Addiction Specialists Aotearoa is a group of fourteen Christian counsellors based around the country, and they are seeing… Audio