Travel
NZ reopening report authors warn over variants and vaccination rates
Unless the whole community supports the Covid-19 response over coming months, we're going to end up like most other countries in the world, Sir David Skegg says. Audio
Vaccine rollout key to reducing MIQ for NZers - expert group
New Zealanders returning from a short overseas holiday could spend less time in managed isolation once most of the population is vaccinated.
Wild weather: Roading update
A heavy snow warning is in place and severe gales are forecast as a deep low moves across central regions.
MetService told RNZ overnight snowfall has eased in most parts of the South Island but some… Audio
Calling Home: Cathy Macleay in Punta Arenas
Cathy Macleay emigrated from Christchurch in the late 1960s and started out her life in Chile on the family farm of her late husband, Hugh, but now lives on her own in Punta Arenas. She has four… Audio, Gallery
NSW's worst day of Covid-19 outbreak - 262 new cases, 5 deaths
New South Wales has seen its worst day yet, with 262 new Covid-19 cases, and five more deaths.
Not only that, but the outbreak has spread beyond Sydney.
Covid-19 has turned up in wastewater around… Video, Audio
Hawke's Bay Airport redevelopment finally revealed to public
A multi-million dollar redevelopment of Hawke's Bay Airport will be unveiled to the public today, after months of delays.
Kiwi pensioners stuck in Australia may lose super payments
Pensioners struggling to get home from Australia are having their superannuation payments stopped and some may be forced to start paying them back.
'The government just doesn't get it' - Call for MIQ booking system reform
New Zealanders living overseas have launched a petition to reform the MIQ booking system, increase capacity, and consider alternatives for returnees who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Audio
Full lockdown needed in Sydney, or Covid-19 outbreak won't stop - expert
A 20-year-old Australian man has died of Covid-19 in Sydney as the state continues to record hundreds of Delta cases daily.
New South Wales is in lockdown until the end of the month as it tries to… Video, Audio
Seniors stranded in Australia risk losing superannuation
Pensioners struggling to get home from Australia are having their superannuation payments stopped and some may be forced to start paying them back.
RNZ has spoken to people who needed to travel… Audio
Ministry of Social Development to partially refund beneficiary stuck in Sydney
The Ministry of Social Development has relented and will partly refund a beneficiary who has been stuck in Sydney visiting her sister with cancer.
In June, Joanne Minimita flew to her sibling who is… Audio
Pressure mounts on govt to review MIQ booking processes
Pressure is mounting on the government to review its MIQ booking processes, to make it easier for those in exceptional circumstances to come home.
Those who have travelled for medical reasons want an… Audio
Covid-19: Tourists' return strains Rarotonga's Muri lagoon
The return of New Zealand tourists to the Cook Islands has residents in Rarotonga stewing over the impact it is having on the island's iconic Muri Lagoon.
A lagoon spokesperson claims 90 percent of… Audio
Calling Home: Tecwyn Evans in Kvidinge, Sweden
Auckland-born Tecwyn Evans lives in Kvidinge, which is a locality in Skåne County, Sweden, with his wife, Swedish Soprano Susanna Andersson, and their 19-month-old daughter Ayla. He's Calling Home… Audio, Gallery
NSW police boss calls in defence force to enforce lockdowns
The New South Wales Police Commissioner has called in the Australian Defence Force to help deal with the Covid-19 compliance operation in the state. Sydney authorities are tightening Covid-19… Audio
England to let some vaccinated travellers in without quarantine
England are set to allow fully-vaccinated visitors from the European Union and United States to arrive without needing to quarantine.
In what is seen as a huge boost to the country's economy - from… Audio
Skilled labour shortages hit Auckland infrastructure projects
International demand for skilled workers is adding to the pressures faced by two of the country's biggest infrastructure projects.
Greater Sydney faces further four weeks in Covid-19 lockdown
Greater Sydney will stay in lockdown for another four weeks.
The state has yet to get a grip on the growing number of delta variant cases - recording another 177 locally acquired cases today.
… Audio
All Blacks yet to be vaccinated, mandatory for tour - NZR CEO
Australia's rugby team the Wallabies will arrive in New Zealand on Friday on a charter flight.
The details of the test series and what is being played where are yet to be ironed out, but with the… Video, Audio
Wallabies' exemption a political decision, minister acknowledges
The acting Covid-19 Response Minister has conceded it was a political decision to let the Australian men's rugby team come to New Zealand despite the trans-Tasman bubble pause.
The Wallabies have… Video, Audio
