Travel
The Big Bike Trip: from Bali to Buckingham Palace
What's the biggest bike trip you've done? Whether it's a few hours or a few days, it likely doesn't compare to the epic bike ride of Freddie Gillies. Alongside his brother and two friends, they cycled… Audio, Gallery
Calling Home: Sean Barry in Baku, Azerbaijan
Wellingtonian Sean Barry lives in Yasamal, which is a 10 minutes' walk from the centre of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. A teacher by trade, Sean lives in an apartment with his wife Jamila and… Audio, Gallery
Many desperate to return to NZ ignored in govt border news
Some people trying desperately to return to New Zealand feel like they've been missed out the government's latest border announcements.
The government plans to ease open the borders from early next… Audio
Questions raised over border reopening plans
By the middle of next year, the government says there'll no longer be such strict measures protecting the border, with vaccinated travellers allowed to skip managed isolation and quarantine in certain… Audio
Can enough NZers be vaccinated by 2022 to reopen the border?
The map to reopen New Zealand to the world is ready - but can we vaccinate enough people by the start of 2022 to make it possible? Many remain anxious about the prospect of preparing the return to… Audio
Covid-19: Home isolation trial short on detail, opposition says
The National and Green parties are asking questions of government plans to let some workers skip managed isolation, starting with a small scale trial this year.
'High degree of caution, rigour' expected with isolation trial - Export NZ
Businesses are queueing up to be part of a pilot scheme allowing vaccinated travelling workers to self-isolate at home. It's part of the government's road map to relaxing border restrictions by the… Audio
Tourism industry welcomes roadmap to reopen Aotearoa
The tourism industry is welcoming a new roadmap to reopen Aotearoa's borders next year while preparing for more tough times ahead.
Today, the Prime Minister announced the immediate focus is to ramp… Video, Audio
Covid-19 in Australia: New case puts Canberra in lockdown
Australia's Covid-19 crisis goes on - this afternoon Canberra was plunged into a week-long lockdown after the discovery of a new local infection.
New South Wales also continues to see high numbers… Audio
Covid-19: Govt unveils plan for future of NZ's border
A road map for reopening, but it's a long road, with plenty of potential pot holes along the way.
The government has unveiled a plan it says will see see the border reopen to some countries and under… Audio
Australia's Covid-19 outbreak 'probably means the end of the travel bubble'
As Australia grapples with the highly infectious Delta variant, experts say it is unlikely the trans-Tasman travel bubble will reopen.
There's Nothing Romantic About Pitcairn
It was the spirit of adventure that took teacher, Tony Washington and his family to Pitcairn Island. One of the most isolated communities in the world, Pitcairn is just over five-and-a-half thousand… Audio
Reopening NZ border, and possibility of Delta - latest from govt
The government is warning it will take a "swift and severe" approach to any future cases of Covid-19, and move quickly to Alert Level Four.
It comes as a long-awaited report into reopening our border… Audio
Concerns health system could collapse under a Delta outbreak
Doctors fears New Zealand's health system could quickly collapse in the event of an outbreak of the Delta variant of Covid-19.
The Covid-19 Minister has warned the country would go straight to level… Audio
Hipkins warns of 'sharp' level 4 lockdown if Covid-19 Delta comes
It is likely New Zealand will escalate straight to a "short, sharp" level four lockdown should any new community cases of Covid-19 emerge.
Chris Hipkins issued the stark warning on Wednesday… Video, Audio
Covid-19: Indonesia and Fiji designated as very high risk - govt
Indonesia and Fiji have been designated as very high risk, which limits travel from them to New Zealand, Covid-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says.
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
