Stories by Katie Todd

This year's influenza vaccine rollout has struck the one million mark, and ministers celebrating the milestone today are keen to keep up the momentum.

But it comes as healthcare workers grapple with… Audio

GPs say people are having to travel hundreds of kilometres just to get a 15 minute doctors consult, amid the doctors shortage that's seen half the country's clinics close their books to new patients.

What happens when health's first line of defence starts to falter? As many as half the country's GP clinics aren't enrolling new patients, amid a cocktail of winter illnesses, Covid infections and… Video, Audio

After 42 years, the iconic horse trekking business that put Pakiri Beach on the map is winding down.

Its owner Sharley Haddon is looking for extra special new homes for 40 beloved horses. Katie Todd… Video, Audio

Data released under the Official Information Act reveals the growing scale of New Zealand's cigarette smuggling problem.

Cigarettes are being seized at the border in alarming quantities - more than… Video, Audio

Golfers are accusing Auckland Council of foul play over a plan to develop their courses into more versatile public spaces.

The council wants local boards to acknowledge it isn't sustainable, to keep… Video, Audio

The soaring cost of living is playing out in the Far North with people sleeping in cars, begging for food, and seeking support in 'astronomical' numbers.

When it comes to poverty and crime, Kaitaia… Video, Audio

In the middle of a housing crisis avoidable construction injuries are stopping about 340 more homes being built each year.

The stats are through the roof. Two million more metres of scaffolding could… Video, Audio

A tech expert involved in creating the Covid tracer app, is trying to import and trial a new type of RAT test that could be as accurate as PCRs.

New Zealand experts say it could provide cheap, quick… Audio

Aucklanders buddying up with extended family or friends to buy a home are the focus of a new subdivision in the city's south-east.

Houses with six to eight bedrooms, with split kitchens and living… Video, Audio

Authorities are in a race against time to save one of Auckland's most iconic waterfront areas and transport routes.

Tāmaki Drive is one of the prized coastal areas in the forefront of grim new… Video, Audio

My Vaccine Passes will no longer be mandatory at bars, cafes, gyms and venues from tomorrow, to the relief of some business owners. But mask mandates and capacity limits stay in place for now. Katie… Video, Audio

Cost of living pressures are pushing some long term Waiheke residents back to the mainland, while others desperate to leave are becoming trapped in paradise.

The island's food bank and welfare… Video, Audio

New Zealand Post workers are in the thick of a record-breaking Christmas amid a nationwide online shopping frenzy. Its couriers are delivering two million parcels a week and asking the public to send… Video, Audio

It's been dubbed Canterbury's little seaside community who never gave up.

Nine years in the making, it was Redcliffs School''s grand re-opening today after earthquake damage rendered the old site… Video, Audio

After two weeks without greenkeeping, fungal diseases are starting take hold of some sports turfs and are wrecking thousands of dollars of damage.

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A Christchurch woman who believes the Gumboot Fund saved her son's life is pleading for the government to prop it up. Audio

Counsellors say hundreds of young people have been left high and dry after starting free counselling programmes through Mike King's Gumboot Fund.

The money has been all used up five months after its… Video, Audio

Christchurch City Council has agreed to reconsider how it manages traffic through the city's northern suburbs, when the Christchurch Northern Corridor opens next year. Video, Audio

High-tech security cameras that can automatically detect any active shooters, are to be installed at the gates of the Al Noor mosque next month - following the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio

Class action has been launched against the government-owned insurance company Southern Response. A lawyer says hidden costs led to about 3000 people being underpaid. Video, Audio

Franz Josef and Fox Glacier locals will be heaving a big sigh of relief tomorrow when the Waiho Bridge finally reopens - more than two weeks after it was swept away by floodwaters. Video, Audio

The Electric Avenue music festival returns to Christchurch's Hagley Park this Saturday. RNZ's Katie Todd picks three local acts not to miss. Video