Stories by Tim Brown

The company at the centre of vaccination failures in Otago did not have cold chain accreditation at the time almost 1600 people received incorrectly stored vaccines.

It's hoped work on the next connections between Otago's cycle trails will begin this year - when finished a continuous 600km network of trails will link Queenstown to Dunedin.

The man who stabbed four people during a frenzied knife attack in a central Dunedin supermarket will spend at least six years behind bars.

More than 1300 cases were recorded in the Southern DHB on Monday, just a few hundred off the Omicron peak, but those on the frontline say healthcare services are holding up. Audio

A group of antivax and anti-mandate protesters have been given an ultimatum by the Dunedin City Council - pack up and leave, or be moved on.

Following the 23-day occupation, a new group has sprung up demanding an end to all Covid-19 restrictions. Audio

A man whose personal bank account was used to receive donations for the Parliament protest is bankrupt and has been declared insolvent three times.

Police will not give details about finances and their investigation into the protest which occupied Parliament's grounds and surrounding streets.

The anti-mandate protests in Wellington and around the country have also contained a strong anti-media sentiment with reporters abused and threatened. Audio

Queenstown's hospitality providers are calling for government support to survive the Omicron surge.

'Someone is going to get it' - Those were the chilling words from a man who stabbed four people in a central Dunedin supermarket in May.

It has been a month since all New Zealanders over 12 became eligible for the vaccine and only 55 percent of Māori have had their first dose.

The 35-seater electric bus is ultimately destined for Christchurch, but for the next month, it will be running up and down the hills of Dunedin.

Nelson Marlborough, Southern and South Canterbury district health boards - alongside Auckland - have got more jabs into arms than any other area.

Almost 1000 people have been vaccinated at the first day of a pop-up clinic targeting young Māori and Pasifika in Dunedin.

Pasifika now lead the way in full vaccinations among people aged 40 and above.

Police in Dunedin say it's a small minority causing the majority of lockdown headaches, including one man who ran over a child's bike.

RNZ has heard reports of toilet paper being cleaned out at some supermarkets and has verified that is the case at Countdown Mailer Street, while bread stocks have taken a hit at Countdown Dunedin…

An Auckland woman is facing a months-long recovery after dropping six metres from a chairlift at Cardrona Alpine Resort on Tuesday.

Economist Shamubeel Eaqub and others agree it's time to reframe housing as a human rights crisis and say the solution demands the same political will shown after World War II.

More than 300 people on Rakiura/Stewart Island have had at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

New Zealand's southernmost Covid-19 vaccine clinic begins today on Rakiura / Stewart Island.

Power poverty is already starting to bite in Central Otago - New Zealand's coldest district.

Community leaders say there has been scant information about when vulnerable populations in remote areas can expect to have Covid-19 vaccines.

Many thought the Covid-19 pandemic might bring some relief to those seeking accommodation in Queenstown Lakes.