Checkpoint

Two Auckland isolation hotels are being emptied of returnees pending an investigation into how Covid-19 was transmitted inside the facilities.

Genome sequencing show the virus spread between two… Read more Video, Audio

A China expert says a speech by the Foreign Minister on China is unusual, with criticism previously unheard of from New Zealand.

Nanaia Mahuta spoke at the New Zealand China Council's meeting in… Read more Audio

A migrant family split by the Covid-19 border closure for more than 400 days say they feel no joy about the prospect of reuniting because the separation has been so traumatic.

The government's… Read more Audio

RNZ tourism reporter Tess Brunton and videographer Simon Rogers were on board one of the first flights from New Zealand to Australia under the new trans-Tasman travel bubble today.

Tess joins Lisa… Read more Video, Audio

Excitement, relief and joy - that's how passengers described the feeling of boarding the first trans Tasman flight out of Auckland to Sydney under the new quarantine free bubble.

While the flight… Read more Video, Audio

It was like scenes from Love Actually - emotions have been running high at airports in New Zealand and Australia today as the trans-Tasman travel bubble burst into action.

For the first time in a… Read more Video, Audio

Auckland Zoo does not believe its attraction will be diminshed by the loss of its two lions, and the planned departure of its elephants. Earlier this week it says it was forced to make the extremely… Read more Video, Audio

Greyhound racing is being put under a fresh microscope by the government.

The Racing Minister has launched a review into how well the sport is cleaning up its act. It comes after a review three years… Read more Audio

It is curtain call for legendary actor Rawiri Paratene.

The Whale Rider star will be the first to tread the boards at the new auditorium of Aotearoa's only  independent kaupapa Māori-led theatre… Read more Video, Audio

Jacinda Ardern's urged people at Auckland's Polyfest to get the Covid-19 vaccine.

The Prime Minister made a surprise appearance at the Manukau Sports Dome today, which was alive with vibrant song… Read more Audio

Exhaustion has forced two of the country's leading female athletes to take a break from their sport, in recent weeks. Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio will miss the start of the national… Read more Audio

Police are interviewing businesses at Auckland's Viaduct for a second day following a shooting at a luxury hotel.

Armed police swarmed the upmarket Sofitel Hotel yesterday morning after shots were… Read more Audio