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It took a tip-off from a member of the public for Taranaki health authorities to find the group of people who eventually tested positive for Covid-19 in the region. 

Taranaki DHB medical officer of… Read more Video, Audio

Health workers have been out in force in Stratford today as hundreds of people lined up for Covid tests.

Testing sites were inundated after it was revealed last night that six members of a Taranaki… Read more Audio

The National Party wants the Health Minister to intervene to allow the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency access to information about unvaccinated Māori.

The agency is going back to court to get data… Read more Audio

Christmas is still more than a month away, but food is flying off shelves as kitchen whizz's prepare early for the holiday season.

Shipping delays that have been around since the start of the… Read more Audio

An organised crime group alleged to be one of the most significant suppliers of cocaine into Aotearoa, has been dealt a massive blow.

A 10-month joint operation by law enforcement in New Zealand… Read more Audio

The 'three strikes you're out' law is out.

The law Labour has long-promised to axe is finally set for the scrap heap.

Opposition parties say the move will put New Zealanders at risk.

Here's our… Read more Audio

An airline industry group is calling on the government to relax managed isolation (MIQ) restrictions because it worries international airlines may give up on coming here at all. Read more Video, Audio

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Sport New Zealand has updated its guidelines after some Auckland cricket clubs told members equipment like bats, pads and even balls could not be shared between players at level 3 step 2.

Players… Read more Video, Audio

There are calls to drop MIQ for some travellers, so space can be given to covid cases who risk falling through the cracks at home.

It comes as a South Auckland GP says anxious Covid-positive patients… Read more Audio

'Aunty power' is about to be deployed in Kawerau, as the town looks to drive up vaccination rates.

Only 53 percent of the Bay of Plenty town is fully vaccinated. And after what's been described as a… Read more Video, Audio