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7:13 AM.Do vaccine passports raise serious questions about discrimination, inequality and coercion?

Dr Justine Kingsley, a senior philosophy lecturer at Waikato University, thinks they do -- sort of.

She… Read more Audio

7:09 AM.People who still haven't been vaccinated have just weeks to get the Covid jab or risk being locked out of some places.

A vaccine certificate or passport is being rolled out next month.

It'll be… Read more Audio

6:51 AM.It was a quick - and very expensive - decision for Sarah Dixon to return to Ireland last month.

She has been living in New Zealand for 14 years but needed to return home to Ireland after the sudden… Read more Audio

6:46 AM.Should 16 year olds get to vote?

That's one of the questions that a new major review into Aotearoa's electoral system will consider.

Minister of Justice Kris Faafoi said that the review will… Read more Audio

6:42 AM.Auckland early childhood centre owners are annoyed details about how to re-open today under the new level three rules came through at the eleventh hour.

From Wednesday Auckland early learning… Read more Audio

6:22 AM.News from the rural and farming sector with RNZ's Maja Burry Read more Audio

6:10 AM.New Zealand's will soon have a "vaccine passport" - set to launch by November and is likely to be a digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate containing a QR code.

Vaccine passports are being… Read more Audio

6:07 AM.Festival organisers are backing the vaccine passport requirement for revellers but want to see water-tight rules to avoid forgeries.

The Government's announced vaccine certificates are likely to be… Read more Audio

8:56 AM.Bobby Best started playing golf when he was still in nappies.

Now he's three years old and already a golfing champion. Bobby even won third place in an international competition. You could say he's… Read more Audio

8:53 AM.When it comes to maths it's not what we're teaching, but how we're teaching - and it's costing the country billions of dollars every year.

That's according to the Royal Society panel reviewing the… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.Official emails reveal the Taranaki District Health Board was worried a humanitarian crisis could unfold on Spanish-flagged deep-sea fishing vessels which had contact with the region's port.

Infected… Read more Audio

8:41 AM.Auckland's been given a roadmap, of sorts, out of lockdowns but South Islanders are asking where they fit into it all.

It's been more than 300 days since the mainland last recorded a community case… Read more Audio

8:39 AM.Waikato DHB says it has fixed the problems it had at testing centres yesterday.

Lines were long and many people were turned away.

Waikato DHB lead for vaccination and testing Maree Munro spoke to… Read more Audio

8:27 AM.Nearly 40 religious leaders from across the globe have presented an appeal at the Vatican for politicians to agree to tougher commitments to combat global warming at the upcoming UN climate summit.

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8:22 AM.Auckland's early childhood education centres were initially excited by the news they can reopen to all tamariki from until they figured out they're not allowed to bring in any more kids.

Centres must… Read more Audio

8:18 AM.An expert on gangs says there is a challenge to get vaccination rates up in gangs.

A positive case last month on the Hauraki Plains involved a Black Power member, and several Mongrel Mob members in… Read more Audio

8:14 AM.A woman who spent five days in ICU is pleading with people to get the Covid-19 vaccine so they don't use up critical care beds. Amber Dryden says ICU stopped her from losing a leg or possibly even… Read more Audio

8:10 AM.Māori health services in Auckland are planning to go door-to-door in their efforts to more people vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Covid-19 vaccination rates among Māori are only about two-thirds of… Read more Audio

7:56 AM.Ten years ago today, in the early hours of the morning, New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster struck.

The Rena, a container ship, found itself stuck atop of Ōtāiti, the Astrolab Reef in… Read more Audio