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A group of leading health professionals are pushing for the government to be better prepared for an outbreak of the Omicron Covid-19 variant.

The government is trying to get 14 people into managed isolation, who missed out in the recent lottery because their identities could not be verified.

The US Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's rule requiring workers at large companies to be vaccinated or masked and tested weekly.

NSW has once again sustained its deadliest day of the Covid-19 pandemic so far, with 29 deaths and 63,018 infections in the latest reporting period.

President Joe Biden has made a full-throated appeal for US voting rights legislation stalled in Congress and says Democratic lawmakers should change in Senate rules to override Republican opposition.

Around 30 Black Ferns are set to receive a significant pay increase from New Zealand Rugby.

It's been described by an expert as a lockdown in NSW without public health orders.

There are 20,293 new cases and 18 deaths in New South Wales and the number of patients with Covid-19 in Victorian hospitals has risen to 818, as the state records 34,808 new cases.

Tauranga's water supply has hit a record low with water usage rising 14.3 million litres above the daily average.

Australia is learning about exponential growth the hard way, and tackling big questions; are the numbers accurate, how to test, will the health system hold up?

Former senior figures have accused the Greens of jettisoning core principles as party discontent surfaces over its co-operation agreement in government.

As authorities tweak MIQ rules allowing some desperate New Zealanders the chance to come home, fresh IT issues are stopping people in some visa categories from accessing the country.

From purges, to tightened freedoms, disappearances and rights abuses, we take a look back at how China has dramatically changed under his reign.

In today's sports news - Hearts pip Magicians, Southlander takes stage three of Cycle Classis and Proteas win second test.

Christchurch City Council is requiring its 2600 staff to be fully vaccinated under a new mandate.

Staff at Kazakhstan's main airport have had to flee after anti-government demonstrators entered the terminal.

Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Black Sheep podcast. Invasive tells the story of one man who released thousands of invasive fish into New Zealand's rivers…

As Local Democracy Reporting begins a new chapter, here's a look at some of the best stories and their impact since the project's inception in October 2019.

Tattoo artists say that a new pan-EU ban on thousands of chemicals used in colouring inks could hurt their industry.

Analysis - When Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in January that 2021 would be the year of the vaccine it didn't seem to raise much interest.