Amy Williams

It's day one of level 3, step 2, for Auckland and the deep cleaning has been done in preparation for shops and some attractions to re-open with distancing and reduced numbers.

Retailers are flinging… Audio

Aucklanders can expect to move out of lockdown into the Covid-19 traffic light system in just three weeks, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern all but promised the move.

She says there is a "strong… Audio

It's day 83 of lockdown for Aucklanders - that's nearly three months.

The city is at alert level 3, step 1, and on Monday the government will decide if a move to greater freedoms in alert level 3… Audio

Calls New Zealanders to get vaccinated are becoming more urgent by the day as Covid-19 embeds itself in the community.

Two people have now died in the latest outbreak, the number of daily cases… Audio

A new virtual lottery is on its way for those seeking to book a stay in highly sought after managed isolation, but it's on hold for now, deemed too risky during the current delta outbreak.

It will be… Audio

A second group of New Zealand evacuees has made it out of Kabul and is awaiting for a commercial flight home.

New Zealand is working with Australian Forces to repatriate at least 200 New Zealand… Audio

Those in the market for their first home will need to stump up tens of thousands of extra dollars when lending is tightened to those with low deposits.

The Reserve Bank is halving the amount of… Audio

The country's largest power generator Meridian Energy struggled to cancel pre-planned shutdowns on the day of the power crisis. Thousands lost power in the middle of a polar blast. The country's… Audio

The Energy Minister is calling out the power companies, saying last night's rolling blackouts on one of the coldest nights of the year were entirely preventable.

Thousands of households were plunged… Audio

It's a job-seekers market - with employers competing to fill roles and pumping up pay packets.

Official data released today shows the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest in nearly a year, and… Audio

First home buyers may find themselves at the sharp end of further moves to tighten mortgage lending.

The government and the Reserve Bank are having a second go at cooling the runaway housing market.

The final phase of the mass vaccine rollout has begun with over 60s getting the call to be immunised against Covid-19.

The rollout for Group 4 will be staggered by age group - with by text or email… Audio

Today the final phase of the mass Covid vaccine rollout has begun, with those aged over 60 the first in line in Group 4, to get immunised.

The rest of the rollout will be staggered for all younger… Audio

New research shows disabled people are twice as likely to experience violence than the able-bodied, and for women that abuse is most likely to occur at home.

The authors of the study, published in… Audio

Huge convoys of tractors and utes are trundling into town and city centres today. They're protesting against what they say are onerous government policies, which don't work for them or their… Audio

The business owner who championed the four-day working week says New Zealand lags behind the rest of the world when it comes to leaving Monday-to-Friday behind.

Perpetual Guardian was the first… Audio

Reducing hours, taking items of the menu, even closing up shop for a bit. That's what cafes and restaurants say they are resorting too as they grapple with a staffing crisis, brought on by a skills… Video, Audio

Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland will be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.

Pacific people will make up about a third of Auckland's working age population by 2050 but… Audio

Thousands of Pacific workers in Auckland are to be given the opportunity to upskill for free while at work.

Registrations open today for firms wanting to take part in what is officially titled the… Audio

Thousands of farmers flocked to the first day of Fieldays today, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event.

The event was cancelled because of Covid-19 last year, so expectations are high… Video, Audio