Charlotte Cook

It's 1-1 at Wembley where England are taking on Denmark in the Euro 2020 semifinal.

About 100 fans are at the Hotel Bristol bar in Wellington - for now they're mainly imbibing coffee and toast.

A… Audio

People who might otherwise be left out in the cold now have a warm, safe and dry place to stay with the opening of Wellington's largest transitional housing facility.

The central city building has… Video, Audio

The Government is struggling to recruit more than 100 security staff needed for the managed isolation and quarantine hotels.

Following a privacy breach in August last year when a security guard… Audio

Wellington's mayor has declared a state of emergency for the south coast as big swells and a storm are expected to hit on Tuesday night.

Charlotte Cook is at Breaker Bay with the details.

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While Wellington waits to see if the region will move back down to alert level 1, there is growing frustration from some older people over the time it is taking to get them vaccinated.

So far city… Audio

Wellington businesses say they feel hobbled under Covid-19 restrictions, but are grateful for the resurgence payment.

The region has been in a raised alert level since last week after a man from… Audio

A Wellington business owner wants the government to offer more help for Covid-19 affected businesses after her restaurant became a location of interest and was forced to close.

Highwater Eatery was… Audio

A senior lawyer says it is healing for the women to win a legal result years after being sexually harassed by a senior employee at the firm, Russell McVeagh.

The Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary… Audio

Socially distanced queues mounting into the hundreds, phones running hot, and chaos as the capital city tries to clear itself of Covid-19.

The Wellington region is now in alert level two after an… Audio

Wellington Council's fielded multiple complaints about a derelict house that's gone up in smoke over night.

Authorities are treating the fire as suspicious.

It spread between four properties in… Audio

Two Wellington homes have been completely destroyed and another two damaged after a major blaze last night in Hanson Street, in the suburb of Newtown.

It spread from one house to its neighbours, and… Audio

"What's all the fuss about Masks?" - that's the title of an official looking pamphlet being thrust in the face of Wellington train commuters.

The flyer by Billy Te Kahika's group The Freedom… Audio

The Christchurch mosque shooter will represent himself in a fresh legal challenge at the High Court in Auckland this morning.

RNZ understands the killer wants to initiate a judicial review of the… Audio

Ministers have rolled up their sleeves to have their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in an attempt to promote its safety.

The government's making a public display of its ministers to endorse… Audio

The Covid-19 Response Minister and the Associate Minister of Health have received their first dose of the Covid vaccine this morning. The government is using the opportunity to endorse the jab and has… Audio

A Feilding childcare centre investigated over claims of smacking children and feeding them mouldy food has lost its licence and closed.

The Pitter Patter Centre run by Pauline Murphy has been under… Audio

Disability campaigners gathered on the steps of Parliament today asking to have a seat at the table.

A quarter of the population have disabilities - but campaigners say they are not represented in… Video, Audio

Queenstown business owners are saying 'hallelujah" in response to the promise that the tourist tap will soon be turned back on.

Government ministers are actively working towards a trans-Tasman… Audio

An independent report has detailed a toxic culture and a "boys club" operating within the police force.

Some are bullied so badly their hair has fallen out - and others have suffered from PTSD.

The… Audio

Dirty bedding and rooms, bad food, a lack of fresh air and piping hot taps within reach of toddlers.

These are just some of the official findings about the Pitter Patter childcare centre in Feilding… Audio