Chen Liu

Despite a record number of consents for new homes being issued last year, builders say construction could still be delayed due to a lack of workers and materials.

There were 48,522 homes consented in… Audio

International students stuck overseas are pleading for clarity about when they can come to New Zealand.

They say the suspension of visa processing for people outside the country until at least August… Audio

Pacific-focused health provider The Fono is putting together packages for 120 struggling Auckland families.

They include vouchers for a hair dresser, family passes for the Zoo, even barbecues and… Audio

Aucklanders are on their way out of the city after the borders opened for the first time in months.

RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the city's southern border. Audio

RNZ reporter Chen Liu is at the border South of Auckland where the checkpoint has been dismantled after nearly 4 months in place, stopping Aucklanders from leaving the city. Audio

Aucklanders are finally out and about as the traffic light flashes red after 108 days of lockdown.

Some are brandishing their newly laminated or digital vaccine passports to get to the front of the… Audio

Auckland - it's a whole new world today.

After what might have felt like forever, Aucklanders are today free to go and get someone else to make their breakfast, while they wait at a table.

The city… Audio

Our colleague Chen Liu drew the short straw so had to get up super early this morning to report on the first morning of the traffic light system. But we're delighted she did so she can be with us now.

A man who injured three police officers when he opened fire during an incident in Glen Eden this morning has died after he was shot by police.

Police were called to the address in Danube Lane shortly… Audio

An Auckland dairy owner says he does not feel safe leaving his wife in the shop on her own and believes crime is on the rise in the inner city.

ACT Party leader David Seymour says it's partly because… Audio

Judith Collins has confirmed she is no longer the leader of the National Party, and is just the MP for Papakura. 

RNZ reporter Chen Liu has been speaking with voters in the electorate and talks… Audio

Disposable masks, washed and worn again, still protect better than a triple-layered cloth one, say a group of New Zealand researchers.

The study concluded that disposable masks could be put through a… Audio

Waikato will move to Covid-19 alert level two midnight tonight 16 November, after six weeks at alert alert level 3.

Cafes, bars, restaurants and schools can reopen their doors but with extra safety… Audio

It's Auckand's first day of level 3, step 2.

Shops are once again opening their doors but with extra pandemic measures in place.

Reporter Chen Liu was out and about, and spoke to Guyon Espiner about… Audio

Auckland councillors are divided over proposed new rules that would make it easier to build houses in the city.

In a rare show of bipartisanship, National and Labour co-operated on the new RMA bill.

Local Government New Zealand says it's hearing more and more stories of council members feeling unsafe because of their line of work.

Auckland Councillor Josephine Bartley, of the Maungakiekie-Tāmaki… Audio

A group of about 400 Chinese migrants wants the Government to reopen the Parent Resident visa. The category, which allows parents of migrants to come and live in New Zealand, was suspended in 2016. It… Audio

Aucklanders may not be able to go anywhere at the moment, but sprinklers are back, and so is a long hot shower, with water restrictions being lifted this weekend.

Tighter rules for water use were put… Audio

PhD students say it's unfair and short-sighted for the government to exclude them from the new fast-track residence policy.

They say they're being ignored even though they're highly-skilled and have… Audio