Conan Young
Concerns foreign nationals using fake vaccine paperwork to enter NZ
Foreign nationals could be using fraudulent vaccine exemptions to get out of having a jab before entering the country.
There are worries health authorities might not be alert to the problem.
Conan… Audio
Canterbury flooding update
There were around 80 flood related call outs in the Manawatu town yesterday evening.
Fire and Emergency says some of the calls were quite serious and a number of homes were evacuated.
It was a… Audio
Canterbury's Wainono Lagoon unsafe to swim in or fish
Despite years of efforts to clean up South Canterbury's Wainono Lagoon, it has now been declared too toxic to swim in or fish.
For the first time, the toxic algae, cyanobacteria has been found… Audio
16yo charged with murder in Christchurch
A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a Christchurch teen who was assaulted in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The police say the 18-year-old man was assaulted in the carpark of the… Audio
Councils taking different approaches to Covid passports
From 11:59pm Thursday, the whole country will be in the new traffic light framework.
So it will be goodbye alert levels, hello red and orange - no green just yet.
Councils around the country are… Audio
Sounds killer Scott Watson denied parole again after 23 years in prison
Marlborough Sounds killer Scott Watson has again been denied parole, 23 years after he was imprisoned for the murder of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.
The 50-year-old was sentenced to life in prison in… Audio
Covid-19: Almost back to normal in South Island at orange
The entire South Island has been given the orange light under the new Traffic Light system so life on the mainland can almost get back to normal.
From this Friday new freedoms will allow mingling… Audio
Cabinet to meet today to decide traffic light settings
Cabinet will meet today to decide what colour each region will be in when alert levels are replaced by the new traffic light system on Friday.
Some businesses are having to make tough decisions about… Audio
Rates hike kick in the guts for first home buyers
Yesterday's rise in the official cash rate is being described as a kick in the guts for first home buyers.
After the Reserve Bank hiked its benchmark rate by 0.25 percent, commercial banks moved… Audio
Surge of interest in gold mining
The South Island West Coast has seen a surge of interest from players large and small in gold prospecting.
Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last… Audio
Legal victory for Afghans seeking refuge in NZ
A legal victory means a group of Afghans hiding from the Taliban could soon be able to come here.
The men and women helped the New Zealand defence force but were told their visa applications to help… Audio
Groundswell claims "Mother of all protests" makes a statement
Farmers and their townie mates are determined to keep pressuring the Government to back off what they see as unnecessary expensive change.
Driving tractors and utes, they clogged streets in all of… Audio
Pike River: Footage from inside mine cold comfort for familiies
Footage showing up to three bodies inside the Pike River mine is being described as cold comfort by some of the families.
Relatives of the 29 men have been waiting for more than a decade for such… Audio
CAA to face questions over Fox Glacier chopper crash
Did the country's aviation regulator do enough to prevent one of New Zealand's worst helicopter crashes from happening, and have changes been made to stop one happening again.
These are some of the… Audio
Covid-19: West Coast glacier towns struggling without international visitors
While the loss of international visitors to West Coast glacier towns has caused job cuts, businesses to close and people to leave, further up the Coast, the picture is a bit rosier.
MarketView… Audio
Police bust major cocaine smuggling operation
The police have busted a major cocaine smuggling operation.
Eight people have been arrested and cocaine with a street value in the millions of dollars has been seized.
RNZ reporter Conan Young… Audio
Addington Cup Day: Spectator ban doesn't stop the party
The biggest party of the year in Christchurch is still happening today, despite a ban on spectators at Addington Raceway. Covid rules limiting large crowds meant just 1200 members, trainers and… Video, Audio
No crowd for Christchurch Cup Day
In Ōtautahi, Christchurch, Cup Day is going ahead today without a crowd.
As well as a bit of horse racing the event is usually a spectacle of flash frocks, fascinators, and suave suits.
RNZ reporter… Audio
Christchurch council reassures no contamination risk from fire
The Christchurch City Council is reassuring residents there's little risk of beaches becoming contaminated with untreated waste.
That's despite a huge fire at a sewage treatment plant, east of the… Audio
Major fire at Christchurch wastewater plant - latest update
There's a massive fire at a Christchurch waste water treatment plant that has sent a huge plume of smoke into the air.
It's in Bromley, about 7km east of the city, but the smoke can be seen from the… Video, Audio